History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

Appendix 357
E-mail letter to Rev. Sai Stephen in USA from Low Yeow Mooi, Asian Outreach, Hong Kong.
9 September 1999
Dear Brother Sai Stephen,
Warmest greetings from Hong Kong.
Trust you are well settled in the US by now. Please let us know if you need any help from us. I am
sending your contact details to Rev. Jim Swanson so he could keep in touch with you. His email
address is aousa@…. When I was in Malaysia I met with Brother Seng Gee. He mentioned that a lady
from the Wa tribe approached them for help. He said the team met this lady through you. Brother Seng
Gee would like to check with you if the projects we are supporting already include the Wa tribe. We
certainly do not want to duplicate any efforts. Could you please write to Brother Seng Gee and cc to
me? Thanks.
Secondly, I am now working on your budget proposal for the year 2000 before sending it to
SSMC (Brother Seng Gee) for their consideration. In the evangelists support column, we noticed that
the support for one evangelist has been raised from 4,500 Kyat per month to 6,000 Kyat per month. Our
understanding is that a teacher in Rangoon only earns 4,500 Kyat a month. And many people do not
earn as much. Is there any reason why the increase is needed? We would like to be prudent in that the
evangelists have to live with an element of faith.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
God’s blessings, /Mooi
Letter from Rev. Sai Stephen to Asian Outreach, Hong Kong
21st September 1999
(This is the last letter from Sai Stephen to AOI before he went to be with the Lord in July 2000)
Warmest greetings from New Haven, C9, USA.
Thank you so much for your email dated September 9. I would like to apologize to you for
being reply back lately. I have been busy with some jobs that have to be done here. Here in New York,
we have a Burmese Church established in 1995. But they have no pastor. Therefore I go there every
week and help the Church. Thank you for introducing me to Rev. Jim Swanson. I do not make a contact
with him yet. I will take time to contact with him.
Wa Ministry:
Concerning the Wa ministry, I had introduced the Wa lady, who graduated from Singapore
Bible College called Angela Shwe, to Dr. Leung. She served as an interpreter at the Wa ministry
training. She was invited to visit the SSMC in May. After coming back she told me the planning she has
discussed with the SSMC. I warned her that I did not want to duplicate any effort. Last month I had
already written to Sung Gee that they can help them in the ministry applying is not overlapped with our
ministry.
Budget proposal for the year 2000
Thank you for working on my budget proposal for the year 2000. According to your e-mail, you
said I raised the support for one evangelist from 4,500 Kyat per month to 6,000 Kyat per month. I
would like you to check the last year budget proposal carefully. Actually I did not raise the salary
support. The budget proposal of the year 2000 is the same as an old one budget of 1999. I think that I