By Dr, Dwain Illman Today I saw a Smile of Jesus. We had a very busy clinic at Pamiti Christian Church outside of Myitkyina. I was working at my station and noticed a woman holding a small child. The mother's smile was enigmatic, beautiful, and full of experience. In the flow of patients, she eventually
By Dr, Dwain Illman There are days when we experience some victories and we say, "it is worth it all!" My wife Marilyn told this story: I teach the techniques of rehydration, explaining the use of salt, sugar and clean water to make the oral rehydration solution (ORS). My translator is Losanna, who also translated
By Dr, Dwain Illman Our first clinic day! On the way, our team stopped at the World War II cemetery on our way to our first medical clinic at Hope Children’s Home. It is hard to fathom that 26,000 allied soldiers are buried there, losing their lives in the war against Japan. This is such
By Dr. Dwain Illman The 14 member FAME medical mission team has arrived in Burma! Many shared that their inspiration for serving in this faraway land is from Scripture. Altough te references varied, the common theme for service is found in I Peter 4:10 -- Each of you should use whatever gift you have received
"Everyday, day and night, day and night, I am thinking this - only this," says a leading evangelist in Myanmar, concerning his mission to evangelize to his fellow countrymen. Although we are not giving his real name for the sake of his safety and his family's safety, Jonah plays a key role in developing effective evangelistic
Last December I made a promise - a promise to send a teacher to a remote village in southern Burma called Putaikgyi. This teacher would be a special one -- he would teach young women how to sew. No one in the village knows to sew. I was told there were three sewing machines in
Thanks to our supporters, children in Myanmar are being cared for and educated. Let's take a look at one of the improvements made through the generosity of many... Hope Children's Home near Yangon has its first set of wheels -- a truck that can carry up to 25 children! Better transportation means that our
Daw Pan Cho, teacher in Thani Bauk I am Daw Pan Cho from Thani bauk village. I wanted to write but this time I thought I should really write. You know I have lived in Thani bauk nearly twenty years. I have taught children nearly 20 years. I love children. I had visions forthe children.
By Aung Shine, Evangelist Hello, I am Aung Shine. I went to Putaikgyi Christmas with Joana and other American visitors. When I was in the village, I learned that some are very eager to know about God. So when Maeram asked me to go there again I was very happy. God is the God for every person in