What’s on

Want to find out what's on at M2M?  You've come to the right place.

Scroll down to get in the know with the current projects in Myanmar and learn how you can support these great initiatives.

Projects that will benefit all our recipients

Food Appeal Program (FAP)

People Waiting For Daily Ration Of Cooking Oil in Yangon

Did you know that the people in the queue were waiting to receive their daily ration of cooking oil?

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar is getting worse. The fact that the cost of rice and cooking oil is going up, is not making life any easier for the thousands of children who go to bed hungry every night. Our recipients could not possibly feed every child outside of their care, but they're doing everything they can with their limited resources.

 

What can you do?

If you've been following us on Facebook, you would have heard about our new Food Appeal Program (FAP).

So far we've raised $13,942 for the FAP. In a nutshell, that money will ensure that our recipients in Myanmar will be fed, clothed and educated all the way through to June 2024!

Let's be realistic. $13,942 is not going to last forever. So please dig deep and give generously towards the FAP.

 

Bank name: Suncorp Bank
BSB number: 484 799
Account number: 167 371 217
Account name: Mission2Myanmar Ltd
Reference: FAP

 

Please be assured that every donation over $2 is tax deductible.

Building projects - in progress

Elijah's Multi-Purpose Hall

For many years Elijah has been using a makeshift hall for gatherings such as primary school classes, drug interventions and for fellowship services too. Please see the photos below.

Primary school education

Primary school education

Sunday gathering

Sunday gathering

Youth Group

Youth Group

Sharing fellowship

Sharing fellowship


Some of these gatherings have attracted very large audiences from people who live far away from Elijah's commune, and therefore, there is usually a lot of pressure on Elijah to provide food and temporary accommodation for the sojourners.

Elijah has been saving up for building materials because he needs to build a new multi-purpose hall. Looking at the photos below, it appears that construction has already started.

Offloading bags of concrete

Offloading bags of concrete

So many bags of concrete

So many bags of concrete

Plenty of hard work

Plenty of hard work

Digging

Digging

Digging deeper

Digging deeper

Pipe work

Pipe work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB: Please be advised that these photos were taken when this project started.  There has been a lot of progress since then.  To keep up to date with the latest developments, please follow us on Facebook.

 

To learn more about why Elijah needs to build a new multi-purpose hall, please click here to read his letter.

We've already raised $5,446; however, this building project is likely to cost $AUD26,000. So, please give generously if you can.

Not everybody has a spare $1,000 just lying around and we respect that. Some will give $500, some will give more than $500, and some will give less than that. But remember, every little bit helps. If you have the money and the inclination to support this building project, please use the banking details below to transfer your money to M2M.

Bank name: Suncorp Bank
BSB number: 484 799
Account number: 167 371 217
Account name: Mission2Myanmar Ltd
Reference: Elijah Hall

 

Please be assured that every donation over $2 is tax deductible.

In the Yangon district

Chin Refugees resettlement program in Yangon (CRY)

Muang and his community

If truth be told, most of our recipients in Myanmar originally came from Chin state, in North-West Myanmar. Muang is one of our recipients and he came from Chin.

Muang moved to Yangon where he started his own family and he planted the Global Transformation Mission Church. Looking after Chin Refugees in Yangon (CRY) is just one of Muang's many humanitarian projects.

The living conditions in Chin state are vastly different to the conditions in Yangon. Most places in Chin state have no ATMs and most people live in appalling poverty. The advent of Covid-19 and the constant scuffles between the national army and armed rebel groups is not making life any easier for the people who have to live there.

Using his limited resources, Muang managed to accommodate 19 refugees in Yangon plus his family of three.  Your generous donations will make it possible for Muang to pay for their food, medical bills and rental expenses during their exile in Yangon.

$28,868.47 has been sent to the CRY program.

 

Is there anything else you can do to help?

Please consider sponsoring a needy child.  It costs $60 every three months.  For more information about child sponsorship, please visit our Child Sponsorship Program website.

