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Keeping The Lights On In Bangladesh

11/26/2019

PictureThanks to our partners, children in the refugee camps in Bangladesh have safe, clean water
Come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Over two years ago, the Rohingya people of Myanmar experienced one of the largest forced displacements of our time. Earlier this month, Week of Compassion Executive Director Rev. Vy Nguyen traveled to Bangladesh and Myanmar. His travels included a visit to the refugee camp in the Cox’s Bazaar district. With nearly 1 million displaced residents, it is the largest, most densely populated refugee camp in the world.

From the camp, the border to Myanmar is only about 100 yards away; and yet, many who live there cannot return home. 


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