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AMERICAN BAPTIST NEWS SERVICE 
Office of Communication  
American Baptist Churches USA 
P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 
Phone: (610)768-2077 / Fax: (610)768-2320 
Web: www.abc-usa.org
Richard W. Schramm, Director 
 E-mail: richard.schramm@abc-usa.org

PRAYER WEEKEND FOR BURMA SET 

 American Baptists will be among individuals and 
communities of faith who will join together in prayer for 
the people of Burma (Myanmar) March 11-13, 2000.  
 American Baptists' relationship with Burma extends 
back to the early 1800s, when Adoniram Judson first shared 
the Gospel with the people of Burma.  Today 50 percent of 
all Burmese Christians (who make up less than 7 percent of 
the population) are Baptists, an estimated 600,000 people.
 The Rev. Keith Tennis, American Baptist International 
Ministries area director for Southeast Asia and China, has 
noted, "Burma is ruled by a military regime, and the weekend 
of prayer is designed to lift up the many Christians and 
other peoples of Burma.  This country is facing very 
difficult times and restrictions imposed by their government 
and need our encouragement and prayer support."   
 For additional information or to participate in the 
weekend of prayer contact: Heidi Quante, Days of Prayer, 
Burma Forum of Los Angeles, Suite 104, 8124 W. 3rd St., Los 
Angeles, CA 90048; phone: (323)653-4571; e-mail: 
quante@igc.org.

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