Myanmar Update: Bringing the Gospel On Foot

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Two Gospel for Asia missionaries in Myanmar (Burma) recently sent a report about their trip to a remote village where they conducted a Bible study conference.
The missionaries walked 150 miles over six days, wading through streams and climbing steep hills, to reach the village.
They also traveled part of the way on a small boat.
“When helping the boatmen, one of the missionaries was caught up in whirling water for several minutes,” GFA’s correspondent wrote. “But by God’s grace, he was able to swim to safety.”
When the missionaries arrived, there were many believers waiting to greet them.
This village, where nearly every resident is part of the nearby GFA-related church, hosted the conference.
Travel is difficult in Myanmar, but the encouragement for the believers makes it worth it. Our missionaries thank God for several opportunities like this recently.
Most GFA missionaries’ travel is on foot. It is especially difficult and often dangerous for our missionaries to move around in Myanmar, as there is often civil unrest.
GFA’s leader in Myanmar says they are planning a meeting where about 45 missionaries will gather for training and fellowship.
Recently, one leader visited a missionary who planted a church with 45 members in just 10 months. “It was so good to see their faces shining with peace and the joy of salvation,” he wrote.
Here, a missionary shows a film on the life of Christ. Only 6.5 percent of Myanmar’s population is Christian, so in many areas, these films are the village’s first introduction to Jesus.
Myanmar’s people have suffered oppression and many have been displaced under military rule.
Despite treacherous conditions, missionaries persist in bringing the Gospel to people who have suffered without hope. They praise God for what He is doing in their country.
date posted 01/08/08