Last June the Burmese army broke a 17-year cease-fire with the Kachin Independence Organization. The military offensive was aimed at Kachin State which has approximately 90% Christians. Since that event soldiers have killed, raped, and tortured civilians, set houses and churches on fire and pillaged entire villages. Since the 16th of October when Churches were told that Christians must request permission at least 15 days in advance to conduct a range of simple activities, including reading the Bible, conducting a Bible study, holding Sunday school, prayer and fasting, Christians have been finding ways to meet in secret. Churches in Myanmar are already required to obtain permission for any events other than Sunday services, but the new regulations impinge on daily private actions of individual Christians. A pastor forced to flee said, ‘Soldiers took 18 motorbikes, one rice mill, and all the buffalo, pigs, chickens, everything. They are even living in our houses.’

Pray: for the Lord to do battle for our Christian brothers and sisters and for the salvation of members of the Myanmar military. (Ps.10:12;Jos.1:7)

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