A More Focused Direction – Burma
I returned recently from a 35 day trip to Thailand, Burma, and Nepal. Probably the most productive trip I have taken in 25 years for one main reason: The Least! Our focus for 25 years has always been primarily on the poorest of poor or the ones Jesus called “the least of these my brothers” (Matthew 25:40).
Finding the Least
And on this trip, I met them. War Widows with young children, Buddhist friends of Believers, Muslim friends of Believers, a poor pastor and his wife and 3 children living in a shack with holes in the floor, 1000 desperate refugees living in the jungle with no electricity running from the army, no jobs, no land, no food, little hope. And one special woman, who made me cry, who mentors and disciples 200 Buddhist women a month in the Truth of the Bible.
We have worked in northern Thailand with the Hmong, building houses and teaching the Bible to children and teenagers, and for the last 3 years helping the homeless in Kathmandu. All good work and productive. But I feel that I am spread much too thin. Sorry but once again, Jesus was accurate in Luke 10:2, when… “he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest.’”
The Plan Going Forward
So that is the plan. A more focused direction on Burma. We will never forget the work or the people in Thailand or Nepal but Burma is burning to the ground and it’s time to act and give it our full attention. So tonight, I meet with a group of Burmese from the USAID organization in D.C. I appreciate your prayers for discernment in serving the Least in Burma.
Prayer Requests
- Meeting with USAID in D.C. today concerning IDPs in Burma.
- Flood Victims – Our Homeless friends on the river in Kathmandu
- Farming God’s Way Training in Burma in February 2025
- Lighthouse Refugee Camp – English teaching for 55 students
- Online English training for 12 Students with GOE (Gift of Education in Myanmar)