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The people of this South Asian nation have endured widespread violence at the hands of a military junta. Armed conflict has displaced thousands of people, and according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/a>, the nation remains \u201ctrapped in a cycle of poverty and displacement, human rights violations and abuses \u2026 the lives and future of Myanmar\u2019s people are hanging in the balance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Nanda* is the movement’s General Secretary. He reports\u00a0that while people are returning to work, and over a year has passed since the coup, life remains\u00a0far from stable. \u201cThe military arrest young people who are in the vicinity of any attack from the armed wing of the [resistance]… even if they weren\u2019t involved\u201d, says Nanda. \u201cIn many towns people dare not go out in the afternoons, and their houses stay dark at night. Some, even middle-school aged children, can\u2019t stay in their own village, because they will be accused of being involved in armed resistance. The military arrest whomever they suspect, without proof.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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There aren\u2019t many options for young people; as Nanda puts it, they either “join the [resistance], find poorly paid factory work in cities, or leave the country.\u201d Ongoing and widespread violence and injustice \u2013 which has included the murder of one of Nanda’s neighbours – have also deeply impacted students. Many would-be students have joined armed resistance groups <\/a>instead of universities. \u201cLast week\u201d, says Nanda, \u201cone of our students went missing on the way to church. We still don\u2019t know where he is exactly, but it seems that he was taken by the military. In the same week, three others were met by robbers on the bus and lost their cell phones and bags.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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But amidst the turmoil and suffering, God is moving, and student ministry continues. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cGod has answered our prayers and given us a ministry centre, a comfortable and safe place to build friendships and share the gospel\u201d, testifies Nanda. \u201cWe’ve started a new English Club, as well as our Bible Study and fellowship gathering.\u201d The movement has a vision built on the initial success of the ministry centre: \u201cWe want to create a neutral space for all students, where we help them educationally and emotionally during\u00a0this time of crisis and share the gospel. We really need prayers, advice, and help, so that the ministry would be meaningful, effective, and growing, even now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Despite everything, growth is exactly what\u2019s happening. Sawm recently spent three days visiting students in a city on the opposite side of the country. \u201cIt was a great privilege\u201d, he says, \u201cto explain the importance of student ministry for spreading the gospel throughout the country and seeing change in our society. Together we reimagined the possibilities for effective student ministry.\u2019\u2019 As they studied Colossians, Nanda’s group “reconsidered the Lordship of Jesus in every aspect of our lives, and we prayed that this truth would shape us into being \u2018salt and light\u2019 in our chaotic world.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Pray with us for Nanda and the students here:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • Nanda asks, \u201cplease keep praying that God would heal our collapsed country soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Pray that God would grant the movement the wisdom and strength to serve him effectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Praise God for the ministry centre he has provided and keep praying for the finances of the centre.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Pray for the quick release of the movement student who has been detained by the military, and that he would be able to return home safely.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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