Help for Myanmar farmers and children

Myanmar (MNN) ― Farmers in Myanmar need to plant their crops by the end of July, and Vision Beyond Borders is going to help. Its contact in Myanmar is purchasing $90,000 worth of rice seedlings so the crops can be planted in time. If the farmers do not get the seedlings in time, the contact said, "It will be too late, and this will even make [it] harder next year for them as this is their only way of making their living." The farmers are determined to press on, but they face serious challenges. Cyclone Nargis killed more of the women and children than the men, and the loss of family members will make farming more difficult. Also, much farmland has been flooded, and the farmers must plant at higher elevations. Another Vision Beyond Borders contact in Myanmar plans to build at least four children's homes that will house 100... [read full story]