The situation in Myanmar has been front page news here in Hong Kong.... I am not sure how much people are talking about it outside of Asia, but I hope all of you are aware of the recent protests by the people of Myanmar, led by the Buddhist monks, and the subsequent crackdown by the military regime who controls the country. We have many students here at LTS from Myanmar, and they are concerned for their families and for the future of their people.
We were all very excited in the beginning as the government surprised the world by tolerating the peaceful demonstrations. Unfortunately, the government has changed its course and is now imprisoning monks, using force and violence against them and others (including foreign journalists- a Japanese camera man was shot), and forcing some to flee while others live in fear. According to our students, lives are being disrupted and food prices have soared, as you can imagine, but information is tightly controlled by the regime (or military junta, as they call it here on the nightly news) and so we don't really know what all is going on inside the country.
Please pray for the people of Myanmar in their struggle for peace, justice, and their human rights. Remember the LTS students from Myanmar who are studying far away from their homes and their families and are worrying about the security situation in their country.
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