“I want to speak English well and start my own business.”

Suan, her husband and her two children are Baptist Christians. Because of religious persecution that escalated and became dangerous to their lives, they were forced to leave Myanmar in 2010.  They fled by car to Malaysia.

With the help of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Suan and her family were able to come to St. Louis in the summer of 2014.  

Suan appreciates feeling safe in the United States and loves the freedom to worship without fear.  She still struggles with English and misses her siblings who did not leave Myanmar.

Through her involvement with Forai’s Sewing Project, Suan feels more confident in her English. She loves the opportunities to learn sewing skills and study the bible at Forai.

Suan hopes to learn more about the bible and sewing, and one day to take her husband and children back to Myanmar to visit their community and family.