The picture of our family is a couple of posts below.
We have finally learned their names! With the help of their case worker :)
Named left to right, front to back is:
Eh Poh Shee (7), Ker Pre Paw (9), Sar Eh Poe (4), and Eddy Noh (8)
Cha Eh Pwo (15-son), Chit (grandfather), Paw Nee Le Wae and baby (daughter), Jon (son), and Hella (grandmother)
Their family situation is complex. The four young children are Chit and Hella's grandchildren. We are not sure what exactly happened to their parents- whether or not they are still in Myanmar or have passed away. Cha Eh Pwo, Paw Nee Le Wae, and Jon are Chit and Hella's children. Paw Nee Le Wae and Jon have been in America for about a year and a half and they both speak broken English. We are so thankful for this. Jon has come over to interpret each time we have gone to visit the family.
We have been warned that our family has a low expectancy rate to survive, much less thrive, in America. Burmese refugees struggle in general with assimilating into American culture. But, with Chit and Hella being older and uneducated and the children being so young, they have a very rough road ahead of them. This could be very disheartening. But, we know and believe that God is sovereign. We are here to love them, encourage them, teach them, and most importantly point them to Jesus. He is Provider.
For those of you interested in learning more about the refugee system and about Myanmar/Burma, I have attached a few links:
http://worldrelief.org/Page.aspx?pid=1154
http://www.unhcr.og/refworld/country....THA.4562d8cf2.4aa0d386.0.html
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/where-we-work/asia/burma
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