tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46597065698575850282011-04-21T14:56:53.313-07:00Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-41107080553861157172008-04-29T23:51:00.000-07:002008-05-10T00:16:40.456-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SCVLJ8yyAbI/AAAAAAAAA2k/dnq4jXvJ9HY/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198643979179131314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SCVLJ8yyAbI/AAAAAAAAA2k/dnq4jXvJ9HY/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">She found something to play with on her way down the mountain.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-4110708055386115717?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-89634751988571221812008-04-29T23:30:00.000-07:002008-05-08T21:58:50.710-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWTPN8OfGI/AAAAAAAAAZU/abv9UcTEVDI/s1600-h/P1010260.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194219634891324514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWTPN8OfGI/AAAAAAAAAZU/abv9UcTEVDI/s400/P1010260.JPG" border="0" /> </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When Burmese soldiers attack our villages they also destroy our schools. We flee to the refugee camp for safety and education.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-8963475198857122181?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-24708644258943105892008-04-29T23:10:00.000-07:002008-05-06T03:25:01.817-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWPIN8Oe-I/AAAAAAAAAYU/ZP2vGf4XLQE/s1600-h/P1010292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194215116585728994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWPIN8Oe-I/AAAAAAAAAYU/ZP2vGf4XLQE/s400/P1010292.JPG" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A few years ago we were classmates. Now she has a beautiful baby!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-2470864425894310589?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-85731334378377124452008-04-29T23:00:00.000-07:002008-05-06T03:25:33.980-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWN-d8Oe8I/AAAAAAAAAYE/Mwi4R4MzDbw/s1600-h/P1010255.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194213849570376642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWN-d8Oe8I/AAAAAAAAAYE/Mwi4R4MzDbw/s400/P1010255.JPG" border="0" /></a>Clean water is a big problem for the 40,000 people living in Mae La refugee camp. This is one of the few places filtered water is available.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-8573133437837712445?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-16798943849157174402008-04-29T22:50:00.000-07:002008-05-08T22:00:06.099-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWQD98OfAI/AAAAAAAAAYk/874kjZn5W8c/s1600-h/P1010299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194216143082912770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWQD98OfAI/AAAAAAAAAYk/874kjZn5W8c/s400/P1010299.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The camp's water pump is behind this fence. In the dry season, there are two times in the morning and two times in the evening when water is available.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-1679894384915717440?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-38619803303939601312008-04-29T22:40:00.000-07:002008-05-06T03:26:40.800-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWLCN8Oe2I/AAAAAAAAAXU/h-8tBKyAto0/s1600-h/P1010148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194210615460002658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWLCN8Oe2I/AAAAAAAAAXU/h-8tBKyAto0/s400/P1010148.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes people build their own wells. I worry that this one is too close to the river. When I took this photo the water was very brown. If the water gets a little cleaner the girl will fill up her bucket. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWDot8OepI/AAAAAAAAAVk/M7sjxpWgckY/s1600-h/P1010148.JPG"><br /></div></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-3861980330393960131?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-62918497835599392412008-04-29T22:30:00.000-07:002008-05-01T04:27:23.563-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWPWt8Oe_I/AAAAAAAAAYc/VnRQKsr-G7o/s1600-h/P1010297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWPWt8Oe_I/AAAAAAAAAYc/VnRQKsr-G7o/s400/P1010297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194215365693832178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He's searching for a coin he dropped.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-6291849783559939241?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-25901970971954452812008-04-29T22:20:00.000-07:002008-05-08T22:02:33.116-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWKDt8OezI/AAAAAAAAAW4/dfZgINCmoOo/s1600-h/P1010138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194209541718178610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWKDt8OezI/AAAAAAAAAW4/dfZgINCmoOo/s400/P1010138.JPG" border="0" /></a>These kids pick through the stinking garbage, looking for things their families might be able to use.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-2590197097195445281?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-1625673912000858832008-04-29T21:40:00.001-07:002008-05-08T22:04:33.599-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWQad8OfBI/AAAAAAAAAYs/-J5dAFbrrlI/s1600-h/P1010319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194216529629969426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWQad8OfBI/AAAAAAAAAYs/-J5dAFbrrlI/s400/P1010319.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We first built our church in the refugee camp with bamboo. Several years later we rebuilt it with concrete.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-162567391200085883?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-53205616999138258712008-04-29T21:30:00.000-07:002008-05-06T03:28:28.844-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWSX98OfFI/AAAAAAAAAZM/9j9hKjEdHkY/s1600-h/P1010381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194218685703552082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWSX98OfFI/AAAAAAAAAZM/9j9hKjEdHkY/s400/P1010381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are small stores and restaurants in the refugee camp. However it is very hard for us to earn money. Some people sneak out of the camp to find work. Others receive money from relatives who have resettled in foreign countries.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-5320561699913825871?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-72823106066152842122008-04-29T21:20:00.000-07:002008-04-29T03:15:26.571-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWKw98Oe1I/AAAAAAAAAXM/ksTGWQgSrWM/s1600-h/P1010179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWKw98Oe1I/AAAAAAAAAXM/ksTGWQgSrWM/s400/P1010179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194210319107259218" border="0" /></a>This is a tasty Karen treat made with fried rice pudding and coconut.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-7282310606615284212?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-27691768283621314292008-04-29T21:10:00.000-07:002008-05-06T03:28:53.527-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWQw98OfCI/AAAAAAAAAY0/v9t_r8BE7ak/s1600-h/P1010336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194216916177026082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWQw98OfCI/AAAAAAAAAY0/v9t_r8BE7ak/s400/P1010336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We like to cook with these herbs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-2769176828362131429?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-39285172894265279642008-04-29T20:00:00.000-07:002008-05-09T22:26:01.338-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWSBd8OfEI/AAAAAAAAAZE/XpCoZYmyVBM/s1600-h/P1010361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194218299156495426" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWSBd8OfEI/AAAAAAAAAZE/XpCoZYmyVBM/s400/P1010361.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span>We receive charcoal from the Thailand Burma Border Consortium but we never have enough. After the bags are empty we wet the coal powder to create more </span>coals.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-3928517289426527964?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-70275758064676486362008-04-29T19:10:00.000-07:002008-05-10T00:09:04.065-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SCVJ58yyAaI/AAAAAAAAA2c/FUMqevIn9Bk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198642604789596578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SCVJ58yyAaI/AAAAAAAAA2c/FUMqevIn9Bk/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify">Mae La refugee camp is surrounded by steep cliffs.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-7027575806467648636?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659706569857585028.post-53100690546774670682008-04-29T19:00:00.000-07:002008-05-06T03:30:06.368-07:00<div align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWJxd8OeyI/AAAAAAAAAWw/29vGxU-4srY/s1600-h/P1010136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194209228185565986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWJxd8OeyI/AAAAAAAAAWw/29vGxU-4srY/s400/P1010136.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBWCR98OelI/AAAAAAAAAVE/9FFsWHz9uWg/s1600-h/P1010136.JPG"><br /></a><br />In the camp we paint these murals to celebrate and remember our culture.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4659706569857585028-5310069054677467068?l=photosbybeaulahtoo.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0