Mission Spotlight

A Friend in Need

Myanmar

This Global Mission pioneer has a unique skill that benefits the people in his village. Find out how he ministers to the people around him.

This pioneer is on his way to help a friend in need.

Aung Win is a Global Mission pioneer sharing the gospel in a small farming village in Myanmar. Before he became a pioneer, he studied natural healing remedies, hoping to use these in his ministry.

When he moved to this village, Aung Win visited people in their homes every day to get to know them. As time went by, the villagers began to trust him and open up to him. He saw their struggles, and some shared how they were suffering physically.

Aung Win listened intently and then asked each person if he could pray for them. With their consent, he used natural treatments to relieve their discomfort. His wife plays a big role in assisting him, and prayer is an important step in the process.

In the past, the people had visited a witch doctor for healing. They were curious when the pioneer told them about a God who created them and loved them. Aung Win said that God even gave them instructions in a book called the Bible so that they could enjoy good health. Many requested Bible studies and eventually joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church family.

One of the villagers who became a Christian was Aung Thwin. Years before, he’d paid the witch doctor to curse his wife after she left him. He shared this heartache with the pioneer and told him about the curse. Aung Win assured him that Jesus is the Prince of Peace, and that He would give His peace freely.

When Aung Thwin studied the Bible with Aung Win, he experienced a joy and serenity that he’d never known. He has since been baptized and is studying in hopes of becoming a Global Mission pioneer.

There was no Adventist presence in the village before Ang Win came, but now a group of new believers worships together every Sabbath.

Your donations help plant new groups of believers in Myanmar and many other countries around the world.

Thank you for making it possible for people like Aung Thwin to learn about Jesus and follow Him.


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