Dollars that never stop growing….
Ja-Ring is featured in this quarters LFM Newsletter. She is an inspiring young woman that has been able to flourish under the sponsorship of donors just like YOU! Check out her story below.
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They will know us
A few weeks ago Rachel Goad wrote a blog for us and talked about the Austin Refugees she works with in Austin. She ended the blog with an old hymn and one line has just been stuck in my mind every time I start working on Love For Myanmar ‘stuff’...
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Spring is here!
It’s the beginning of spring! A time when we symbolically celebrate new beginnings and welcome the end of winter and the brightening of the world outside (yes, even in Texas!) Suddenly greens seem so much greener and there are wildflowers popping...
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It was the best of times….
Love For Myanmar founders Gary Watkins and Reed Iwami are finishing up a two-week ‘vision’ trip in Myanmar. They have been prayerfully gauging the new economic and government waters and have been in consideration for the next steps to take...
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It’s a JOY
Our guest blogger this week is LFM Karen Church Youth Teacher Rachel Goad. If you ever get the opportunity to sit down and talk with this interesting young woman of God, take it! She is currently working on becoming a home birth midwife and has a...
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I will not leave you
“My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.” – Aung San Suu Kyi ‘The Lady’ of Myanmar. Her story is inspiring, if you don’t know it look it up. We forget that there are people all...
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Be Bold
A nah deh. It’s a phrase in Burmese that loosely translates into ‘I feel something’. Only, this feel isn’t of the good variety. It is used to describe that uncomfortable feeling you get when other people feel bad. Or when you feel bad because you...
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Put the Books AWAY….
Our guest blogger this week is Director of Myanmar Development Chase Wooldridge. He has spent more than four years with the people of Myanmar helping break boundaries and helping youth discover their inner creativity. After years and hours of...
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Teacher Meagan!
Something really awesome about the Non Profit world is the ability to collaborate with local businesses and other NGOs in the area you work. The work pours out into all facets of your life! Recently as collaboration with SCBI International school...
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Land Ho!
Land in Myanmar is a premium commodity. In fact owning land at all is rare. Very few citizens actually own the land they live on outright and those that do usually manage this by claiming ‘family land’ and can prove ownership generations back...
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Baby Esther
Our guest blogger this week is Julie Christianson. Julie travelled with Love For Myanmar to Myanmar in the summer of 2013. She has many stories from her time there, but this is one of our favorites. Small acts of kindness and faithful service can...
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All About YOU
YOU are our network! There is a lot going on these days in the social media world. From blogs to hashtags to tweets we are inundated with the everyday happenings of the people around us. Do not be fooled by these little virtual worlds that are...
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