History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

Appendix 301
Letter from Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha (General Secretary, ShweLi Shan Baptist Conference, NamKham, NSS,
Burma) to Dr. Sai Htwe Maung, Hong Kong. 16 March 1986
Dr. Sai Htwe,
I am writing to you with much remembrance. I am praying for you that you will be fine and
serving the Lord much more. I am really tired after Shan Bible Centennial Celebration. But I do have a
great Spiritual strength. I feel so sorry for you could not come. If you would have come I’ll be happier
and have a lot of thing to talk with you. I have received your letter. Please forgive me for my late reply.
I am really expecting our new Shan graduates from Seminary. We can work more and better with them.
I am glad that you will continue supporting our students in Seminary. Some of them are already
graduated and serving. Saya Maung Khaing is now serving in LaShio Shan Church. Saya Sai Maung
Lay will be graduating in 1986 and going to serve in AeMock village. Saya Maung Su is planning to go
to see new mission work in MuongPa. MuongKong is asking for a pastor. Please think about helping
Nang Shwe Aye to study at M.I.T. in coming year with Kyat 3,000 for a year. Kachin Baptist is now
working with us to reach Shan people in Kachin State. We are working with BBC in new Palong
mission. Saya Sai Maung Than is our missionary. We need Kyat 10,000 to buy land for Palong and
Chinese to replace their work from growing opium to paddy field. We want to start it in 1987. We also
need Kyat 10,000 to help MuongPa mission work to offer people there to have land for cultivation and
plantation. Please help us consider about it. We are planning to have a long mission trip by bicycle from
1 April. We will start from NamKham, Northern Shan State, to Southern Shan State preaching gospel to
all the villages we pass by. There will be 12 people in our team including oldest member Lu Aung. We
have taken Kyat 1,750 from Daw Mya Nu. (Donated by Sai Htwe Maung). Please kindly remember for
us. Please help us raise fund for our need.
In His Service, Signed/ Sai Nyunt Tha
Letter from U Kyaw Hla, LaShio, NSS, Burma to Sai Htwe Maung, Hong Kong. 16 March 1986
Dear Brother,
With lot of remembrance I am writing to you. May the Lord bless you, your family and
our old mother richly. I have received your two letters on 1 February. I want to tell you the following
things.
The Bible School graduates who did not serve in ministry are;
1. Saya Ai Wit, Saya Ba Pe and Saya Thein Win
2. Saya Maung Khaing started serving at LaShio Shan Baptist Church in February 1986. Sai Maung
Lay serves in AeMock village, Sai Maung Than serves in Palong mission. Saya Ai Myat has not yet
decided where he is going to serve. He chooses the place.
3. Nang Thida Htun Shwe has applied for BD study at Seminary. I am not sure if she is really
interested in Shan mission. You can judge by yourself whether you are going to support her.
4. We are thinking of sending Rev. Khin Maung to MuongKong.
5. We can think of supporting our evangelist Kyat 250 to 300 per month.
6. It will be very long to tell you in detail about Shan Bible Centennial Celebration. I want to let you
know that your gospel songs were playing all days and all night during celebration. Many people
requested for the copy of your songs.
7. The celebration started by about ten thousand people wearing our Shan costume, marching from
downtown of NamKham to the NongSanKone with our Shan musical Gong-Mong .
8. On 28 December there was opening ceremony of Cushing Memorial Hall in MyoMa Church.
9. There was an honoring program for 58 pastors, 103 people who have achieved higher education and
23 people who have higher position in civil service.
10. There were 273 people baptized.