Wednesday, February 27, 2008


NEW ARCHBISHOP OF MYANMAR!

Bolivian Beat Met The New Archbishop?

Meet the new Archbishop of Myanmar, Bishop Stephen Than Myint! On his right is Bishop Henry Scriven.

Bishop Stephen is a Karen Christian and Karens are not the most popular ethnic group in Myanmar. Karens, not unlike the Kurds in Northern Iraq, harbor nationalistic/autonomous aspirations. Its not the best of situations to be in. Third world clergy also struggle against adversity in some very difficult situations.

I met a Burmese bishop at Trinity Theological College's library recently; he looked a lot like Bishop Steven. In fact I think he was Bishop Stephen!! We shared our experiences. One point of common interest was the political instability of both, Bolivia and Burma.

His statement that he was a simple priest and not a politician struck a deep chord.

Pray for the good Archbishop!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

looks like a humble person

Anonymous said...

I woud like to contact Rafael Samuel or any ather member of the Anglican Episcopal Bolivian Church.
e-mail adrress: juancadu@yahoo.com

Sincerely, Juan
From Saint Louis, Missouri.