History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

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Baptist mission among the Shan 72 stages. The American Leprosy Missions gave financial help to this work. It was reported in 1931 by Dr. Buker that a class of seven students studying medicine in KengTung Hospital. KengTung hospital was not only treating patients it also giving training and education in medicine to local people. When Dr. Buker went on furlough in 1940 and Dr. Lao Htin Po took over the medical work. All hospital and school ministries stopped during World War II. All missionaries left for India by plane from NamKham. The Louis Hastings Memorial Hospital in KengTung was destroyed during World Wart II. Dr. & Mrs. Keith Dahlberg arrived KengTung in 1957 and reopened the hospital in 1958. Dr. Dahlberg reported on August 31, 1958 that the clinic had handled (mostly in July and August) 1,690 patient, 1,020 new patients and 14 minor surgery done. KengTung Christian Hospital had grown to an institution equipped and staffed to handle major surgical, medical and obstetric cases. Dr. Dahlberg worked day and night twenty-four hours on call all days. In addition to his duties at the hospital he had to look after the leprosy work with a staff of two, one for Church work and the other for going round the 15 leper villages distributing medicines and reporting conditions prevailing in the leper villages. Dr. Saline Aung Thaik, Chin doctor, arrived in 1962 when Dr. Dahlberg was on furlough. It was reported in 1963 that the hospital had Christian (all Baptist but one Catholic) workers working under the guidance of BBC. The main aim and object was to show the love of Christ by giving help to the poor and needy and to go and give help to neglected areas. When Dr. Keith Dahlberg left in April 1962 they felt lonely but with daily guidance and strength from God they were able to continue the work. Due to greater ministry to the needy and poor they were in financial difficulty but God answered prayer and they found enough help to meet their need. Under care of the hospital were 18 villages of segregated lepers looked after by only two workers who had to travel a vast area in the hilly part of the country. With the help of American Leprosy Mission Inc. they could distribute free anti-leprosy drugs and other general medicines, support 3 to 4 leper students in primary and middle classes and 3 primary schools with one teacher each in 3 leper villages. Another source of help was the BBC Relief Committee. They had received blankets and clothing from Churches for the lepers. Though the hospital was a separate unit in KengTung field it was in no way independent but was in constant co-operation with Churches and Committees of the BBC and Burma Council of Churches. They received much cooperation and help from the field Secretary Rev. John Po as he was in touch with the people for more than 5 years. There were much to be done for the leprosy villages promoting the co-operative work other than helping with many gifts so that the strength and ability of the local Churches could be used to promote the life of the Church of that area. Though there had been progress in the past there was also much to worry about and much to pray for. As for the hospital the financial situation was not very strong and daily income to the hospital hardly meets the need to pay for salaries, maintenance and miscellaneous expenses and the purchase of medicines for hospital use. As for the staff some had resigned and some would probably be leaving at the end of the year after long service in this area. They needed more native people for this work. There was language difficulty as at least four different dialects were used in everyday work. Two nurse-aids had been selected for further training. Above all they needed more national doctors in this area, better still, people from this area who would like to serve this vast area. Statistics – January 1963 – July 1963 80-bedded hospital; 1 National Doctor, Out patient department; 2,628 attendance, 1 Missionary nursing superintendent, In-patients; 321, Daily Census average; 11.6, 1 Business Manager, 4 qualified nurses (including Midwives) Buildings; 2 quarters, 4 Trained nurses from Yedwinyegan, 1 nurses’ home 2 houses for leprosy; 2 Aid nurses, 1 Lab/Xray assistant, 1 Cook; 5 Menials, including night watchmen
Baptist mission among the Shan 73 Mission School Mission school was started in 1904 by Dr. H.C. Gibbens. Mr. Antisdel had to abandon his work at KengTung and proceed to America in 1912 because of poor health. The pupils were from six different tribes but the examinations were conducted in Shan, which was the common language for all. A rudimentary normal department for the training of teachers had been opened and industrial training in carpentry, masonry, seed sowing, laundering, cooking, care of animals and housework were given. San Lu was the head master of the school in 1927. He got his training in the Methodist School, Rangoon, and Baptist School in TaungGyi. San Lu could speak and teach in languages such as Shan, Burmese, Lahu and English. The children came from non-Christian Shan, Burmese, Chinese and Indian families. Those boys and girls while in school lived in a Christian atmosphere and they carried back to their homes Christian influences, which helped to dispel misunderstanding their parents had about mission work. Apparently it seemed essential that, in work for the Shan, confidence and friendship had first been established as a basis of approach for the Gospel message. San Lu had won many friends among the parents of his pupils. He was quick to note the absence of a student and