While survivors of the deadly cyclone in the Irrawaddy Delta and coastal regions of Burma struggle for survival, and the international community struggles through the obstruction and mismanagement of the SPDC to assist them, villagers in many areas of Karen State continue to be the target of the Junta's brutal policy of terror and oppression.

The cyclone death toll is now reported to be up to 100,000. The dictators of Burma are actively obstructing local as well as international relief efforts. Local organizations and churches are working in the affected area and doing their best to help survivors.

In spite of the cyclone, the Burma Army continues to displace and attack people in ethnic areas of Burma and our teams are responding at this time.

In 2002, the Burma Army chased a group of villagers in Dooplaya District, central Karen State. They caught up to them at night and killed 12 people, 8 of whom were children. This is an update on that ongoing situation.

Thanks for your encouragement and your care for the people of Burma. We would like to share this story with you about two pastors who were captured, tortured and their churches burned. They and the people of their villages have not given up. We first came here on a relief mission in 2002 after the Burma Army had killed 12 villagers including 8 children and burned these churches as well as homes.

Here is a brief photo essay from an ongoing relief mission in Dooplaya District, Central Karen State, Burma.

Relief team reports from Karen and Karenni states.

On December 25th, Burma Army troops captured and killed two villagers from the village of Tee Law Bler, Dooplaya District.

This Day of Prayer for Burma message is from Christians Concerned for Burma

On 2 February, 2008, the first Run for Relief ever held in Burma was run in northern Karen State. There were over 100 participants, mostly school children in grades one to seven from the local village. They ran on a brilliant Saturday morning, following a course around rice fields and up and over a hill, starting and finishing at the school.