History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

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Sai Htwe Maung
A native Shan born of Shan Christian parents on
April 30, 1947 in MuSe, a small border town
between Burma and China, Northern Shan State.
He was baptized by Rev. Kham Maung, the first
convert and the first ordained minister of ShweLi
Valley, on April 13, 1963 at MuSe Shan Baptist
Church.
He finished Seven Standard at MuSe, Eight Standard
at MayMyo Colgate Mission School, Ninth Standard
at MonYwa State One High School and
Matriculation at LaShio State One High School in
1965.
He studied medicine at Mandalay Medical Institute in
1966 and graduated in 1973.
He has finished his one-year internship at MayMyo
Basic Military Hospital in 1974.
He has served at LaShio Civil Hospital for three
years and moved to Hong Kong on April 9, 1979.
He leads Burmese Christian Fellowship in Macau as
part-time volunteer evangelist from 1985 to 1990.
He has served in Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong
Kong, for 4 years and in Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, for 17 years and taken early retirement on April
30, 2000 and committed to full-time ministry. He is the first Shan doctor to commit to full-time Shan
ministry.
He has helped forming Burmese Doctors Society in Hong Kong in 1987 and served as General
Secretary for two years.
He has developed 21 st Century Shan Mission Project and served as General Director from 1986 to 2001
and organized Great Commission Institute trainings for Shan Churches eight times between 1994 and
2001.
He is ordained by ministers from Baptist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Pentecostal and Assemblies of God on
December 30, 2001 in Hong Kong.
He graduated from Hong Kong Lutheran Theological Seminary in Master of Arts in Theology in
December 2002.
He preaches gospel in radio every day in Shan language broadcasting from Far East Broadcasting
Company since 1989.
He has written and recorded the first Gospel Songs in Shan language in 1978 in Rangoon.
He has rewritten, edited and translated Shan Hymnals into the first New Shan Hymnals with musical
notes in new Shan script and published in 1993.
He has rewritten and edited Shan Bible translated by Rev. Josiah Nelson Cushing into modern Shan
writing. New Testament and Psalms are completed and published in 2001.
He is appointed a missionary to Asia by Asian Outreach of United States in January 1999.
He helped Burmese Christians in Hong Kong to form Hong Kong Burmese Christian Fellowship in the
year 2000 and serves as Hon. Pastor 2001-2003.
He has served as Hon. Chairman of Emmanuel Medical Mission in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2003.
He has started missions among the Shan in Golden Triangle in the year 2001 and built the first Shan
Church in Golden Triangle, Thoed Thai, and dedicated to the Lord on September 7, 2003.
He is married to Dr. Ah Mar and has three daughters; Cynthia Htwe, Sandra Htwe and Sylvia Htwe.