Myanmar
Ministries
- Bible Correspondence Schools
- Orphan Ministry
- Discipleship
Missionary
Philip Thang
Pastor Philip Thang operates the Word Bible Seminary in Yangon with 20 students. He is now using SLM’s WorldWide Bible Institute curriculum. Pastor Philip is also involved in encouraging new church planters on the border of Bangladesh, as well as operating an orphanage in Yangon. He is married and the father of 3 children. Bible lessons are being printed at the SLM Office in Yangon in Burmese and English. Initial distributions were made to almost 500 children in the Burmese and English languages. Scores of children made professions of faith in Christ. Printing and distribution of the Bible lessons for both adults and children is on-going.
Address
P.O. Box 1312, 658 Minyekyawswar
St., 44 Block
North Dagon, Yangon, Myanmar
Phone Number
95-1-584-673
Email Address
Population
56,890,418
Languages
Burmese (official)
note: minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Religions
Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1%
note: religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith (2014 est.)