Father Joseph local Roman Catholic father in Laiza. In addition to taking care of his congregation in the city, he can often be found in the many refugee camps, training posts and frontline outposts, giving sermons and hearing confessions. In this photo here he is hearing confessions from a young new recruit to the Kachin independence army, who is still in training. While effectively all Kachin are Christians, less than 20 percent are Roman Catholic.