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	Myanmar - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Union of Myanmar, formerly the Union of Burma, is the largest country (in geographical area) in mainland Southeast Asia.
		Myanmar is located between Bangladesh and Thailand, with China to the north and India to the north-west, with coastline on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.
		The culture of Myanmar is an mixture of centuries of Chinese, Indian, and Thai influences.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/m/y/a/Myanmar.html (1655 words)

	Myanmar
		The Myanmar Institute of Theology has offered and provided the highest level of theological education in Myanmar and has trained most of the leadership of the Baptist, Presbyterian, Anglican, Methodist, Mara Evangelical Church and other Protestant Churches in the country.
		It is an ecumenical institution in practice though it belongs to the Myanmar Baptist Convention.
		Baptist World Aid is being requested to help with $70,000, and it is recommended that a funding goal of 50% of this be set over 2 years.
	www.bwanet.org /bwaid/MyanmarInstituteofTheology.htm (283 words)

	Myanmar information - Search.com
		Myanmar, officially the Union of Myanmar (also known as Burma or the Union of Burma by bodies and states who do not recognize the ruling military junta), is the largest country (in geographical area) in mainland Southeast Asia.
		The fertile plains of the Ayeyarwady and Thanlwin Rivers are in the central lowlands of Myanmar.
		Buddhism in Myanmar is predominantly Theravada Buddhism and is practised by 89% of the population, especially the Bamar (and its subgroups, including the Rakhine), Shan, Mon, and Chinese.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Myanmar (3620 words)

	Myanmar Baptist Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Today the Karen Baptist Convention is the largest member body of the Myanmar Baptist Convention, which was formed in 1865.
		In Myanmar about 6% of the population is Christian, with two-thirds of them being considered Protestant.
		The Convention operates the Myanmar Institute of Theology, the leading Christian seminary in Myanmar, founded in 1927 and located in Insein.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Myanmar_Baptist_Convention (299 words)

	Myanmar Baptist Convention ::
		Myanmar Baptist Convention is a member of the Myanmar Council of Churches, Christain Conference of Asia, World Council of Churches, Asian Baptist Federation and the Bapist World Alliance.
		The Union of Myanmar is a country in South East Asia witha a population of 56 million.
		Myanmar Baptist Convention plans to celebrate ther 20th anniversary of the arrival of Dr. Adoniram and Mrs.
	www.mbc1813.org /home.htm (302 words)

	Myanmar Travel Guide
		Islam reached Myanmar at approximately the same time, but never gained a foothold outside the geographically isolated seaboard running from modern Bangladesh southwards to the delta of the Ayeyarwady (modern Rakhine, known previously to the British as Arakan, and an independent kingdom until the 18th Century).
		The Roman Catholic Church, Myanmar Baptist Convention and the Assemblies of God of Myanmar are the largest Christian denominations in Myanmar.
		Myanmar allows complete freedom of religious expression, and there appear to be no inter-religious tensions as such (although there are ethnic tensions, particularly between the dominant Bamar and the descendants of Indian migrants, which can find religious expression).
	www.asia-hotel.net /travel-guide/myanmar/culture.htm (995 words)

	Bio at BlinkBits. Myanmar
		The Union of Myanmar, (also known as the Union of Burma), is the largest country (in geographical area) in mainland Southeast Asia.
		Formerly the richest country in Southeast Asia and once believed to be fast on track to development, Myanmar is now one of the poorest countries in the world, suffering since the 1962 military takeover, which resulted in economic mismanagement and stagnation.
		The culture of Myanmar is a mixture of centuries of Chinese, Indian, and Thai influences.
	www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewforum/myanmar_bio?f=12234 (3588 words)

	Myanmar-a church thrives in adversity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Baptist witness is largely among tribal people that are the minority, with Baptist concentration among the Karen, the Kachins and the Chins, who together with the other 132 ethnic groups make up just 32 percent.
		The Myanmar Baptist Convention is excited about the progress and prospects of the growing church despite the risks Baptists face.
		The Golden Baptist Mission reaches primarily Buddhists; the Christian Service Development Task Force is aimed at development work to upgrade the poor; the Micro Credit Program offers small loans; and the MBC works with the TEAR Fund in a capacity building program aimed at leaders.
	www.baptistworldalliance.org /News/06JulySept/myanmar.htm (598 words)

	News \| Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department
		The meeting was propelled by the visit of John Graz, secretary-general of the Conference of Secretaries of the Christian World Communions and secretary-general of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA); Lincoln Steed, editor of Liberty Magazine; and Dr. Hiskiah Missah, regional IRLA director, based in the Philippines.
		The Myanmar Council of Churches (MCC), the umbrella group most recognized by the government, called the meeting and invited several Christian groups not normally associated with the MCC.
		Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country, with just 6 percent Christians in a population of 52 million.
	parl.gc.adventist.org /news/2005/feb05.html (320 words)

