One Friday afternoon, I traveled downtown Yangon to purchase an electronic adapter. Weaving through the throng of sweaty shoppers, sidewalk vendors, and fruit hawkers, I finally locate an electronics shop in the middle of the block. The store...
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The following story may seem like an urban legend, but it is not. It has been verified by reliable sources and represents a window into the superstitious, dark side of life in Myanmar…. Many people in Myanmar believe that a spirit must guard...
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After our family moved to Myanmar in 2003, we were struck by how every major governmental agency – health, education, finance – had languished under the ruling junta. The government had closed the universities because they feared the students...
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-This is a message from Ruby, Gilbert’s wife, to everyone who partners with Love for Myanmar. Originally written in Burmese, it was translated by a Burmese person into English. I have kept the translation with a few parentheses of comment where I...
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I’m currently in Myanmar enjoying meeting old friends, training people how to follow Jesus, and ministering to the orphans and other less fortunate people we support. Things certainly have changed a lot over the years. When we first landed at the...
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I remember when we first got to Myanmar in 2003. It was a different country back then – karma had made it a country that time had forgotten. The government was not open to outside influences and exercised punishing control of its people...
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Everyone has some type of belief about how they can live a better life now, in the future, and for eternity. In Myanmar, the majority culture holds that the teachings of Buddha are the key to a fulfilling and satisfying life. One saying our...
Learn moreOur vision is a sustainable church-planting movement led by Burmese believers. Our core strategy is to teach the seven-step strategy of Jesus to believers and help them implement it in Myanmar. Here are the resources we provide believers to...
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The Joshua Project estimates that there are one-hundred and forty-six people groups in Myanmar, forty-nine of which are less than 2% evangelical. Buddhism is the major religion (76% of the population) and eighty-four percent of the population...
Learn more“Expect great things from God: attempt great things for God.” – William Carey, Father of Modern Missions Most people agree that we need to share the gospel and heal the sick throughout the world. Jesus commanded us to “go” in the Great...
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In Luke 10, Jesus tells his followers to bring healing and share the good news wherever they go. People don’t care what you know, until they know that you care. That’s why at Love for Myanmar we minister to orphans, poor students who cannot...
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Orphans in Myanmar have little hope. They fall easy prey to ruthless people who exploit them for forced labor or the sex trade. The Bible says in the book of James that true religion takes care of the widows and orphans. Would you want someone to...
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The following letter was recently provided by Isaac Nun Hmung regarding one of his seminary students in Myanmar. We felt it a compelling opportunity to share, allowing the Holy Spirit to move in the hearts of readers. If you would like to...
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By Carolyn Watkins For the first time in the seven-year history of the Austin Karen Baptist Church, a young man from our congregation is attending a four-year university! After a successful high school football experience at Austin High School...
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Back in 2008 I was working for another nonprofit serving in another hemisphere but based Georgetown, Texas, right in the heart of Texas. While employed at this nonprofit I had the great fortune of engaging with Reed Iwami, a man of exceptional...
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