Burma: a church under pressure

David Burrowes  |  World
Date posted:  1 Nov 2014
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Burma: a church under pressure

David Burrowes with the pastor of the church running the IDP camp.

On my flight to Burma in early October, I read a book about the extraordinary life of America’s first foreign missionary, Adoniram Judson.

He survived starvation, imprisonment and torture, alongside watching friends and family die, in his calling to spread the gospel in Burma. One of the highlights of my visit was to find a Gideon Bible in a hotel in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin State. It was a Burmese Bible which was originally translated 175 years ago by Judson.

He would no doubt have been thrilled to know that his labours had survived the big test of time in Burma. A country that has witnessed the longest conflict in the world alongside significant persecution of minorities and particularly Christians.

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