Justice is Missing for Kachin Christian Teachers Raped and Killed by TatmadawJanuary 21, 2021 — 01/21/2021 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Kachin Christians continue to seek justice for the two ethnic Kachin teachers who were allegedly raped and killed by the Tatmadaw (Burmese Army) in...
Haunted by Decades-Long Conflict: Part 3January 19, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="Christians in Myanmar Remain Hopeful for the Future" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Myanmar Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1610719869150{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96396" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] This is a three-part series. To read part...
Curbing Religious Tension in Myanmar: Part 2January 15, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="Christians Remain Hopeful for the Future" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By ICC’s Myanmar Correspondent" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1610719869150{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="96374" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] This is a three-part series. To view part one, click...
Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 3December 13, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="119991" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] In case you missed them, you can read Part 1 and Part 2 here. 12/13/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – When Isaiah 41:10...
Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 2December 10, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="119990" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. 12/10/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Impoverished communities worldwide felt the...
Do Not Be Dismayed: Part 1December 7, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="119755" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 12/07/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The coronavirus took 2020 in the early months by surprise. In Yangon, Myanmar, pastors and congregations had...
ICC Brings Food to 53 Burmese EvangelistsNovember 18, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="119755" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 11/18/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In September, ICC received information from Myanmar Baptist Churches Union (MBCU) that dozens of its pastors and...
Christians in Myanmar Cast Their Votes Hoping for Better FutureNovember 9, 2020 — 11/09/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On November 8, Myanmar held its general elections, where more than 37 million eligible voters got to cast their votes to elect the lawmakers...
More Aid Needed for Chin Christian IDPs and RefugeesOctober 27, 2020 — 10/27/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – On October 21, U.S. refugee and immigration advocates called for more help for ethnic Chin Christians internally displaced in Myanmar, and those who have...
A Little Flour and OilSeptember 25, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1598452849136{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="117906" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 09/25/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – One of ICC’s lesser known, but extremely important, initiatives involves...
“Sewing” Hope in MyanmarAugust 28, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Gina Goh" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1595431233693{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="117472" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 08/28/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Nhkum Hka Ra, a 21-year-old living in Dum Buk village,...
Controversial Burmese Canadian Pastor ReleasedAugust 18, 2020 — 08/18/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that the controversial Burmese Canadian pastor who was recently sentenced for defying COVID-19 ban has been released. He also returned to...
Burmese Canadian Pastor Gets Three Months for Defying COVID-19 BanAugust 9, 2020 — 08/09/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – David Lah, the Burmese Canadian pastor who defied the COVID-19 Natural Disaster ban on large group gatherings in Myanmar, has been sentenced to three...
Christian Family Emerges from Stoning UnscathedJuly 31, 2020 — 07/31/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - Samson became a Christian in 2017 after living a “good enough” life striving for salvation through works and meditation as a Buddhist. He realized...
ICC Provides Educational Support in MyanmarJuly 23, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="117057" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 07/23/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In January 2019, Pastor U Tun Nu was abducted at gunpoint by the Arakan Army. As the months...
Catholics Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar Call to End Civil WarJuly 3, 2020 — 07/03/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – Myanmar has been in civil war since 1948, after the people gained independence from Britain. In 2015, while Aung San Suu Kyi’s victory in...