he promptly found out by a personal visit to the home and the reason for a student’s absence. His interest and enthusiasm for the success of each individual pupil inspired the parents to show more interest in the education of their children. San Lu had gathered to the school a fine company of boys and girls who paid monthly fees for their education. There was the SaoPha’s school in town where free education was given but despite this competition many parents preferred to send their children to the mission school where both the teaching and the discipline were better. Even SaoPha sent some of his children to mission school. In the absence of the pastor of Shan Church, San Lu conducted the religious services. He also taught a Sunday school class and he had, on different occasions, gone to the KengTung market to preach the Gospel to his fellow Shan. He even had conversations with the SaoPha about the Christian religion. The SaoPha was a staunch Buddhist. San Lu had a likable personality and he was a great Christian leader among the Shan. San Lu was honored by the prime minister of Burma, U Nu, as Mahathraesethu San Lu, as minister of transportation in 1953. 75 His memorial hall was built in KanNaLone Shan Baptist Church, KengTung. Aung Din, Saw Maung and Saw Ka Le Htoo also arrived KengTung and helped Rev. Young in mission school until 1956. New school building was started in 1959. School was teaching up to six standard in 1962. The school had become a High School and the headmaster was David Hsam. All the teachers were Christians except one. A children hostel was built in mission compound in 1978 with 22 students. There were 28 students in 1988. The objective of having this hostel was to give opportunity to hill tribe children to have opportunity of continuing learning in KengTung and to produce future Christian leadership. Twelve of them were children from leprosy villages. Now there are two children hostels under Eastern Shan State Shan Baptist Convention. Hostels accept children from primary to high school. A kindergarten was started in KanNaLone Church in 1981 with 60 children and 3 teachers. It increased to 85 children and 4 teachers in 1985. In 1988, the number of kindergartens increased to 7 in 7 Churches under ESSSBA. Mass Baptism Whenever some one believed in Christ water Baptism was conducted to accept him or her as a member of the Church. According to Baptist practices baptism was conducted on Sunday. Sometimes a large group of people baptized at the same time. Noticeably mass baptism use to be taken place during big and special occasions. 75 As interview with David Hsam, February 23, 2003
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I HISTORY OF SHAN CHURCHES IN BURMA
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III Preface Praise be to God our He
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V Contents Page Preface Introductio
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Mission Fields In Shan States 44 Th
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IX School 99 Church 99 Seven Servic
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XI Identification 161 Building Chur
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Shan people and their culture 1 CHA
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Analysis 191 1. Workers in The Harv
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Analysis 197 work. Some even do not
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Analysis 201 Dr. Henderson reported
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Analysis 203 thanks offering of ric
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Analysis 207 2 Timothy 2:15-16 Do y
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Analysis 209 As reported in August
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Analysis 211 Acts 8:36-38 As they t
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Analysis 225 Christians” 93 Makin
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Analysis 227 20. Religion of Poor a
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Analysis 231 22. Language and Liter
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Analysis 233 5. Government policy.
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Analysis 237 25. Mission is Mandato
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Analysis 239 Present In village set
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Analysis 251 36. Understanding Past
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Analysis 257 In some Churches pasto
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Analysis 263 Pentecostal, Charismat
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Analysis 267 formal application on
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Conclusion 271 Northern Shan State
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Conclusion 273 Luke 9:1-2 When Jesu
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Appendix 275 APPENDIX BIOGRAPHY Mos
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Appendix 363 Myanmar beyond the Sha
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Appendix 367 Only Myanmar nationals
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Appendix 369 In retrospect, Dr. Sai
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References and sources 399 Referenc
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Index 401 INDEX 21st Century…69,
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Index 405 NamKham……46, 47, 48,
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Index 407 TaChiLeik……68, 69, 74
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