Hope Endures in Myanmar | The Gospel in a Land of Conflict

About this sermon

In 1813, missionary Adoniram Judson arrived in Myanmar/Burma with the gospel. Though he faced persecution and hardship, Judson translated the Bible into the Burmese language, and the Lord saved many people through him. Since that time, the spiritual landscape of Myanmar has been plagued with Buddhism, liberal Christianity, and nominal Christianity. Faithful believers are confronted with the difficulty of living, working, and sharing the gospel amidst Buddhist persecution and national conflict. Though the human perspective is often hopeless, true hope endures in Myanmar. Hope endures as the Word of God is diligently translated into more native languages. Hope endures as hundreds of children receive a Christian education. Hope endures as students graduate from a local Bible school and are sent out to bring the gospel to conflict-battered regions. Hope endures as churches are planted and the gospel is proclaimed to the furthest reaches of Myanmar. In God’s providence, the gospel is advancing. Believers in Myanmar daily live out Adoniram Judson’s hopeful declaration from many years ago: “In spite of sorrow, loss, and pain, our course be onward still; we sow on Burma's barren plain, we reap on Zion's hill.” HeartCry seeks to advance the Great Commission by supporting missionaries, training missionaries, resourcing missionaries, planting churches, and then declaring God's great works to God's people. HeartCry Missionary Society: www.heartcrymissionary.com Watch HeartCry Films: www.heartcryfilms.com

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• Hope