Story: Philip Ireson
Many Karen families from Burma (also known as Myanmar) are now living in Burngreave. They celebrated their New Year at Forge Valley School early in January 2014.
The Karen are one of a number of minority groups in Burma who have been discriminated against during 60 years of military dictatorship.
Many Karen people became Christian when Burma was a British Protectorate from the 19th to the mid-20th century. Many now live across the world but their sense of cultural identity is still very strong alongside their traditional values of patience, joy, generosity and hard work.
Christ Church continues to be hugely blessed by the Karen families who have made their spiritual home in Pitsmoor.
The picture shows a group of Sheffield Karen young people performing a traditional dance in the New Year celebrations.