History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

Appendix 305
Letter from Dr. Sai Htwe Maung to Rev. Shwe Htun, ShweLi Valley Shan Baptist Mission.
24 March 1992
Subject: The support to ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission
Dear Saya Shwe Htun,
I have received your latter dated 27 February 1992.
I am glad you said that you have authorized me to be a representative of ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission.
However I have never used the name of ShweLi Baptist Mission in my effort to work for all the Shan
Churches in Burma. I have never talked to people as representative of ShweLi but as a Shan Christian
for all the Shan people. In fact people here don’t know ShweLi. The letter of authorizing me to speak
on your behalf was also never used. It is not fair to me to have responsibility of reporting my work to
ShweLi because of your authorization. I am here in Hong Kong as a medical doctor, working, earning
and supporting my family and myself. I have not received either salary or support from ShweLi as your
representative. I am also not sent by ShweLi to Hong Kong. I come here by my own. If you think I have
responsibility of giving you report about my work because of your authorization please kindly
withdraw your letter of authorization, which I have never used. Nevertheless I will try my best to help
ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission. You can feel free to ask me if you want to know what I am doing but do
not put it to me as my duty to report to you.
I am very much regretting to hear from you that you have not received any support from me
either financially or materially. I am very surprised. Please let me tell you what I have given to ShweLi
Shan Baptist Mission.
1. In 1980 I have given to Saya Sai Nyunt Tha, the general secretary of ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission,
one Cassette Recorder for ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission.
2. I have supported Sai Aung Than, NamKham, financially for three years, Kyat 2,000 each year, to
study at Bible School.
3. In 1982 I have sent two sleeping bags to U Kyaw Hla for ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission. I have heard
that Saya Aung Htun Shwe has taken one.
4. In May 1986 I have given one Camera to Saya Sai Nyunt Tha for ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission.
5. In May 1986 I have sent money Kyat 15,000 to Sai Nyunt Tha for ShweLi Shan Baptist Mission.
6. In 1987 I have sent money Kyat 1,000 for Rev. U Moon, SeLan Church.
7. In April 1991 I have sent one Camera to Saya Yaw Shu for MuSe Shan Baptist Church.
For all Shan Churches in Burma;
1. Together with Asian Outreach I have supported 19 students at Seminaries and Bible Schools with
total Kyat 128,527.
2. I have supported Shan mission meeting at TaungGyi and LaShio with Kyat 7,000.
3. I have supported Saya Htun Kaing, TaungGyi and Saya Sai Stephen, KengTung, one year with Kyat
2,400.
4. I have supported Sai Thein Aung Kham in his travel to organize Shan mission with Kyat 1,515.
5. In 1986 I have sent one slide projector to U Kyaw Hla for Shan Mission.
6. In 1990 I have given one gestetner to Sai Stephen for Shan Mission. But I have heard that they did
not have money to pay for custom duty at Rangoon.
7. I gave money Kyat 70,000 for training in KengTung in February 1992.
Shan Mission works that I am doing on volunteer basis are:
1. Writing and publishing New Shan Hymnbook with music notes.
2. Writing and printing Gospel Tracts for the Shan.
3. Preaching Gospel in Radio every morning to the Shan in Burma, Thailand and China.