Here is a link to a video of my trip to myanmar. Enjoy!!
http://www.crashministry.org/Media.html
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
What in the World is God Doing?
Have you ever wondered this? Have you ever seen a discouraging sight, or something that made you simply ask... what in the world is God doing?
Over the past eight days i have seen some sights that make me ask this question. I am not questioning God, i am inquiring... wondering so to speak. I have traveled through 4 different towns (Yangon, Taunggyi, Nyuang Shwe, and Kalaw), and over 10 villages and seen about 7 different people groups (Pa-o, Taungyo, Shan, Padaug, Chan, Bhama, and Danu) in the country of Myanmar. It has been an incredible adventure thus far. I have met some of the sweetest most humble people on earth. Almost everyone that we meet invites us to their home, they cook for us, make us tea, and serve us in any way possible. Mississippians have alot to learn if they are still to be thought of as the hospitality state. I have seen some of the most beautiful landscapes from lakes to mountains to farms to cities. It has truly been breathtaking.
All the while i ask myself what is God doing here? The country is controlled by Buddhists & Animists. Their lives are controlled by a merit based religion. (I have to do good things to gain anything in the afterlife [reincarnation] and hopefully reach enlightenmet). So people are nice, true, and giving to gain merit before God. The Gospel is moving in the country of Maynmar, however very slowly. It is illegal to sare your faith here. Since Christianity was here before the government was established it tolerates Christians, yet they will throw you in jail if you are found witnessing to anyone. This military run government is crooked and feared by all locals. So how will God reach His people here in Manmar? To be honest i have no idea. However, if you look at the life of the church and Christianity, it always grew and flourished when it was being persecuted and suppressed. I think this is because Christians during these times have to choose to follow Christ no matter what and their commitment to Him is impeccable. Hopefully this is the case for Myanmar. Hopefully Christians and missionaries here will choose to preach and follow Christ no matter what may happen to them.
I think we Americans have a lot to learn from this situation. We have to understand that our freedom should cause us to push the envelope and share Christ with everyone, instead of making us lazy and simply doing nothing to show our faith to men. I kind of wish that our church would come under more persecution to help us understand that following Christ is a lifestyle not a label. So what is God doing here in Myanmar?... Hopefully he is setting up an awakening like He has done many times before.
I hope that you will pray for Myanmar, it's missionaries, it's government.
I hope that you will pray for your church, that it would make its faith known to all men.
Pictures will bec oming soon.....
Over the past eight days i have seen some sights that make me ask this question. I am not questioning God, i am inquiring... wondering so to speak. I have traveled through 4 different towns (Yangon, Taunggyi, Nyuang Shwe, and Kalaw), and over 10 villages and seen about 7 different people groups (Pa-o, Taungyo, Shan, Padaug, Chan, Bhama, and Danu) in the country of Myanmar. It has been an incredible adventure thus far. I have met some of the sweetest most humble people on earth. Almost everyone that we meet invites us to their home, they cook for us, make us tea, and serve us in any way possible. Mississippians have alot to learn if they are still to be thought of as the hospitality state. I have seen some of the most beautiful landscapes from lakes to mountains to farms to cities. It has truly been breathtaking.
All the while i ask myself what is God doing here? The country is controlled by Buddhists & Animists. Their lives are controlled by a merit based religion. (I have to do good things to gain anything in the afterlife [reincarnation] and hopefully reach enlightenmet). So people are nice, true, and giving to gain merit before God. The Gospel is moving in the country of Maynmar, however very slowly. It is illegal to sare your faith here. Since Christianity was here before the government was established it tolerates Christians, yet they will throw you in jail if you are found witnessing to anyone. This military run government is crooked and feared by all locals. So how will God reach His people here in Manmar? To be honest i have no idea. However, if you look at the life of the church and Christianity, it always grew and flourished when it was being persecuted and suppressed. I think this is because Christians during these times have to choose to follow Christ no matter what and their commitment to Him is impeccable. Hopefully this is the case for Myanmar. Hopefully Christians and missionaries here will choose to preach and follow Christ no matter what may happen to them.
I think we Americans have a lot to learn from this situation. We have to understand that our freedom should cause us to push the envelope and share Christ with everyone, instead of making us lazy and simply doing nothing to show our faith to men. I kind of wish that our church would come under more persecution to help us understand that following Christ is a lifestyle not a label. So what is God doing here in Myanmar?... Hopefully he is setting up an awakening like He has done many times before.
I hope that you will pray for Myanmar, it's missionaries, it's government.
I hope that you will pray for your church, that it would make its faith known to all men.
Pictures will bec oming soon.....
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