Lao people’s Democratic Republic embraced Christianity. After the Vietnam
(Mekong Region) War, their possessions and property were
Through the efforts of BMMI, the taken from them, and they have become
kingdom of thailand BMAA has developed a strong partnership refugees without access to basic social and
(Mekong Region) with the national and provincial health care services.
On two occasions, BMMI teams have vis- governments. In February 2008, the BMMI has made contacts with the
ited Changmai, Thailand, to provide health Nakeo Health Center in the Champasak Vietnamese socialist government in an
care to the Kareem tribes who have been ne- province was formally dedicated, which effort to provide medical care to these
glected by the government because of their has given the BMAA a visible identity ethnic minorities through outreach
remoteness to the urban center. Through there. More than 3,000 patients have clinics to their villages. In the Lord’s time,
these two projects, approximately 2,250 received medical treatment in two BMMI a holistic pastoral care program could be
patients were treated and more importantly, projects in Laos. The Ministry of Health provided to enhance their physical and
were shown the love of Christ. has given recognition to the service of the spiritual well-being.
In the Lord’s time, the Baptist Friendship Nakeo Health Center to the poor village
Foundation will be established for the people in choosing it as “the best union of myanmar
sake of a BMAA identity in Thailand. performing public health facility” (Mekong Region)
This will provide opportunities for BMMI in the country. BMMI is looking into working with
to continue with more health development Two new construction projects have the BMMP on a medical missions project
projects in Changmai through the assistance recently been assisted by BMMI/BMAA in Myanmar in 2010. It is hoped that the
of an ethnic tribe church planting ministry in Laos: the May Health Center in Attapeu World Health Organization will be able to
of a Thai co-worker. province and the Khanwa Primary School assist with the entry of the medical team
in a distant village across the Mekong to this restrictive access nation. This effort
Republic of indonesia River from the Nakeo village. In addition would not only provide medical assistance
(Southeast Asia) to these, BMMI has provided this village to the poor population, but also would
For the past two years, the BMAA has with an ambulance boat which will be help to carry the Gospel and strengthen
had a full-time missionary in North used to take the sick to the Health Center. the ministry in Myanmar.
Sulawesi Province (Manado) Indonesia. Likewise, a Mission House has been set up
This country has the largest Muslim in Pakse for BMA pastoral care activities. Republic of Vanuatu
population in the entire world. Efforts In the latter part of August 2009, the (Southwestern Pacific Region)
have begun to work with the government May Health Center, Khanwa Primary BMMI is planning an exploratory visit
and public health officials in Manado School, Mekong River ambulance boat, to Vanuatu, a group of Melanesian islands
through a H.E.A.R.T. Compassion package and the BMAA Mission Project Center in the South Pacific. After being colonized
program to open doors of opportunities was dedicated to the Lord, paving the way by France and England, Vanuatu gained
for sharing Christ in the Muslim villages. for fulfilling the mandate of the Great its independence in 1982. BMMI has been
Plans are also being made for a BMMI Commission in Laos. invited by their Ministry of Health to “dip
medical team to go to Indonesia later this its forefinger in Sanma Province” with the
year and hold outreach clinics in urban socialist Republic of Vietnam result being a health development project
and island villages that have not been (Mekong Region) in far-flung villages as an entry point for
reached by government health workers, Living in central Vietnam’s mountains church planting activities. n
a challenging opportunity to share the of Gia Lai Province are approximately
Gospel with the Indonesian Muslims. 250,000 minority Jarais, who at one time,
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