Seventh-day Adventist Church in Myanmar

Yangon, May 20, 2010

The Vice President for Academic Affairs of Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary U Hla Aung Oliver died on May 20, 2010 at 11:20 AM at Yangon General Hospital. He was 55 and survived by His wife Daw Tun Nay, Assistant Librarian at MUAS, 4 sons and one daughter.
He was one of the students of the first batch of Ministerial Training Course (MTC) in Myaungmya in 1976. He got married to Naw Tun Nay in May 1977.
He completed his Master of Art in Education at AIIAS in 1998. He was the longest service man at MUAS for more than 30 years as teacher, Food service director, instructor, registrar, academic dean, VP student affairs and VP academic affairs respectively.

The memorial service was conducted at Yangon Central Church on May 23, 2010 at 8 AM. The church members, friends and colleagues have attended.

“He was the humble man” said his classmate Pr. Wai Zin Chit.

Dr. Jonathan C Catolico, SSD communication director sent his email message to MYUM communication director and expressed that “This is a sad news. Praying for comfort for the bereaved family and also the staff of MUAS”.

(MYUM Communication)

The radio arm of Seventh-day Adventist Church in Myanmar namely Adventist World Radio Myanmar has conducted 4 weeks training on radio production on March 22 to April 23, 2010.

It was attended by the youth volunteers who are going to serve AWR radio program, Chin language producers, Kachin language producers, Shan language producers and Pwo Karen language producers totaling 20 trainees.

AWR Myanmar aims to introduce new languages program this is initiative towards implementation of new program starting from 2011. The new program broadcasting will be implemented as per instruction from AWR Asia Pacific regional office.
(MYUM Communication)

A strong wind hit UMAS building in Kalay Myo, Sagaing Division of Upper Myanmar on April 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM while the heavy rain falls. Some trees fell down and the roofing of the school was taken away. It took just only few minutes and the disaster made totally changed of the school building.

The Upper Myanmar Adventist Seminary (UMAS) is having 317 students studying and 17 teachers are working in this Seminary. The Principal Kap Lian Thang has reported to communication department that the seminary administration has started organizing for the rehabilitation of the building according to the guideline given by board of trustee.

“It is expected to start rehabilitation of the school building and complete before new school year begin on June 1, 2010”. Kap Lian Thang, the principal said.
(MYUM Communication)

You are warmly invited to this special occasion:

Myanmar Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists
Yangon Attached District
The First Regional Meeting
April 29 – May 1, 2010

Venue : 68 U Wisaya Road, Dagon Township 11191
Yangon. Phone : 371757 / 371758

Pr. Thang Lian Khai, the Publishing Ministries Department Director of the Myanmar Union Seventh-day Adventist Church and Mr. Maung Maung Zaw, a credentialed Literature Evangelist who serve for 30 years in ministry went the Abram La Rue Trip to Hong Kong on April 7, 2010.

It is the first time for the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Myanmar to join the Abram La Rue Trip to Hong Kong.

The group of delegates from six unions, Philippines Publishing House and regional for Abram La Rue Trip went to the grave of Abram La Rue for commitment service in the morning of April 7, 2010. (MYUM Communication)

Myanmar Adventist church communication department conducted writers’ training workshop on April 5-7, 2010 in Yangon Adventist Seminary hall, Yangon.

There are 28 trainees from respective missions, education institutes and Adventist World Radio Myanmar have attended to this training workshop. It was opened by the chairman of communication committee Pr. Memory Tun who has addressed on the occasion stating that the media plays vital role in spreading the gospel to the world. He has also thanked for the communication personnel for their hard work in communication ministry.

The National literature award winner author Win Htut Zaw, the Editor-in-Chief of Aung Pin Lei magazine, Daw Day Wi Thant Zin, Daw Moe Moe Hsam of Voice of Myanmar Radio and Reverend U Mya Thoung, Christian Author were the resource persons for the training.

The news writing, media development, introduction to Web development and other topics are covered in the training. (MYUM Communication)