History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

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Bible all the time, even during breaks at the GCI training and is eager to learn. He is now serving God
as evangelist in a village in KoLum, Southern Shan State.
Asian Report
November/December 2000
Shan Missions (Myanmar)
In June, after conducting 10 days of GCI training, Dr. Sai, our Shan missionary, took his first
mission trip to the Southern Shan State. During six days he traveled to seven villages. This was not
without difficulties - sitting on the bus for 20 hours, walking on the muddy road barefoot, riding on
cow-cart. But preaching and teaching to believers and non-believers from dawn to dark was a
wonderful experience which made it all worthwhile. He found that many people were very hungry for
the Good News. Some said that they had never heard the gospel in their own language. They wanted to
hear more. Some listened until dawn, refusing to go home even after the meeting ended. Hundreds of
people accepted Jesus by the end of his mission trip.
Although there are already groups of believers in these areas, these new Shan believers do not
have any pastor to take care of them. There are few Chinese and Lisu Churches but there is no Shan
Church. At the moment a few Shan workers have been placed there to disciple and help the young
babes in Christ but there is still an urgent need for more workers. Please pray for our co-workers as they
take the Gospel to un-reached regions of Asia.
Shan Missions Report
February 2001
By Dr. Sai Htwe Maung
Report from Frontline Mission
Every where in the village there are altars of the evil spirit. Most common places are at the
entrance of the village, under the tree, on top of the tree, in the middle of the village, in front of the
house, at the door of the house and in the field.
Even though they claim to be Buddhist they also worship all kinds of spirit. No one dare to
disturb the evil spirit because of the fear of evil spirit attack, sickness and trouble. They have to offer
sacrifices regularly and avoid disturbing the spirit. They live under fear. Nevertheless they still suffer
from evil spirit attack. One of our GCI graduates went to the village, showed them the power of the
Holy Spirit and helped them destroyed all the evil spirit altars in the village. All 37 families of a village
in MuongYang accepted the Lord. The old place of the sacrificial stone became the foundation of the
Church. Sai Sam is now pastoring the new Church. We have encountered the power of the evil spirit
everywhere we go. We have engaged in spiritual warfare all the time when we try to preach the gospel
and do His work.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Pray that all His servants will
be full of the Power of the Holy Spirit