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  1. Myanmar (Burma) 32nd Most closed country on the 2013 World Watch List www.opendoors.org.za

  2. Myanmar (Burma) 32nd Most closed country on the 2013 World Watch List • Being Myanmese is equated with being Buddhist and the state runs schools that are used to introduce young people to Buddhism. • Violence against the Christians of the Kachin tribe is rampant – at least 10 Christians were reported to have been killed in 2012. • Converts are pressurised by family and the local community and treated as second class citizens.

  3. Myanmar (Burma) 32nd Most closed country on the 2013 World Watch List PRAYER POINTS: • Pray for wisdom for church leaders as their churches are monitored. • Pray for Christians caught in the crossfire between Muslims and Buddhists in Arakan state, to be instruments of God’s peace. • Pray for pastors learning new work skills through Open Doors programmes.

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