Mercy Fund Outreach program (MFO)

Mercy Fund Outreach

Mercy Fund Outreach

Due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, Mercy and her family have been inundated with requests for financial support from more than 30 families.  However, due to the rising costs of rice and cooking oil, in Myanmar, Mercy and her family will not be able to assist those families without your support.

The Mission2Myanmar (M2M) recently sent Mercy some money for food along with an additional 800,000 Kyats supplement, to enable Mercy to pay for healthcare.  As you can see in the photo on the right, a little boy was bandaged and treated for a gaping wound in his leg.

Thanks to one generous donor in Brisbane, M2M will be able to continue sending Mercy monthly payments for food for the next 6 months.  What happens after 6 months?  That's a good question.  The answer is, that depends on you.  Please consider giving generously to this worthy cause.

$5,120.89 has been sent to the MFO.

 

From the capital city - Nay Pyi Taw

Kennedy

Kennedy moved to Nay Pyi Taw

For over 5 years, Kennedy was the chief caretaker at the Yangon campus.  Due to reasons of a personal nature, Kennedy has decided to pursue his passion for children's ministry elsewhere.

Kennedy recently moved into a large rental property on the outskirts of Nay Pyi Taw, which is the capital of Myanmar.  If you would like a tour, click here.

Kennedy will use his new rental to look after 10 orphaned kids from Rakhine state.

$6,683 has been sent to Kennedy.

 

 

From the Magway region

Rice for refugees

Bags of rice

During the mission trip to Myanmar in 2020,  Pauly & Kennedy traveled to a town in the Magway region called Pakokku.  That's where Pauly was introduced to Joseph and his wife.  Joseph was a graduate from Pastor David's college.  After graduating, Joseph was commissioned by the Global Baptist Association to disciple to the people who live in Pakokku.

Due to the political instability in Myanmar, Joseph and his wife have been using their limited resources to help the refugees, from Mindat, who fled to Pakokku.

$7,323 has been sent to Joseph.

 

 

From Rakhine state

Elijah

Life in Rakhine

Life in Rakhine

If you thought that living in the city was tough; try living in the countryside.  Elijah runs a commune in a rural part of Rakhine state, which is over 200 miles away from the nearest convenience store.

M2M has been supporting Elijah since Paul's mission trip to Myanmar in 2020.

Although the commune is partially self-sufficient, financial resources are still needed for meat and various building projects, such as the kitchen project.

$6,102.39 has been sent to Elijah.  This amount does not include the funding for the multi-purpose hall.

 

From further afield

Simon

Simon and his family in India

Due to ongoing political instability in Myanmar along with severe disruptions to supply chains, which were caused by the Covid-19 crisis, many people have sought political asylum in Myanmar's neighbouring countries such as India.  And that's exactly what Simon and his family did.

Simon used to be in charge of the Gangaw campus, which was located in the Magway region.  Paul and Kennedy visited Simon in 2019 and 2020.

Shortly after Simon married Yin Yin, they welcomed their first child into the world.  Then after that, this family fled to North-East India, where they now live as Burmese refugees.

$100 has been sent to Simon.

I want to support these projects now

That's great!

You'll be pleased to know that every donation over $2 is tax deductible.

Please transfer your money to our bank account using the details below.

Bank name:  Suncorp Bank
BSB number:  484 799
Account number:  167 371 217
Account name:  Mission2Myanmar Ltd
Reference: <ENTER THE PROJECT NAME HERE, USE ONE OF THE GREEN HEADINGS ABOVE>

So that we can send you a tax receipt promptly, please send an email to info@mission2myanmar.org after completing your bank transfer and remember to include the following information:

  • Your full name
  • Residential/Business address
  • Company name (if this is a corporate donation)

I need some more information before I donate

There's no harm in asking questions.  If you don't ask questions then you won't know why.

Please don't hesitate to give us a call on 0452 447 828 or write to info@mission2myanmar.org

We would be delighted to arrange a Zoom video conference call or a face-to-face meeting with you if need be.

Other ways to support the kids in Myanmar

Please consider sponsoring a needy child.  It costs $60 every three months.  For more information about child sponsorship, please visit our Child Sponsorship Program website.

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