Life is difficult for many - both young and old feel the strain of survival.
One grandmother carried a baby strapped to her back. She walked two days through jungle terrain to Ler Ber Her camp. She had recently lost her village to a military attack.
9 days later when Ler Ber Her was attacked, she fled again. The baby's mother was nowhere to be seen.
She had no choice but to cross the border into Thailand. A Buddhist monestery provided shelter. She spent the latter weeks of June with 800 other displaced women and children. They endured torrential rain and cramped conditions. She cared for the baby. They slept on the cement floor and all around her children laughed, cried and screamed.
In early July, she and the baby had to move again. Twice. Thai authorities had prepared shelter, food, latrines and water tanks in various locations along the border. She now lives in a 50sqft lean-to.
The grandmother wants to go back, but ethnic leaders and Thai authorities have decided it is far too dangerous for anyone to return across the border.
We are carefully monitoring their situation. Please pray as we do our best for them.
Fighting between the Burma Army and resistance groups has ceased in Ler Ber Her. The Burma Army now controls the area and it is littered with landmines.