{"id":5843,"date":"2022-08-22T12:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opendoorsuk.org\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:33:09","slug":"christians-myanmar-desperation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/blog\/news\/latest-news\/christians-myanmar-desperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians in Myanmar in desperate state as military control brings physical and emotional turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"standard-page \" role=\"document\" style=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christians in Myanmar are in a desperate state as the military\u2019s grip on power brings unending conflict, disruption and fear. Please continue to lift in prayer the country and its believers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/22.08.22-Myanmar-780-520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/22.08.22-Myanmar-780-520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/22.08.22-Myanmar-780-520-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/22.08.22-Myanmar-780-520-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Your prayers are urgently needed for Christians in Myanmar<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military\u2019s unrelenting control in Myanmar is having a devastating impact on Christians. The physical and emotional turmoil facing many of them is putting huge pressure on pastors and resulting in some Christians turning away from faith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact of the military\u2019s seizure of power in February 2021 has been catastrophic. It\u2019s exacerbated the country\u2019s long-running civil war, increased displacement and crippled the economy. Fear pervades the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Christians are facing emotional turmoil due to the stress of living as displaced persons and refugees, and trauma because of the killings and fighting they have experienced and witnessed. Pastors are facing challenges shepherding believers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christians driven to drink and away from faith<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany people in the area I am serving are experiencing trauma on a daily basis,\u201d shares Pastor Koo*, an Open Doors local partner. \u201cIt has affected the believers, their souls and their physical bodies such that many believers are discouraged and frustrated. They are in need of counselling.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"pull-right-wrapper \">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;Many people in the area I am serving are experiencing trauma on a daily basis&#8221;\r\n<\/p> <cite>PASTOR KOO<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are lots of displaced persons and refugees; some of them do not want to share anything, they are so closed off emotionally it is hard to reach them, and some are sick because of this, and it is difficult to help them,\u201d adds Sister Meii*, a local partner who is helping displaced believers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor us, as Christians, we are relieved by God\u2019s Word when we feel burdened, and I have hope in God\u2019s Word and promises. But for some Christians and Buddhists, they don\u2019t care for their lives anymore and they have resorted to drinking and getting drunk. Some Christians have given up on their faith, while some Buddhists seek the Christian God. Our brothers and sisters need our help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open Doors local partners recently ran counselling training for leaders, equipping them with the basic skills to provide pastoral care for believers. It\u2019s one of several ways your gifts and prayers are enabling partners to help our family in Myanmar. Other support includes emergency relief aid and persecution survival training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>*Names changed for security reasons&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":5844,"parent":8268,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-5843","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-myanmar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Christians in Myanmar in desperate state as military control brings physical and emotional turmoil - Open Doors Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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