BURMA    

WHAT CSW IS DOING TO HELP BURMA

- CSW has made a number of trips to Burma, specifically visiting the Karen and Karenni peoples, recording their stories, and sharing their plight with the American Church, in hopes of raising awareness and prayer on their behalf

- CSW also hopes that by raising awareness and continuing to publish the truth of treatment of Christians in Burma, that those countries who profess to be supporters of religious liberty and human rights advocates will cease to do business with this regime, thus forcing them to make changes in order to maintain economic stability

- CSW is committed to providing any immediate aid, as the need is determined, on each fact-finding trip

- Christians in Burma will continue to be mentioned in our prayer calendar. As we receive updates we will publish them on our website and/or in future issues of Outcry.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

You can PRAY

 - that the persecution in Burma will stop

 - for strength and healing for those who are facing pressure to abandon their faith

 - for release for those in prison for their faith

 - for provision and encouragement for them and their families

 - for the church to flourish even under oppression

You can PROTEST

Write to your Senator at U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510, or your Representative at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.  (Call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to find out your Congressperson’s name). Ask your Congressperson to raise your concerns with both the Congress and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and to additionally raise this in appropriate international forums.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Fax: (202) 261-8577 
Phone: (202) 647-4000
Email: secretary@state.gov

You can PETITION

WEB LINKS

www.refugees.org/world/countryrpt/easia_pacific/burma.htm - US Committee for Refugees

www.cfifrontline.com/about_act.html - Christian Freedom International

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/003/7.52.html  - Article by CSW's Ben Rogers