Ministering to the ministers in Myanmar

Your prayers and gifts are strengthening Pastor Myint’s family after they were displaced by persecution.

Pastor Myint* and his wife May* used to minister in a Buddhist-majority village in Central Myanmar. Although some Buddhist leaders were frustrated by their presence, the family enjoyed a good relationship with the head of the village and were protected. 

But that all changed after the military coup in 2021. 

The family flee for their lives 

“After the coup began, Christians in our village became very vulnerable,” Myint remembers.  

The village head was ousted and replaced, and the family lost their protection. The Buddhist religious leaders then began to incite hatred toward Pastor Myint and his family, accusing them of worshipping a foreign religion. “They gathered some young men and offered them alcohol, instructing them to kill me and my sons,” Myint says. “Thankfully, some villagers notified me of their plan; the next moment, I took my sons and hurried out of the village.” 

May followed shortly afterwards with their daughters – but not before their would-be attackers killed two other villagers who had showed an interest in Christianity in retaliation. After the family fled, the attackers looted their house and burned it to the ground. 

“We are so thankful to you” 

Myint and his family have now settled in a new place where things are safer. However, like many other displaced believers in Myanmar, he has no stable source of income – and that impacts the whole family.  

Thanks to your prayers and support, local partners have been able to provide Myint and May with food aid and spiritual care, which has made a huge difference. “After we were displaced, no one else has even bothered to ask us about our welfare,” May says. “We are so thankful to you for listening to our story and helping us.” 

Despite their circumstances, Pastor Myint is confident that God is in control and continues to serve Him. His burden is for the people he has been called to serve. “I still worry about the spiritual well-being of the believers who are displaced to various places because of the conflict and oppression,” he says. 

May is equally confident in God’s power and love. “We have been in the ministry for many years, and we have seen many people come to Christ,” she says. “Because of the war and persecution, many believers are displaced, and we have lost connection with them. Please pray that God will be with them and that they will remain faithful to Jesus.” 

*Names changed for security reasons