At the age of 17, Abungdam Marysan (Mary) has just reached a huge turning point in her life, and one that on average, only 32% of the students in Myanmar achieve. She finished her high school classes (11th grade), took her end of the year exam, and passed with flying colors!! This puts her on…
Putao is located in the planes of northern Myanmar and is surrounded by picturesque mountains that lead to India, China, and Tibet. It is in the Kachin State that actually includes both the Rawang and Lisu tribes that number about 15,000. Despite their being several monasteries as well as a large military presence there, Putao…
These 2 children (Ngatzu Kodang, Ngatzu Pongziram) are from Wuning Village near Kanglanhpu and are brother and sister. They are from a very large family that is extremely poor, and their mother is in poor health. Several years ago their parents decided to send them to Putao to seek help. This was a long and…
Ministry Update April 2019 God’s Provision Judah and his son Jonathan just recently returned from a life changing trip to visit a remote area in northernmost Myanmar (Burma), where they were invited to speak at two youth camps. They first had to fly from their home and the main campus in Yangon, about 650 miles…
In 2012 Tangshing Pong left his large family when he was just 14 years old to come to the Putao Orphanage to seek a better life. He lived in Wuning village near Kaunglanhpu (where Judah and Jonathon recently travelled) which is high in the mountains north of Putao near the border with China. He walked…
Ministry Update August 2018 August 2018 Dear Christian Brothers and Sisters, This has been a very challenging season in our country and in our ministry. The monsoon rains came a month early this year and have been extremely heavy. Because of all the standing water, many mosquitos breed and people get sick due to influenza…
Aye Aye arrived first at Yangon orphanage six years ago. She came from a very poor family. She has both parents but her father is a disabled man and could not work, and her mother is working hard to feed the whole family. One of the local preachers there asked if we would accept her…
Jung Byaw is located west of Yangon in the state of Ayeyarwady which is in the delta region of Myanmar. This is an area that was virtually unreached by the gospel, until a few years ago. Judah Tangshing had visited this area bringing disaster relief after a tsunami devastated the region. He then had a…
The story of Gay Gee is so encouraging! As a young child from a very poor family in Myanmar, his future prospects seems very dim. Had he not made it to Judah’s orphanage in Yangon, his options would most likely have been: being left at a Buddhist monastery to be raised as a monk, being…
Ministry Update January 2018 January 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in this season of our Savior Jesus’ birth and in the New Year! May you have a wonderful peace brought from our Heavenly Father. Church and Outreach I traveled with a team from Wireless Church to several areas of Myanmar to share…