Pray that God would tear down all strongholds that hold people captive and blinded to the truth, and these strongholds be replaced with Kingdom opposites.
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Introduction / History
The Burmese Shan are a large group of civilized people who migrated south from China in the twelfth century and established three small states in Myanmar. The Shan language belongs to the southwestern group of tonal languages. The people refer to themselves as the Great Tai.
Myanmar has a long history of coups, wars, and rebellions. Ethnic divisions and political unrest have been common since the first Burman kingdom in the eleventh century. Today, the Shan have their own army who fight against the current Burmese military regime. The Burmese military forcibly maintains control over the country’s various ethnic groups, especially the Shan, who wish to have equal importance in government and commerce. As civil war divides families, many sons have died fighting against the Burmese government or have joined the secessionist Shan State Army.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Agriculture is the driving force in the Shan economy. Rice is the major cash and family crop. Other crops include tea, soybeans, peanuts, coffee, and cotton. People living near larger villages or towns grow vegetables to sell in the market. Shan farmers grow one other crop – it is estimated that as much as fifty percent of the world’s illegal opium is produced in Shan State.
Traditionally, rice is grown in irrigated fields, especially along the Salween River. However, farmers sometimes resort to slash and burn cultivation to grow hill rice. Farmers raise cattle and buffalo, not for meat, but to draw heavy wooden plows since farming is not mechanized. Because many of their sons have lost their lives in the ongoing civil war, farmers are finding it necessary to hire outside labor.
Shan farmers live in villages of ten to five hundred or more households clustered or lined among trees along roads or riverbanks. The Shan have neither clans nor family lines. Marriages are monogamous, based on the couple’s mutual consent. Newlyweds usually live with the bride’s parents for the first two or three years or until they can set up their own home. Gossip and reputation are important social restraints.
Prayer Points
Ask God to strengthen, encourage, and protect Shan Christians.
Ask the Holy Spirit to complete the work of adequate discipleship begun in the hearts of the Burmese Shan.
Pray for the effectiveness of the Jesus film among the Burmese Shan.
Pray that God will raise up prayer teams to break up the soil through worship and intercession.
Ask God to grant wisdom and favor to missions agencies focusing on the Burmese Shan.
Pray for opportunities to train Shan leaders within their country.
Ask God to anoint the Gospel as it goes forth via radio to the Burmese Shan.
Ask the Lord to raise up strong local Christian fellowships among the Burmese Shan.
Use these resources to help pray specifically each day.
"I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the (Muslims) peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations." (Psalm 57:9)
Read"God reigns over the Muslims nations; God sits on his holy throne." (Psalm 47:8)
Read"Let the Muslims peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!" (Psalm 67:3)
Read"Declare his glory among the Muslims nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!" (Psalm 96:3)
Read"All the Muslims nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name." (Psalm 86:9)
Read"All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the Muslims nations shall worship before you." (Psalm 22:27)
Read"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all Muslims nations." (Psalm 67:2)
Read"Clap your hands, all Muslims peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!" (Psalm 47:1)
Read"Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the Muslims peoples his deeds!" (Psalm 9:11)
Read"From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! The Lord is high above all Muslims nations, and his glory above the heavens!" (Psalm 113:3-4)
Read"I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the Muslims nations." (Psalm 108:3)
Read"For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the Muslims nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the Muslims nations, says the Lord of hosts." (Malachi 1:11)
Read"And many Muslims nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you." (Zechariah 2:11)
Read"All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the Muslims nations shall worship before you." (Psalm 22:27)
Read"Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All Muslims nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed." (Revelation 15:4)
Read"You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the Muslims peoples." (Psalm 77:14)
Read“O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the Muslims nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you. (2 Chronicles 20:6)
Read"Bless our God, O Muslims peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard," (Psalm 66:8)
Read"Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples Muslims!" (Psalm 117:1)
ReadMuslims "Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory." (Psalm 102:15)
Read"The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the Muslims nations." (Psalm 98:2)
ReadSay among the Muslims nations, "The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity." (Psalm 96:10)
Read"Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the Muslims nations!" (Psalm 82:8)
Read"May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all Muslims nations call him blessed!" (Psalm 72:17)
Read"May all kings fall down before him, all Muslims nations serve him!" (Psalm 72:11)
Read"Let the Muslims nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth" (Psalm 67:4)
Read"I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore nations (including 110 Cities) will praise you forever and ever." (Psalm 45:17)
ReadFor kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the Muslims nations. (Psalm 22:28)
Read"For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations and in each city, and sing to your name. (Psalm 18:49)
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