KNOWING MY PEOPLE—THE CASE OF MYANMAR
A FOREWORD
“While we have been changing in recent years in order to practice the church life according to the God-ordained way, the world has also been changing. Because of the present situation in the world, there needs to be an appropriate direction for the Lord’s move in His recovery today. We should not think that the present changes in the world situation are meaningless. The Lord is not only the Creator of the universe but also the Ruler of the entire world.
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, learned this lesson. He came to know that he was not the ruler of the earth but that the unique God, the One in the heavens, is (Dan. 4:28-37). There is the rule of the heavens on earth. Whatever happens in the world situation must be something of the Lord. When we see the many changes in today’s world situation, we have to wake up. Our eyes need to be opened. We should exercise our spirit to say, “Lord, what do You mean in all of these changes, and what concerns us in all of these changes?”
We have to consider what the Lord wants us to do in this present time. There is the need of an appropriate direction for the Lord’s move in His recovery today to match the recent changes in the world situation.”(The World Situation and the Direction of the Lord’s Move,ch.1; Contents The Recent Changes in The World Situation And The Need Of An Appropriate Direction For The Lord’s Move In His Recovery Today)
HIGHLIGHTS：
RECENT POLITICO-ECONOMIC CHANGE IN MYANMAR BEING RELATED TO
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE LORD’S RECOVERY IN MYANMAR
Myanmar elects first civilian president and two vice-presidents in 54 years. Henry Van Thio who was a minority Christian senator was elected to be vice-president. Henry Van Thio was borne of August, 9th, 1958, at Deke Village in Htantalan Town, Chin State where is located in northwest of Myanmar. As a Chin, he is also a Christian and a member of National League for Democracy (NLD). Some analysts think that he can reduce the racial conflict effectively.
(http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2016/03-15/7798477.shtml)
Shay Ray Shu Maung, a member of NLD from Khaya State and a senator of National Assembly said that an ethnic Chin senator was nominated for the presidency is beyond thought and surprised. One believer from Rome Catholic said to UCAN: “We’re very happy that there is a minority nominated for vice presidency. This is a part of effort made by NLD for the reconciliation between every ethnic.”
Source:
From remote Chin State mountains to high office. Propelled from obscurity on his way to becoming one of two vice presidents, Henry Van Thio, an ethnic Chin and a Christian. Chinese company to build oil refinery near Dawei SEZ in Myanmar
(http://www.aseantoday.com/2016/03/henry-van-thio-myanmar-vice-president/)
Myanmar Immigration recently posted on the website of a notice, approved by the Northern Shan State, Myanmar Meng stable (Tarmoenye) to join the tens of thousands of Chinese Burmese. The naturalization in Burma allowed the Chinese community is in northern Shan State Damenglong stable family (actually Han), one of Myanmar’s more than 130 ethnic minorities. NLD greatest achievement is to support the whole of society, including minorities and even for all the NLD have great expectations. In this case, the Burmese junta is to rely on to solve the ethnic issue and realize unification of the country real sense.
Source:
(http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2016/03-28/7814084.shtml)
Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in China for first visit
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told reporters on Wednesday that Ms Suu Kyi’s visit would “move forward China and Myanmar’s friendly and co-operative relations”.He added that China hoped Myanmar “would answer to relevant requests put in by China, stop the warfare, ease the tension, and restore peace, stability and normal order to the China-Myanmar border area at an early date.”
(http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33064192)
Japan’s KDDI, Sumitomo set out to develop Myanmar’s wireless frontier. (Jul 17)
Major wireless carrier KDDI and trading house Sumitomo Corp. have established a joint venture to enter Myanmar’s nascent mobile service market.
(http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/108644.php)
Japan announces $96 million in aid for ethnic minorities inMyanmar(Jan 07)
The Japanese Ambassador to Burma, together with influential Japanese charity the Nippon Foundation, announced on Monday that Tokyo plans to spend US $96 million in the next five years in order to improve living standards and promote peace in Burma’s war-torn ethnic areas.
