Yang – an orphan – has just had his leg amputated … he is only 3 years old.
His older brother was killed in the same attack that cost Yang his l
eg.
His other brother and his grandfather were also injured.
Only Yang’s grandmother survived the attack by the Myanmar military unscathed.
Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country of 53 million people in Southeast Asia … bordered by India and Bangladesh on the west … Laos and Thailand on the east … C
hina on the north … and the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea on the South.
The country has both Muslim and Christian minority populations … both of which are heavily persecuted by the Myanmar army.
The under-fed and under-equipped army – which considers itself the “protector” of Buddhism – regularly confiscates the property and food of non-Buddhists.
Thousands of both Muslims and Christians have fled the country – the Muslims to Bangladesh primarily … the Christians to Thailand and China.
More than 100,000 Christians live in internally displaced (IDP) camps.
You can read a brief summary about the persecution in Myanmar here: https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/myanmar/
The persecution against Christians in Myanmar has been going on for decades … but it’s rarely reported on by the media.
Watch these videos (3 minutes and 4 ½ minutes) to learn more about the persecution of Christians in Myanmar:
To listen to Ravi Zacharias tell the story of Adoniram Judson – the first missionary to Burma – click here (6 ½ minutes). Very powerful:
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