Myanmar (Burma)

Books: Translated and printed 2 books in Burmese; distributed 20,000 through various outreaches.

Broadcast: The Enjoying Everyday Life television broadcast is available in Thai in select areas throughout the country.

Disaster Relief: Working through our Southeast Asia office, we were able to respond quickly to the May 2008 cyclone that hit Myanmar, providing families with much needed food, plastic sheeting, mosquito nets, candles and matches. Also, partnering with In His Image, we worked to dispatch medical teams to treat victims and train Burmese doctors.

Feeding Programs: Joyce Meyer Ministries serves hundreds of thousands of meals yearly through our feeding programs in Myanmar.

Leadership Training: Joyce Meyer Ministries partners with John Maxwell's EQUIP leadership training ministry to conduct the Million Leaders Mandate in this country.

Orphanages: Joyce Meyer Ministries fully funds and operates 4 orphanages that care for 120 children.

Partnership: In 2000, the ministry hosted an Extreme Weekend Youth Crusade, reaching 1,500 youth; 150 received salvation. In June 2005, a short-term mission team was sent into Myanmar to work with churches and orphanages.

Country Facts

Population: 48,798,000 - ranks 24th worldwide
Literacy: 83%
Official Language: Burmese
Religion: Freedom of religion.
Geography: Area - 676,577 sq. km. Basin and delta of the Irrawaddy River ringed by a horseshoe of high mountains.
Prayer Points: Please pray for the survivors of the deadly cyclone in Myanmar. Pray that we can continue to reach the desperate children and families in need with vital resources and emergency aid.

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