(http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/106102.php)
Japan approves $5 billion development loan for Myanmar’s growth(Sep 26)
Japan has provided Myanmar with an annual, low-interest development loan of US $5 billion (nearly Ks 5 trillion) as part of a 40-year development plan to assist the country’s growth, sources say. (elevenmyanmar.com)
(http://www.newsonjapan.com/cgi-bin/news/search.cgi?query=Myanmar+Japan)
Abe goes to Myanmar as Japan Inc. eyes Asia’s cheapest wages(May 25)
About 4,000 Japanese executives per month visited Myanmar last year, the second most popular destination behind Thailand, according to Masaki Takahara, executive managing director of the Japan External Trade Organization’s Yangon office. Cheap labour and an untapped market of more than 60 million people are attracting Japanese companies, he said. Many businessmen are rushing into Myanmar.(livemint.com)
(http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/102723.php)
Japan to give fresh 40-billion-yen grant aid to Myanmar(May 23)
The Japanese government plans to provide 40 billion yen in fresh grant aid to Myanmar for the country’s infrastructure development, officials said Thursday. (Jiji Press)
(http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/102723.php)
At present, the transformation of the domestic situation and the investment inside of Myanmar promote the stability of each nationality and economic development. This produces a quiet and tranquil environment for Lord’s move to Myanmar and the enjoyment and prusing of saints. Henry Van Thio served as the second vice president also will provide significant benefits for the Christians in Myanmar.
THE HISTORY, ETHNICITY, LANGUAGE, AND RELIGION OF MYANMAR
Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: pyi-daung-zu tham-ma-da myan-ma-naing-ngan-daw;), abbreviation Myanmar (Burmese: myan-ma)
(http://baike.baidu.com/view/7227.htm)
(http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/12/content_437267.htm)
Administrative divisions of Byanmar
(http://news.china.com.cn/txt/2014-03/25/content_31898954.htm)
I. The History of Myanmar
A. History: http://baike.baidu.com/view/7227.htm#1
Alternate History of Myanmar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOgnqNFMqkg
B. History record
1. The Last King of Burma Channel NewsAsia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95tmMTQ1WX0
2. History of Burma ( 1824-2010 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMVMqzRx5M
3. Burmese history movie full (1945)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYmAvwwCPVs
4. MYANMAR (Documentary, Discovery, History)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk6j1JsBaow
5. CIA Archives: Buddhism in Burma – History, Politics and Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vajuce8nyU
6. History Of Myanmar’s Military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9leoXkNNWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w60WGhVhrxg
C. Modern history and its influen toward us
1. The Story Behind Burma’s Elections – Burma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0VlzHiYHis&index=49&list=PLrqMCFSpFn4sAf0MOyK5boNkGj2sPrHEh
a. One of two vice presidents, Henry Van Thio, an ethnic
http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2016/0315/7798477.shtml
b. Chin and a Christian
2. Road to Democracy – Myanmar’s election struggle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YUKCwOYQhI&list=PLrqMCFSpFn4sAf0MOyK5boNkGj2sPrHEh&index=45
a. Inside Burma’s Struggle For A Free Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuXfpse06Lc&index=50&list=PLrqMCFSpFn4sAf0MOyK5boNkGj2sPrHEh
b. John Pilger – Land of Fear – Inside Burma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe5wxw3kfU0
3. Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts
a. The Ethnic Minority Fighting a Burmese Onslaught
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNcoOocGYgY&list=PLrqMCFSpFn4sAf0MOyK5boNkGj2sPrHEh&index=48
b. Inside Myanmar: The Crackdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UqQaizM15Q&index=2&list=PLrqMCFSpFn4sAf0MOyK5boNkGj2sPrHEh
4. Changes in the situation in myanmar
a. For First Time, Youths Acquire the Fire in Myanmar
http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2015/august/youths-acquire-fire-myanmar-burma-teen-mania.html
Myanmar country profile: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563
b. Christians appointed to first democratically elected Myanmar government.
II. The Ethnicity of Myanmar
In Myanmar about 51.419 million, 68% is the Burmese. The official Ethnic minorities is the Shan (9%), Karen (7%), Mon (2%), Kachin, Karenni (1%), Chin (2%), Arakan family. There are seven divisions, seven states and one special union area In Myanmar. The Burman usually live in the seven divisions, and the Ethnic minorities usually live in other seven states.
(http://baike.baidu.com/view/7227.htm#2)
(http://www.3etravel.com/myanmarnation.html)
Bamar: http://baike.baidu.com/view/1243727.htm
Shan： http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164374.htm
Karen: http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164385.htm
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/克伦族
http://baike.baidu.com/view/60667.htm
Mon: http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164402.htm
Kachin: http://baike.baidu.com/view/5161895.htm
Karenni
Chin: http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164388.htm
http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164394.htm
Burmese Chinese:http://baike.baidu.com/view/2062735.htm
http://www.myanmarburma.com/attraction/183/the-burmesechinese-or-sinoburmese
Ethnic Groups of Myanmar
III. The Language of Myanmar
There are approximately a hundred languages spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma).Burmese,spoken by two thirds of the population, is the official language. Languages spoken by ethnic minorities represent five language families: Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Tai–Kadai, Indo-European, and Austronesian, as well as an incipient national standard for sign language.
