History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

Appendix 383
Asian Report
May/June 1999
WanHook is a village with a population of 76 people. The villagers used to worship evil spirits.
But this all changed early this year. In December 1998 an evangelistic team went to the village from a
nearby town and preached the gospel. The village leaders told the team leader about all the sickness in
the village and the sacrifices of animals to evil spirits.
The team sent a 78-year-old pastor to live and preach in the village. He drove out the evil spirits
and with the villagers’ consent destroyed all the things they worshipped. After two and a half months
30 people accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Please pray for these people as they learn to live for
Christ.
Asian Report
September/October 1999
The first Shan Church in the Capital of Myanmar
By Dr Sai Htwe Maung
Daw Mya Nu, a 60-year-old Shan widow, was
encouraged by her younger brother to attend GCI
(Great Commission Institute) in TaungGyi, Shan
State of Myanmar, in 1995. She graduated from
this course and her ministry plan was to start a
Shan Church in Rangoon, the capital city of
Burma. After graduation, she returned to
Rangoon and gathered her relatives and friends
and started a fellowship at her home.
The group started to grow so they hired a
hall for Sunday worship. The Church quickly
increased in numbers, so that they needed a fulltime
pastor but they did not have enough money
to support one. The Praise City Church of Malaysia became aware of their need and offered financial
and spiritual help for two years. About 150 people attended the dedication service of Yangon Shan
Baptist Church in January 1998. At the altar call, about 50 people accepted the Lord. I have never seen
such response among the Shan, for whom changing religion is a very serious matter. In 1998 Sai Kyaw
Tint became full-time pastor of the Church. Under his leadership the Church is growing and continuing
to reach out to the Shan people in Rangoon. Pray that they may have their own building and be able to
stand on their own feet when PCC finishes their support, for unity and for their continued outreach to
the Shan people.
Asian Report
November/December 1999
The Shan Gospel Radio Broadcast, produced in conjunction with FEBC, is very popular among the
Shan people. This is a daily 45-minute program targeted at the four million Shan people living in
Myanmar and Northern Thailand. Over 1,000 letters are received from listeners each year, many of
them from Buddhist monks.
We need your prayer for this program to continue. Some radical Buddhist leaders in Myanmar are very
upset with the effectiveness of the broadcasts, which are leading many to Christ. They have declared