444 refugees water baptised
Charlie Milbrodt from Living Word Ministries was a key ministry reaching to Burmese refugees fleeing their homeland into neighbouring Thailand. Charlie sent this report out recently.
The whole outreach to the (Burmese) refugees since early July has exceeded anything we ever dreamed of. It began with a phone call to a pastor friend who immediately committed to help when hearing of the situation. It has continued for over six months through the graciousness of our partners.
We have been able to provide housing materials, sleeping mats, cooking utensils, water containers, property for the refugees to camp out on and numerous food distributions. It has culminated with blankets and clothing to these precious people.
God has truly shown up in a big way to bless these folks. We give God the glory for all that He has done. We also sincerely thank our partners who made it all possible.
After the last distribution to the refugees we feel that our assignment is over. The Thai military has restricted our movements making it very difficult to continue our outreach. We will continue to rent the property where the Nong Bua temporary camp is located until the refugees are all moved to permanent locations.More than half of the refugees that came out of Burma this past year have already been relocated to permanent camps. As I write, there is a continual migration of the refugees into permanent camps and villages. Once in the official camps, they are eligible to register for official refugee status so they can apply for reassignment to a third country. To date over 100,000 Karen refugees have been moved to third countries.
January 2nd we were able to take part in a massive baptism service at a refugee camp. 444 refugees received water baptism. Forty five ministers were in the river administering the baptism ceremony. It was a sight to behold!
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