In eastern Burma a group called the Free Burma Rangers brings food and medical help to the thousands of Karen refugees who are displaced by the brutal oppression of the Burmese Army and dictatorship. The FBR is a mix of missionaries, relief workers, and guerilla fighters. In an interview with Mother Jones magazine (March 3, 2010) Tha U Wa A Pa, a graduate of Fuller Seminary, former U. S. Army Ranger, and FBR leader said, “On the surface it seems like Mordor has all the strength and power and might. But if our fellowship of hobbits stays united, good will defeat evil in the end.”
It is good to know there are hobbits fighting evil in the jungles of Burma, but it is also amazing how Tolkien’s works, once dismissed as escapist fantasy, continue to powerfully impact the “real” world–even the fate of nations.
