History of Shan Churches in Burma 1861-2001 - Khamkoo

Appendix 288
Letter from Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha (General Secretary of ShweLi Valley Shan Baptist Mission, NamKham,
NSS, Burma) to Sai Htwe Maung, Hong Kong. 14 February 1980
Sai Htwe and family,
I have received your message for SeLan Jubilee and one Cassette Recorder. I have left two film
rolls with Zau Yaw to send it to you. We send Yee Poi to MuongMyit to start a new Church. Some
Christians moved from NamKham to MuongMyit. I am glad that you are able to share about our Shan
mission to friends in Hong Kong.
Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha.
Letter from Kyaw Hla, LaShio, NSS, Burma to Sai Htwe Maung, Hong Kong. 25 February 1980
Dear brother and sister,
I am writing with much remembrance. There are some divisions among us. It is not easy to form
convention. We are planning to go to Eastern Shan State to organize them to participate in our Shan
Bible Centenary in 1985 and to MuongMyit and MuongKuy for fund raising for the centenary. I think
we need to help the people who are poor and needy. We need to have a kind of work or investment for
them to help them survive. Preaching alone is not enough. I thought of having chicken farm for poor
brothers and sisters in the Churches. The cassette recorder, which you sent to us, is now in the hand of
Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha.
May you have joy and good health.
Kyaw Hla
Letter from Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha (General Secretary of ShweLi Valley Shan Baptist Mission, NamKham,
NSS, Burma) to Sai Htwe Maung, Hong Kong. 29 May 1980
Sai Htwe,
I went to KengTung from March 28 to May 4, by the invitation of Eastern Shan Baptist
Conference. I taught the Bible, encouraged the people and talked about formation of Shan Baptist
Convention. We now have understanding with KengTung Eastern Shan. They also agree with us to
form Shan Baptist Convention. I have asked our leaders to listen to your message on tape. They all
appreciated your help. We need financial help a lot. I am glad to hear that you are taking Biblical Study
courses. Can you find sponsor for us? If you can get sponsor we would certainly have Shan Convention.
If we can use about Kyat 80,000 a year our mission will very much improved. You are very important
for our mission. Included is a letter certifying that you are representative of our Shan mission and you
can speak to the people on our behalf. It will be very good if you can produce our New Testament in
pocket size.
Please reply to me as soon as possible.
Signed/Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha
Letter from Rev. Sai Nyunt Tha (General Secretary of ShweLi Valley Shan Baptist Mission, NamKham,
NSS, Burma) to Sai Htwe Maung. 8 July 1980
Sai Htwe,
I have received your letter on 7 July 1980. On 21 June 1980 the representatives from ShweLi
Baptist Association and representatives from Eastern Shan State Baptist had a meeting at my home in
MuSe. We have agreed to form a committee to draw draft constitution for Shan Baptist Convention.
There will be an BBC Annual General Meeting in LaShio in December 1981. We will submit our
request to BBC to allow us to form SBC. The North and East are now united. Our vision is now