As Myanmar enters the fifth year of an increasingly violent conflict, solutions are nowhere in sight and the violence is having a devastating impact on the country’s Christian minority, who are among those bearing the brunt of the attacks. 

Believers have been killed and churches have been indiscriminately attacked. More Christians than ever have been driven out of their homes and have found refuge in churches or displacement camps. Some are even forced to flee to the jungle where they are often deprived of access to food and health care. Government forces have continued to disproportionately attack Christian villages and churches. They have also killed Christian aid workers and pastors. 

Beyond the conflict, converts find themselves persecuted by their families because they have left their former faith. Churches also experience opposition, especially those located in rural areas and those known for their evangelistic activities.