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In these port areas, home to many Burmese, Scott and Alyssa Branding* have been starting churches among Burmese immigrants. *Name changed. 2013-03-10T22:40:00+00:00 http://www.commissionstories.com/asia/photos/view/imb-workers-plant-churches-among-burmese-migrants2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.commissionstories.com/asia/photos/view/imb-workers-plant-churches-among-burmese-migrants2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss#When:22:35:00Z Many plantation workers spend much of their lives isolated among the trees they care for. Opportunities to socialize are rare, and many believers look to church as the social event of the week. 2013-03-10T22:35:00+00:00 http://www.commissionstories.com/asia/stories/view/burmese-pastor-builds-church-among-migrant-plantation-workers?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://www.commissionstories.com/asia/stories/view/burmese-pastor-builds-church-among-migrant-plantation-workers?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss#When:22:30:00Z Songs for worship Burmese believers gather at a small home to rehearse worship songs for an upcoming service. Small groups of Burmese come into Thailand to find work, often on rubber tree farms in the country’s remote south. 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