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Thailand LWR Quilts2012

Terri Lackey, managing editor of Gather magazine, traveled to Thailand with Lutheran World Relief employees to see how LWR quilts are distributed.
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Ko Lo Wah, the newly elected chair of the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) in the Mae La refugee camp, shows off an LWR quilt owned by another resident. Photo by Melanie Gibbons
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Ko Lo Wah, the newly elected chair of the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) in the Mae La refugee camp, shows off an LWR quilt owned by another resident. Photo by Melanie Gibbons

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  • Melanie Gibbons, right, quilt & kit ministry manager for Lutheran World of Relief, talks with Loretta Wolf, director of material resources at the LWR warehouse in New Windsor, Md.<br /> <br /> The two are standing in front of about 36,000 quilts that are ready to be shipped out to people in need all over the world. In 2013, Lutheran World Relief begins a campaign to collect 500,000 mission quilts. How many will your church pledge?<br /> <br /> Read more about the campaign in the September 2012 issue of Gather and see how your quilts are helping people in Thailand in the January/February 2013 issue of the magazine. Terri Lackey photo
  • Maung Saw, grandfather to 8-month-old Ther Yu Soe, sits atop an LWR quilt in one of the houses we visited. Terri Lackey photo
  • Refugees receive LWR quilts when the Thailand Burma Border Consortium distributes them in December. Photo from TBBC
  • Ko Lo Wah, the newly elected chair of the Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) in the Mae La refugee camp, shows off an LWR quilt owned by another resident. Photo by Melanie Gibbons
  • Refugees in one of 9 camps along the Thai/Burma border receive LWR quilts when the Thailand Burma Border Consortium distributes them in December. Photo from TBBC
  • Barb Zumbiel, a member of Hopeful Lutheran Church, Florence, Ky,, sorts and folds quilts at the LWR warehouse in New Windsor, Md. She and her husband, Gary, delivered 57 quilts from their church to the warehouse and stuck around to volunteer for a few days. "If you can tie a knot, you can make a difference," Barb said. Photo by Terri Lackey
  • Thai houses on the hillside of Umpiem Mai refugee camp in Thailand. Photo by Terri Lackey
  • Eh Gyi has received LWR quilts (forefront) and a baby care kit for her youngest child, now 4. "The quilts are very valuable for us and we feel so lucky to have received them. They are so beautiful, colorful, and powerful,” she said. Photo by Terri Lackey
  • Children sell vegetables near their homes in the Mae La refugee camp. Terri Lackey
  • Two great-nephews of MeLe Myee play with cell phone in their home. Nine people live in their house in the Mae La refugee camp; 4 adults and 5 children. Photo by Terri Lackey
  • Children sell vegetables near their homes in the Mae La refugee camp. Terri Lackey
  • Stairs leading to Ko Lo Wah's home. Terri Lackey photo
  • Man washing clothes in stream in Mae La refugee camp. Terri Lackey
  • Typical home in refugee camp. Terri Lackey
  • Homes in the more mountainous Umpiem Mai refugee camp. Terri Lackey
  • Members of the Karen Women's Organization in the Mae La refugee camp. Melanie Gibbons
  • Ko Lo Wah, center, char of the Karen Women's Organization in the Mae La Camp. Melanie Gibbons
  • Ma Saw holds her baby, Aung, who is wearing an LWR baby kit outfit. She is also holding an LWR quilt. Melanie Gibbons
  • Typical refugee house. Melanie Gibbons
  • Eh Gyi has received LWR quilts (forefront) and a baby care kit for her youngest child, now 4. "The quilts are very valuable for us and we feel so lucky to have received them. They are so beautiful, colorful, and powerful,” she said. Photo by Melanie Gibbons
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