TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS GIFT #25 – TRANSFORM AN IMPOVERISHED VILLAGE IN MYANMAR
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ll day women and children line up at one of several hand-dug wells scattered along the outskirts of Aung Chan Thar, awaiting their turn to fetch water. Many wait long into the night, especially during the dry season when some of the wells run dry and others produce only 20 liters of water per day. “The water supply is the biggest problem in the village,” one of the older women told ASAP’s field supervisor during a recent visit. But access to clean water is not the only problem in this settlement, where day laborers have flocked to work on the new plantations nearby. There also aren’t any churches or schools in the village. Moved with compassion, the leaders of the Ayeyarwady Mission have asked ASAP to help open a wholistic ministry serving the poor families living in the settlement. A young church planter and his family have already agreed to move there. Now, they are awaiting funding to renovate a building for a house 30