	Myanmar - Gurupedia
		Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, formerly known as Burma.
		Today, many people use Myanmar, which is a derivative of the Burmese short-form name Myanma Naingngandaw, regardless of their opinion of the military government.
		Myanmar is divided into 7 divisions and 7 states.
	www.gurupedia.com /b/bu/burma.htm (147 words)

	The Bhama of Myanmar
		While more than 95 percent of Myanmar's population is Buddhist, the Burmese consider spiritual beings called nats to be clever inhabitants of human bodies, trees, the ocean, mountains and many other elements of nature.
		They are easy-going, contented and friendly, and they spend much of their lives trying to balance evil with good, gain enough merit to escape the seemingly endless rounds of reincarnation and to make sure they keep the evil spirits appeased and the good spirits pleased.
		The Myanmar Baptist Convention, composed of 15 different ethnic conventions or unions, jointly sponsors two separate mission fields that target the Bhama people group in central Myanmar.
	archives.tconline.org /news/lastfrontier/archive/Bhama.html (586 words)

	Myanmar at Go Mekong - The Mekong River hotel & travel guide, Myanmar
		Myanmar, officially the Union of Myanmar is the largest country in geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
		Myanmar's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, its history, and its demographics in modern times.
		Myanmar is ranked tenth in the world in its number of active troops.
	www.myanmar.gomekong.com (4899 words)

	PC(USA) - Global Education - Myanmar Institute of Theology
		The Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT) was founded in 1927 with four students.
		Throughout its history, MIT has served as the highest institution of theological education in Myanmar.
		MIT is affiliated with the Myanmar Baptist Convention and serves Baptist, Presbyterian, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran and other Protestant groups.
	www.pcusa.org /globaled/institutionlist/myanmar.htm (276 words)

	Zomi Christian Network
		Since its founding, the vision and passion of ZCN is to join together Zo people from around the globe impacting Myanmar and the world for Christ, and sending Zomi as missionaries to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to other ethnic peoples and nations.
		The Zomi were officially adopted by the Zomi Baptist Convention in 1953.
		The ZBC remains as one of the largest groups of Baptists in the Myanmar Baptist Convention.
	www.zomichristian.org (240 words)

	Demographics of Myanmar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the time of the last official census in Myanmar, 31 March 1983, the population was 35,442,972.
		Estimates for Myanmar explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
		Population Projections for Myanmar, 1983-2013 - Asia Pacific Population Journal, Vol.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographics_of_Myanmar (344 words)

	In All Things...Pray (SBCPRAY.NET) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We, the Baptists of Myanmar are terribly shocked to hear the traumatic news which happened on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at New York and Washington D.C, respectively.
		As the 144th Executive Committee Meeting of the Myanmar Baptist Convention is currently in session, all the Executive Committee members unanimously voted to express our deepest sympathy to the victims of terrorists attack.
		For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
	www.sbcpray.net /supportletters.asp (390 words)

	Chin Human Rights Organization - CHRO - 1999 Religious Persecution Report
		These two Baptist pastors were almost arrested once at the time of the problem which arose out of matters related to erecting a cross on a hill west of Thantlang in January 1999 and it could very well be that they were secretly observed and shadowed.
		The Naga tribals, mostly from eight villages in the Sagaing district of northern Myanmar, crossed into the far northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, according to Reverend Zhabu Terhuja, general secretary of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council.
		Reverend Bonny Resu, secretary general of the Asian Baptist Federation said the issue had been taken up with the Myanmar Baptist Convention "so that they can apprise the government about the reports of persecution." However, Buddhist leaders here questioned the validity of the reports.
	www.chro.org /index.php/religious_persecution_reports/97 (2311 words)

	Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws honoured
		It is a significant characteristic of Myanmar that national races have freedom of faith and the right to maintain their own cultural traditions, and have resided in peace and unity in the country.
		In fact, all the faiths teach all their faithful to be imbued with loving kindness, compassion and sympathy and to have high moral character, and also contributes to the flourishing of peace and tranquillity and justice in the society.
		Some of the internal and external organizations are launching accusations against Myanmar that there exist racial and religious discriminations in the country and are applying various means to weaken national solidarity and diminish the peace prospects; such perpetrations are being launched with intent to break up the Union.
	www.myanmar-information.net /religious/christian/dec1.html (690 words)

