Karen birthday parties are a celebration of person's life and a time to give God thanks for another year. 33 people crammed into the apartment living room and the pastor led the service. There was hymn singing and special music, a lot of prayer and a message. All of it was in Karen, with the exception of when they asked us to perform a song...so we did, in English.
The Karen people are so genuine and kind. We were force to sit on the only couch in the house with the birthday inbetween us. Here was our view:
We sat on the couch with the table infront of us and 31 people on the floor infront of that - including the pastor leading the service.
The Karen people have been persecuted in Myanmar and many are living in one of seven refugee camps in Thailand. We sat down with the pastor at his house afterwards and talked about how things are there (through an interpreter). He said the best thing is prayer.
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