The soul saving seminar is over. Over 300 unsaved friends attended are 120 were baptized.

The fighting between the Kachin Independence Army and the Burmese Army has resulted in thousands of internally displaced people. Among them, these 20 children who are living at Loving Fountain. Some day, some will be reunited with family. For others, they will stay at Loving Fountain through their high school years.

There are now 54 orphanage children including new refugees. I am so sorry for receiving the new refugees orphanage children even I do not have enough food for them. By the grace of God some NGOs helped me with some of the food and clothing.

LaVerne Morse is a retired missionary to Myanmar. His barber supports missions. The barber told LaVerne to save up the costs of the haircuts, and when there was enough, use the money to buy a guitar for a teacher in Myanmar.
 
The money did add up, and now Deeram has his guitar to use with his students at Putaikgyi school and church!
 

This family was driven out of the Kanaan area because they accepted Christ. My husband (Kong Dee) and I visited this family, and they were very happy to see us again after so many years. The confessed what they thought of my husband. They said when they were leaving their village, the family was angry at Kong Dee then but then they remembered: "O, because of Kong Dee we were able to know the true God, we should not be angry with him."

We have about 90 students all together. All classes are in one big room. The school building is not very big, but big enough to hold all 90 students tightly. It’s always crowded as you see in the picture.

This boy is in 9th grade. According to the teacher and a committee member of school, he helps the youth minister in the church. He also is an outstanding student. He said, “I will do my best to pass high school examinations, then I will go to University.” I asked him what he would be doing after he graduate from University. He said, “ I want to become a preacher and evangelize to non Christians.”

This boy is Zaw palu Paw. He is a second grader. He is being raised by his father and elder sister. He said, “I don’t know my mother. She died long time ago. My father and my brother work in rice field. My sister cooks meals. She is in the fifth grade."

Aung Hlaing Gone is the very southern end of the country. It has been a village for a long time. Most people who live there are fishers. The men catch all sorts of fish, then the women divide fish and shrimp. None of the villagers know the history of the village. It means it’s pretty old. The head mistress said not go back to Yangon without going to the beach. The beach was so beautiful!

These students passed the rigorous high school examinations in 2012 after studying at Leading Star High School. Read their stories for some insight into life in remote regions of Myanmar.