Five students graduated from Shiloh Bible College this year on February 18; five students graduated from Faith Bible Online School, as well. Of the five graduates from SBC, three were planning to move to various locations to plant churches. Please pray for Bran Sang Aung, Thaw Thaw, and Zi Ma Lay as they seek to reach souls with the good news of Christ. Thingyan Festival is celebrated each year in Myanmar in mid-April. The four days are public holidays and end with the Buddhi

Do you ever find the joy of the holiday season doesn’t seem to match what is really going on? Bolivia is in turmoil; crime is up, and people are being assaulted in the streets. The Myanmar military has taken over their government, affecting every area of life, including public schools and banks. Citizens and soldiers clash. In Haiti, a two-month fuel blockade has been followed by a spike in cholera cases. Violence and gang activity persist. Russia continues attacking Ukraine;

In January, Andrew Bawi Ceu shared good news that both his local congregation, Faith Bible Church, and Shiloh Bible College were able to resume in-person meetings. Shiloh Bible College resumed classes with 11 students. The college’s purpose is to train church planters and Christian leaders. Please continue to pray for Christians in Myanmar. There is still much unrest since the military coup in February of last year.

John graduated from Shiloh Bible College in 2019. He is from the Hmong people group and moved to a village near the border with Thailand to plant a church there. Pastor Andrew shared good news about John’s ministry: “By God’s grace, he gave water baptism to 13 new converts. Now, he has 25 families at his church at [this] village.” Pastor Andrew concludes, “Please pray that the Lord will bring more souls among the Hmong tribes.” Please also continue praying for the country of

The Government of Myanmar announced “stay-at-home” because of COVID-19 since March 22, 2020 [especially affecting group meetings]. I would like to share with you the ministry that we were told cannot go ahead, but how the Lord has blessed us in the last seven months. Bible Reading Challenges We arranged “Two Month Bible Reading Challenge,” March 26-June 25, 2020. Everyone who was involved in reading the whole Bible within two months was very much blessed, and thank God for th

A Zoom call the end of August saw the computer screen filled with small squares of smiling faces as Andrew Bawi Ceu, members of his family, and close to 20 church planters and teachers in Myanmar met with members of the World Mission Board. We were able to hear a devotional and pray together. We were able to get updates in person on what ministry during the coronavirus shutdown has looked like for them. In fact, Andrew shared that they are finding people more open to hearing

After graduating from Shiloh Bible College in Myanmar in 2018, John moved the following year to a Hmong village in eastern Myanmar where only two Christian families lived. John’s desire was to plant a church there. The Hmong people are thought to have moved from the Yellow River basin in China in centuries past; today, the Hmong can be found in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and eastern Myanmar. Their beliefs and practices are as textured as the intricate embroidery long practice

The academic year for students at Shiloh Bible College in Myanmar begins in June, reaches its halfway point by the end of September, and concludes with graduation in February. This year, Pastor Andrew Baw Ceu reports there are 19 boys and 15 girls, including four international students from Vietnam and China. Twice a month, students take part in outreaches to Buddhist villages that have no church. In a three-month span, they distributed about 3000 tracts and witnessed to ab

The local congregation in Mandalay, Faith Bible Church, had been meeting in a shopping center. But circumstances changed, forcing the church to find another meeting place. After a couple of weeks of looking, God arranged the details so they could begin meeting at Marvel Hotel on April 28. Shiloh Bible College also has to rent property and has had to switch locations in the past. Pray that God would provide the funds to purchase property and build a permanent building that c

In February, nine students graduated from Shiloh Bible College in Myanmar. Of those graduates, three are planning to work as church planters. Please pray for Caleb, John, and Susana.