History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

Appendix 304
Letter from Sai Htwe Maung to Sai Stephen, Cc to Saya Sai Thein Aung Kham, Saya Sai Shwe Htun,
Saya Sai Tip, U Kyaw Hla, Daw Mya Nu. 24 December 1991
Dear Saya Sai Stephen,
I have received your letter. I am very happy to hear about your work for the Lord. I am praying
for you every day. I hope you will also receive my letter. The matters I want to discuss with you are:
1. To support your three months Bible Training program I have sent money to Daw Mya Nu. Please go
see Daw Mya Nu in Rangoon and get the money. As we have expected please carry on forward. Please
give me detailed of the budget. Please ask the trainees to give their testimonies and send them to me.
We have to trust God as we serve Him.
2. In the near future our New Shan Hymnbook with music note will be published. If you can take
responsibility of distributing it I will print it in Thailand. If Sai Thein Aung Kham can take
responsibility I will print it in China. Please let me know of your opinion as soon as possible. We have
to sell them to pay for the expenses of printing and transportation. I have also received letter from Sai
Thein Aung Kham about his work on the border. I have talked to Haggai Institute for Sai Thein Aung
Kham. I don’t know whether they will accept you. We have to work hard for we are responsible for
Christ.
3. I would like Sai Stephen to resign from full-time pastoral ministry from the Church and commit fulltime
for our 21 st Century Shan Mission Project. If we don’t work that way the work will never be done.
What do you think? If I support you Kyat 1,000 monthly can you work for our Shan mission project
full-time? I trust you will see the face of the Lord instead of the face of the money.
Let us say “Have Thine Own Way Lord.”
Signed/ Sai Htwe Maung
Letter from Rev. Shwe Htun, General Secretary, ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission, NamKham, NSS, Burma
to Dr. Sai Htwe Maung, Hong Kong. 27 February 1992
Dr. Sai Htwe Maung,
1. According to ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission decision I am writing this letter to you to clarify
misunderstanding between us regarding asking you to give us report on your work.
2. It is true that Dr. Sai Htwe Maung has gone to Hong Kong by his own plan, not sent by ShweLi
Baptist Mission and not paid by ShweLi Baptist Mission. But we have nominated you as official
representative with full executive power on 30 May 1980 so that you can attend Asian Christian
Conference as a Shan Christian.
3. We are very much regretting to hear that Dr. Sai Htwe Maung did not remember how much and how
many support you have given to us. We only know that you have supported our 19 students to study in
Seminary. Other than this support we have not seen any other support. We have not received financial
support from you.
4. Since we have not received anything from you, the suspicion of conflict for material and financial
support among us is not true.
5. We are happy to hear that your New Shan Hymnbook is finished. We will continue spreading this
news to other Churches.
6. As an AD 2000 project we have Bible training for 100 people in May 1992 in MuSe.
7. From 3 September 1992 we will have 3 months training in NamKham.
8. In December 1993 we will celebrate ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission Centennial Celebration and 115th
AGM of BBC in MuSe.
In His Service, Signed/ Rev. Shwe Htun,
Cc Rev. Sai Stephen, Kyaw Hla.