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God will Provide
Hope 4 the World
Steff Nash
I
19
n 2001, I was contacted by
Jubilee Campaign in the
Houses of Parliament to see
if I would be interested in
helping the Karen people in Burma. I jumped on a train and met
a Major from the Karen National
Union on London Bridge Station.
He wanted me to train the army
but I insisted that I needed to
work with a peaceful organisation.
After a few telephone calls I found
someone who put me in touch
with the Karen Department of
Health & Welfare (KDHW). Within a month, I was on a plane and
met with three senior figures
in a secret location in Mae Sot,
Thailand. After only a few minutes, I
realised everyone sitting in the room
was a Christian. I had done a bit of
research on the history of British
involvement in Burma, so was
aware of the reasons behind
the minority ethnic groups’
disgraceful treatment by the
military, Junta. I also knew about
Judson, an American Baptist
Missionary, and the spread of
the gospel among the Karen.
I am well connected with
Christians
in
the
medical
profession, so was able to recruit a
team of hospital doctors, dentists,
midwives and GP’s. In June 2002,
we journeyed for the first training
course which was held in Mae Tow
Hospital (run by the famous Dr
Cynthia). That was the beginning
of a wonderful adventure. The first
training was one week and very
soon it became two weeks. We all
paid for our own air tickets, took
annual leave and a couple of us
chipped in and covered the costs
