News from the General Secretary...Myanmar Baptist Convention!

Success in mission comes with cooperation and partnership. Rev. K. D. Tu Lum, General Secretary of the Myanmar Baptist Convention, wrote to me this morning emphasizing that the needs are still great and he is grateful for the help of Baptist bodies like the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, the Asia part of the Baptist World Alliance who visited Myanmar to talk about a more coordinated aid program for the relief of the many who are still suffering from Cyclone Nargis.

Here, in part, are his comments:

We are trying to help the Nargis affected people in the coast area of Myanmar. Last month, we discussed with APBF General Secretary, Bonny Resu and Baptist world Aid Director, Paul Montacute in order tomake contributions to the Nargis affected people. We are expecting theAmerican Baptists to assist us in this time of disaster. You would see and know our needs during your visit in October.We are doing our best. Please remember us in your prayers.

With best wishes,
Rev.K.D.Tu Lum
General Secretary of the MBC

While it is true that Rev. K. D. Tu Lum is a non-native speaker of English and it may be that his comment, "We are expecting American Baptist to assist us in this time of disaster." is stronger than he intended, I think not. No matter how low we are on the economic ladder living here in the West, we would be among the "wealthy elite" in places like Myanmar and most of SE Asia. We can give and even though it may seem a bit forward to say it so plainly as Rev. Tu Lum has, I invite you to prayerfully think about what God is "expecting" from you (and me!) to meet the great needs that are still going unmet.