Ethnic Hmong children learn about Christ at an outreach at an
undisclosed village in Burma (Myanmar). While most Hmong live in
Vietnam, Laos and Thailand after Han settlers drove their ancestors from
China in the eighteenth century, there is a small population of Hmong
in Burma. Several indigenous ministries in Burma sponsor camps and
campaigns for gospel proclamation in remote areas and provide food,
education, medicines and health care. Funds are needed for these
ministries and for the repair and expansion of bamboo structures for
worship and outreach, for digging water wells and for providing bicycles
for both students and teachers. While indigenous Christian workers
sometimes meet with opposition, one ministry director said many people
are open to hearing about Christ. “The Buddhists and the people of
Myanmar have hearts open to the gospel – I call this time a hungry
time,” he said. “Buddhists, and animists worshipping evil spirits, they
don’t have any satisfaction in their lives. So when we introduced
Christianity, they were happy.”
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