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Unreached Peoples: The Tribes of Myanmar Burma the Kayah
Paul Hattaway
Paul Hattaway (birth year unknown–present). Born in New Zealand, Paul Hattaway is a Christian missionary, author, and founder of Asia Harvest, a ministry dedicated to equipping Asian churches to reach unreached people groups. Leaving home at 16, he faced homelessness in Australia, sleeping on a public bathroom roof, until a factory worker’s witness led him to faith. In 1988, he arrived in Hong Kong with $50, a backpack, and a call to serve China, smuggling hundreds of Bibles across the border. Founding Asia Harvest in the early 1990s, he has supported over 1,500 indigenous missionaries, provided over 20 million Bibles in 140 Asian languages, and aided persecuted believers through funds like the Asian Workers’ Fund and Persecution & Relief Fund. His preaching, rooted in personal testimonies of God’s provision, inspires global audiences at conferences and churches. Hattaway authored books like An Asian Harvest (2017), The Heavenly Man (2002, about Brother Yun), and Operation China (2000), documenting revival and unreached tribes. Married, though family details are private, he operates from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with offices in Australia, the UK, Germany, and Malaysia. He said, “God’s call is not to comfort but to obedience, no matter the cost.”
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This sermon reflects on a visit to a family in a village near the capital city, observing their daily activities like fetching water, threshing grain, and preparing a traditional dish. The conversation with the family touches on the changes in rice farming and the cultural significance of a collective dance performed by the youth at the foot of a famous mountain peak.
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Eastern sky and birds-eye view, seen from famous Swakopee mountain peak. The mountain is a major landmark of Pea Instinct and represents Pea of any class. We visited a family in Edu, a village a few miles from Paan, the capital city of Pea Instinct. A beautiful Pean girl is carrying water from a well right by the house, while her father and brother are also busy on the threshing floor. Mother is preparing ingredients to cook Talabor, a famous Kian dish for her family. At tea break, well at plain tea or smoking break to be precise, we had a chance to chat with them on general matters of their life. Nodwima, the damsel of the village and the daughter of the farmer we visited said, today rice farming is not the same as before. We then upped our Kian's treble by watching their dong collective dance performed at the foot of Swakopee mountain by young Kian boys and girls.
Unreached Peoples: The Tribes of Myanmar Burma the Kayah
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Paul Hattaway (birth year unknown–present). Born in New Zealand, Paul Hattaway is a Christian missionary, author, and founder of Asia Harvest, a ministry dedicated to equipping Asian churches to reach unreached people groups. Leaving home at 16, he faced homelessness in Australia, sleeping on a public bathroom roof, until a factory worker’s witness led him to faith. In 1988, he arrived in Hong Kong with $50, a backpack, and a call to serve China, smuggling hundreds of Bibles across the border. Founding Asia Harvest in the early 1990s, he has supported over 1,500 indigenous missionaries, provided over 20 million Bibles in 140 Asian languages, and aided persecuted believers through funds like the Asian Workers’ Fund and Persecution & Relief Fund. His preaching, rooted in personal testimonies of God’s provision, inspires global audiences at conferences and churches. Hattaway authored books like An Asian Harvest (2017), The Heavenly Man (2002, about Brother Yun), and Operation China (2000), documenting revival and unreached tribes. Married, though family details are private, he operates from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with offices in Australia, the UK, Germany, and Malaysia. He said, “God’s call is not to comfort but to obedience, no matter the cost.”