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Yangon, Myanmar's largest city,[br]is home to more than 7 million people,

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each carrying their own[br]hopes and struggles.

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Among them is a young Adventist[br]named December.

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She was filled with joy[br]when she discovered

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the Seventh-day Adventist message[br]and was baptized.

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However, she soon encountered[br]challenges in her faith journey.

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December lived in the countryside

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where there were[br]limited job opportunities.

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To support herself and her family,[br]she had to move to the city for work.

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There she found that many companies[br]demanded work on Sabbath.

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December found herself torn

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between supporting her family[br]and honoring her faith.

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Adventist young people have[br]difficulty in looking for a job.

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And aside from that,

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when we did this survey,

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we found out that many[br]of our young people still

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from the province come come into the city,

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and yet we have never[br]seen them in the church.

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Because once they got a job, it is[br]difficult for them to have a Sabbath off.

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Given these challenges, it's clear[br]that a concrete solution is needed.

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More and more, people are[br]coming to the the city,

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and it is very crucial for us as a Seventh[br]day Adventist Church to have a center

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that will influence or that[br]will impact positive life,

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that will bring hope to the[br]the city dwellers in Yangon.

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The center will help youth find jobs[br]where they won't have to work on Sabbath.

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Additionally, the center will[br]train and prepare missionaries.

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And as for the city dwellers,

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they will come just to have

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an authentic encounter with our savior Lord[br]Jesus Christ. With this vision in place,

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we ask for your support in prayer.

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Please pray for the project that we[br]will have in this Myanmar Union mission,

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for the success of the project, and also

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for the success of[br]bringing people to Jesus.

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This quarter,

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a portion of the thirteenth[br]Sabbath offering will

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help construct an urban center[br]of influence in Yangon, Myanmar.

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This center will provide training for youth[br]and offer non believers an opportunity

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to experience God in a transformative way.

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If this project is truly materialized, the[br]Adventist's youth will be closer to God.

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And at the same time, they will[br]be exposed to the outside world,

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but they will have a stronger[br]tie to the church as a family.

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Thank you so much for supporting the[br]thirteenth Sabbath offering for Myanmar.