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History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

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Appendix 368<br />

Warmest greet<strong>in</strong>gs from Japan!<br />

I safely came back from Myanmar last Sunday. Thanks for your prayer. Right after we started<br />

the GCI <strong>in</strong> KengTung, Rev. Sai Philip, the one who has taken Sai Stephen’s place, came <strong>in</strong> and said that<br />

we had to stop the GCI due to the boarder situation he was not able to get a permission from the local<br />

government. We prayed while he tried to discuss somehow conduct GCI. God answered our prayer and<br />

we restarted it aga<strong>in</strong>. I had to leave on the fifth day <strong>of</strong> my teach<strong>in</strong>g but on the same morn<strong>in</strong>g Pastor<br />

Jerry safely arrived <strong>in</strong> KengTung. He could start right after he came to the site. We had Wa students,<br />

Lahu students besides <strong>Shan</strong> students. Due to the situation, some Lahu could not attend GCI. GCI will<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ish on March 1st.<br />

I met a Lady Pastor <strong>of</strong> Calvary Baptist Church <strong>in</strong> KengTung, Nang Thu Zar Mon (Toe Toe)<br />

who succeeded Sai Stephen. As you know Sai Stephen had different positions. Rev. Sai Philip<br />

succeeded his position as General Secretary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Shan</strong> Baptist Convention, Nang Thu Zar Mon succeeded<br />

his position as Senior Pastor <strong>of</strong> Calvary Baptist Church. It seems that this lady was appo<strong>in</strong>ted as<br />

Evangelism & Mission director after Sai Stephen at least among the Baptist people. She once asked me<br />

to br<strong>in</strong>g back a letter to you. She was supposed to write to you but she failed to do that. I requested her<br />

to write her letter to you before I would leave the site. But f<strong>in</strong>ally she said that Sai Philip would send it<br />

by fax directly. I don’t know why? Because they don’t have fax mach<strong>in</strong>e and Sai Philip told me that<br />

next opportunity to go to Maesai Thailand would be June. Anyway, she shared that she should have<br />

responded to you earlier but she could not because <strong>of</strong> her <strong>in</strong>ability, etc. By the way, she was one <strong>of</strong> my<br />

<strong>in</strong>terpreters and her English ability was quite good. After Stephen went with the Lord, many footsoldier<br />

were demoralized and lost their passion. Even some <strong>of</strong> them had stopped their m<strong>in</strong>istries. This time we<br />

heard from many witnesses that Stephen was the conspicuous leader <strong>in</strong> Eastern <strong>Shan</strong> so much so no one<br />

can f<strong>in</strong>d such a quality Christian Leader as him. I met his wife, Htwe, also. She was attend<strong>in</strong>g the GCI<br />

all the time. I saw her cry<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>ten times. In Yangon, I had a meet<strong>in</strong>g with Rev. D. Aung Yi, Asho Ch<strong>in</strong><br />

leaders and a Bo Kay<strong>in</strong> leader at the same time. They requested GCIs. After much talk and discussion I<br />

temporally agree to have a comb<strong>in</strong>ed GCI for both <strong>of</strong> them com<strong>in</strong>g October. I will share more about<br />

this when we meet. They are from Baptist Convention.<br />

But I saw their passion for Church Plant<strong>in</strong>g and their<br />

proposal document was well done. May the Lord bless<br />

you!<br />

Takashi Yoshida<br />

Asian Reports<br />

Doctor by Day, Broadcaster by Night.<br />

Dr. Sai wishes he could serve the Lord even more.<br />

When Dr. Sai Htwe Maung was about to leave<br />

Myanmar <strong>in</strong> 1979, his friends sighed, “Your departure<br />

is a great loss to the <strong>Shan</strong> people.”<br />

Born <strong>of</strong> devoted <strong>Shan</strong> Christian parents <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Northern <strong>Shan</strong> State, Sai Htwe Maung grew up to be an<br />

active Christian fellowship leader at the medical<br />

<strong>in</strong>stitute and later on, a mission m<strong>in</strong>ded Christian leader<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Shan</strong>. But what could he do for his people if he<br />

left the country?

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