	Baptists forced to remove 30-foot cross in Myanmar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In a letter to the minister for foreign affairs, the general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance appealed for a reprieve.
		Baptists, however, form the strongest Christian movement in the country, with more than 1 million Baptists in Myanmar.
		News of religion, faith, missions, Bible study and Christian ministry among Texas Baptist churches, in the BGCT, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and around the world.
	www.baptiststandard.com /2002/8_26/print/myanmar.html (278 words)

	Christian Leprosy Hospital Myanmar
		The hospital was originally established in the year (1898) by Miss Susan Has well, an American Baptist Missionary with the help of Mr.Wesley Bailey, founder of The Leprosy Mission International.
		MCLH is governed by (25) board members from Myanmar Council of Churches, Myanmar Baptist Convention, Myanmar Christian Leprosy Mission and leaders of churches.
		We give our heartily thanks to all churches in Myanmar through Myanmar Christian Leprosy Mission and donors in the country as well as abroad.
	www.clhmm.com (302 words)

	imu
		During the next 13 years, the Myanmar Baptist Convention (MBC) will focus its mission outreach around the theme: “Thy Will be Done in Myanmar.” This will conclude in 2013, the bicentennial of the arrival of Adoniram and Ann Judson as the first Baptist missionaries in Myanmar.
		American Baptist Missionaries Steve and Francesca Crane, who are currently serving as Missionaries in Residence at Judson, assisted the students with pre-trip orientation and encouragement.
		American Baptist missionary Corenne Garrison Smith serves with an organization that rescues and cares for boys and girls from ages 8 to 18.
	www.internationalministries.org /updates/june_2001_imu.htm (1497 words)

	PC(USA) - Mission Connections - Letter
		During the winter term of 2005-06, we made our second journey to Myanmar to serve as visiting international professors at Yangon Graduate School of Theology, and to lecture at other theological schools.
		The partnership between the Land of the Morning Calm and the Golden Land has been a fruitful one for theological education, and similar fruit can be found among the pastors, missionaries, and ecumenical leaders of Myanmar who have received graduate degrees from Hanil University.
		When we first began teaching in 1983 at what was then Hanil Women’s Seminary, we never dreamed that the school would eventually play such a significant and exciting role in international theological education.
	www.pcusa.org /missionconnections/letters/adamsd/adamsd_0604.htm (594 words)

	Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission - Myanmar Students Handbook - Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		His constant prayer is for the rapid evangelization of the whole Myanmar.
		His source of encouragement and favorite Scripture is "Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction" (2Timothy 4:2), and his motto" The one who calls you is faithful and he'll do it" (1Thessalonians 5:24).
		She was born in Yangon in 1969.She is from the Baptist denomination.Her ethnic group is Asho Chin.
	maxpages.com /myanmarbiodata - !http://maxpages.com/myanmarbiodata/home (2774 words)

	Society of Biblical Literature
		The impact of the teaching of feminist theology at the Myanmar Institute of Theology from 1991 on is reflected in the number of theses written on women issues and on specific biblical women.[7] The articles in magazines and journals also move away from the traditional reading of biblical texts to a more feminist reading.
		In Myanmar society there is a saying "It is woman that destroys the country" referring to bad women.
		In most of the (Baptist) churches, women are not encouraged to share equally in the ministerial work.
	www.sbl-site.org /Article.aspx?ArticleId=455 (6021 words)

	Adherents.com: By Location
		In Myanmar (Burma), 400,000 live in the Chin state and about 800,000 Chin are scattered in other parts of Burma...
		God's Army is one of dozens of ethnic insurgent bands that have been fighting the central government in Myanmar for half a century.
		At the 107th general meeting of the Convention, 1977, the peak attendance was 15,000 registered delegates...
	www.adherents.com /adhloc/Wh_219.html (2467 words)

	The Hearth Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		While many of the younger pastors in his convention prefer to serve urban churches, Kham was glad to accept this call, which has a bittersweet personal connection for him.
		Kya Ha are pastors and general secretaries of their regional conventions in the Myanmar Baptist Convention.
		Three or four key church leaders come every year from Myanmar, for example, and we are always inspired and instructed by their quiet fortitude, steady persistence, and sanctified resourcefulness in a socio-economic context that can be very trying, to say the least, and sometimes downright dangerous.
	www.omsc.org /hearth10.html (4576 words)

	Arts in Kayin State (Directory/Asia/Myanmar/Kayin State/Arts)
		Myanmar's Site Arts Beliefs Business Chat Collectables FREE EMail History Language Maps...
		Myanmar Travel Ltd. - Travel agent and tour operator in Yangon...
		Myanmar Currency Life Style In Myanmar Trans Information Festivals In Myanmar Arts...
	www.worldwidirectory.com /Asia/Myanmar/Kayin.State/Arts (452 words)

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