Isn’t it funny how sometimes you have no idea who you are sitting next to or pass by on a regular basis, and then one day you find out who they are and you are completely stunned? Levi Lim is one of those people. On the Missions Base she is quiet, stays at home with her family, and seems to keep to herself. Yet little did I know that she is a tenacious, brilliant woman who is changing the nation of Myanmar through her love and faith in Christ.
As most of you know, this past spring one of the worst cyclones of history hit Myanmar and killed over 100,000 people and caused 2-3 million people to become homeless. The day after the cyclone hit, Levi, who is originally from Myanmar, started a relief organization called i love myanmar whose focus is to love and support the people of Myanmar regardless of their ethnicity or religion. Yet it has turned into one of the most important relief organizations that specifically focuses on the hardest and most desolate areas hit by the cyclone.
Since May, Levi has found tremendous favor with the government of Myanmar. Originally the Myanmar Authority had refused to let other nations or organizations come and bring aid relief. They were taking any and all money that was brought in for aid relief and using it for their own purposes - so much so that they are currently adding another layer of gold onto the largest Buddhist temple in the world in Yangon while areas of Myanmar are still devastated and struggling to keep people alive. Yet despite all this, Levi and her relief organization was allowed and even welcomed in! Here are just a few of the ways the Lord has given Levi favor in this country:
- She has been given access to the UN helicopter to visit the most desolate places.
- She has been given bodyguards and protection throughout her travels.
- Has access and favor with all levels of government and the Prime Minister himself.
- Has been given access by the Prime Minister to a bank account that ensures ALL funds deposited will go to the relief efforts and not the government.
- On national television, the Prime Minister asked Levi to help any Christian villages in the country rebuild their churches and invited any of her Christian friends to come to Myanmar to help affected Christians!
My favorite is one about an older woman they met who used to be a Buddhist monk. While meeting with two villages and their elders, leaders, and government officials, this woman started sharing a dream she had after
the cyclone hit. While still being a Buddhist monk, she had a dream in which she saw Jesus hovering over the cyclone as it was hitting her village. She knew she was going to drown if someone didn’t help her, so she cried out to Him for help. He reached down, picked her up out of the flood and kept her safe. After the flood went down, He told her to be baptized. She woke up, realized that Jesus was real, became a Christian and went out searching for Christians to baptize her! In the same village meeting another woman shared a similar dream about Jesus, and yet another said “ONLY when we pray to this Jesus are we helped – no other gods are helping us now”.This brought so much encouragement to my heart, because I often feel helpless when I see disaster hit. Yet all of this reveals the power of prayer – the Lord moves at the sound of our voices! I have prayed for people who have never heard the gospel to be given a dream about Jesus, for Christians to have favor in their countries, for governments to turn and have a revelation that Jesus is their only hope. And it is happening before our eyes! So be encouraged in whatever situation you are asking for the Lord to move in, that “whatever you ask the Father in My (Jesus) name He will give you” Jn 16:23.
If you would like to find out more about Myanmar or ways to donate and help please click on this link: i love myanmar.
Thank you all for your prayers and support! Let me know how I can be praying for you, your church or ministry. Have a blessed month!
Grace and Peace,
Rebecca
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