A map of languages used in Burma.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Myanmar
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethnolinguistic_map_of_Burma_1972_en.svg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Ethnolinguistic_map_of_Burma_1972_en.svg
http://baike.baidu.com/view/36444.htm
IV. The Religion of Myanmar
Buddhism is the state religion in Myanmar. In Myanmar nearly 90% of people believe in Buddhism, about 5% in Christianity, 3.7% in Islam, about 0.5% in Hinduism,and 1.21% belief in animism.
(http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cemm/chn/xnyfgk/t256864.htm)
Burma, Buddhism and Neutralism – Full Length Documentary, Myanmar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=932bQNSPmS8
The situation of Christians in Myanmar/Burma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUHSw1Bb5lw
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11029/BM
Christianity in Myanmar
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Myanmar
V. The Lord’s Recovery in Myanmar
In Myanmar, there are currently fifty-three churches, and 2572 saved saints distributed in Mandalay Division, Yangon Division, Kachin StateChin State, Rakhine State, Shan State and Magway Division.
Through the observation and looking up information on internet, we find that in present, most of saints come from Chin state; Kachin state and Kayah state have the Christian background in the nationwide. The data of the three states is as follow:
First, Chin is the seventh largest Burmese people (a total of 53 branches), about 1OO million (2004 estimate number), accounting for 2 percent of Myanmar’s total population. Chin more living in mountainous areas in western Myanmar, mainly in Chin State, Sagaing, Magway, Bago and the Rakhine State. Chin people were originally believe in primitive fetishism, there are Buddhist and Christian.
1 Introduction; 2. details; 3 embrace; 4 general situation; 5. religion; 6. customs; 7 cigarette symbol; 8 traditional festival rituals; 9 Chin ethnic costumes; 10 food culture; 11. family customs; 12. Marital customs; 13 traditional dances; 14 Chin believe; 15 agriculture; 16 history (the history of our ancestors, Chin region’s modern history)
(http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164388.htm)
Second, the Kachin ethnic = Jingpo ethnic (there are four major branches: Jingpo, Longe, Zaiwa Leqi), cross-border ethnic groups, called Kachin in Burma, in China called Jingpo. Kachin Myanmar is the sixth largest nation, with a population of about 124 million people (2004 estimate number), accounting for 2.4 percent of Myanmar’s total population, mainly in Kachin, Shan and Sagaing. The nation in the India-Burma border and the border with Burma Ruili River Basin and Yunnan Province of China also have distribution. China Jingpo and Kachin minority belong to one ethnic . 1. Introduction; 2. Clothing (men and women); 3. The diet culture; 4. Historical records; 5. Living culture; 6 family customs; 7. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA); 8. Conflict (background, upgrade)
(http://baike.baidu.com/view/298908.htm#7)
Third, is the third largest tribe Karen in Myanmar, Burma is the second largest minority (11 branches), a population of about 4.16 million (2004 estimate number), accounting for 8% of Myanmar’s total population. Karen Kayin and Kayah mainly in the Irrawaddy Delta region as well as in Mon, Tenasserim province, Yangon, Bago, Kayah province and other provinces also have distribution.
Karen diverse religious beliefs, live in the mountains of the Karen people believe in primitive fetishism; living in the plains Karen Buddhist; residing in the city and upper Karen are Christian. Karen tribe has its own language , literature and art, likes group dancing, singing and playing at night.
1 Overview; 2 languages; 3. History; 4. economy; 5. religion; 6. Customs (housing and food culture); 7. Clothing (Bouvet Karen, Boke Lun people, Sige Karen people); 8 children practices; 9 violation (fierce fighting, refugees into Thailand, the Thai military said against the government, media, neighbors)
(http://baike.baidu.com/view/1164385.htm)
Myanmar is the last military dictatorship, civil war had erupted, there are more than minorities. Christian has been involved in the war, some Christians to take up arms to defend themselves, many Christians were killed,
At present, the transformation of the domestic situation and the investment inside of Myanmar promote the stability of each nationality and economic development. This produces a quiet and tranquil environment for Lord’s move to Myanmar and the enjoyment and prusing of saints. Henry Van Thio served as the second vice president also will provide significant benefits for the Christians in Myanmar.
Most of the saints from the 53 churches have Christian background, they mainly come from Chin state, Kachin state, Shan state.
VI. The advance of the Lord’s Recovery in Myanmar:
A. Establish churches: through promoting the High peak truth to seek for Christians in Chin State, keyin state, Shan state Kachin state so that can raise up golden Lampstand at blank places
B. Strengthen the testimony of Yangon and Mandalay : With the reforming and opening up of Myanmar, Yangon and Mandalay’s economy will develop rapidly, there will be a large number of young people will come to study and work to the two cities, through propagating on these two cities so that Lord can gain high quality of young people in Myanmar!
