Our Work : : Things We Do
Little Door International's work in Myanmar (Burma) is fourfold:
(1) Teaching - Several teams of men travel to Myanmar (Burma) at their own expense to teach the Word of God to students in Bible Schools, Seminaries, and churches. When doing so, we are trying to model good teaching styles for the students, primarily through expository messages working through the books of the Bible.
(2) Providing Study Materials - We help provide study tools, such as computers, generators to operate those computers, and Bible study software. We also provide the financial support and are the directors of the Myanmar Christian Literature Group which translates and prints sound Bible study material in their native languages.
(3) Purchasing Land and Constructing Buildings - We are financially underwriting the purchase of land and construction of buildings for Bible schools, seminaries, churches, day schools, and orphanages. The people who are involved with these institutions are simply too poor to build these facilities without help. We provide the funds, general planning, and oversight, but we work with the local people who do the actual construction work.
(4) Setting Up Self-supporting Cottage Industries - Not knowing how long we will be allowed to work in Myanmar (Burma), we are attempting to place each entity—the schools, seminaries, and the orphanages and day care centers—into some form of small business to help them support themselves.
Thus far we have purchased for them farms, a sewing business, retail stores, and a small trucking operation. We have also explored other industries, such as a purified water business.
We do not want the people and institutions to be dependent on us or other westerners, but to be able to take care of themselves. We believe this part of our work not only helps remove that dependency, but also teaches good habits as the people learn how to operate small businesses. Our goal is that each ministry will be able to provide for its own needs in the future.