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Pastor Manaai & Pai Pai

Church Planters South East Asia

Pastor Manaai and his wife, Pai Pai, work as church planters in a very poor and primarily Buddhist country of over 50 million people which is hostile to the gospel. According to Joshua Project, 84 % of this country’s population is considered unreached by the gospel. An ongoing civil war which has lasted for decades as well as high inflation, political isolation, the devastation of natural disasters, and persecution from both the government and the majority Buddhist population all combine to make this a very difficult country to live and minister in. In addition, foreign gospel workers were forced to leave almost 50 years ago. The few Bible believing and gospel preaching churches that exist in this country are house churches often led by leaders with very little and often no Bible or theological training.

It is this context in which Pastor Manaai and his family minister making disciples, gathering them into churches, and then training leaders to lead them. He also provides leadership to several pastors and church planters who are working to establish churches throughout Myanmar.


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Awn & Cherry

Children’s Home Parents South East Asia

After trusting in Jesus Christ in 1996 and receiving Bible training, Cherry had a burden to look after orphans and destitute children. So, in 2008, she began a work on her own and then, in 2016, she married Awm and they both began caring for abandoned children in their home. Today, Awm and Cherry have two biological children of their own and care for 19 other abandoned children and orphans. Awm works long hours driving a taxi in a large city to provide funds to care for his large family, while Cherry stays home with the children. They work in partnership with Pastor Manaai in living out the gospel by caring for “the least of these”. Their sacrifice in providing a home for abandoned children is a living witness to the love of Christ and power of the gospel.