Nunnak Biatak

"Hospitality Brings God's Blessings" (Danny Bawibikthawng) "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." (Heb. 13:2, ESV) Introduction As a church, we are about to host a conference involving eight churches from different states. Many pastors, leaders, and church members will travel long distances to come to our city. This is a wonderful opportunity and privilege that God has given us. Hosting God's people is not simply a task. It is a ministry. It is an act of worship. It is one of the ways we honor God. When I think about hospitality, I remember my childhood in Myanmar. My mother used to buy dried meat and keep it in a place where we children could not reach it. Whenever we asked why we could not eat it, she would say, "We are saving it for guests." As children, we thought that was unfair. Why should guests receive something we ourselves could not enjoy? But as I grew older, I realized my mo...

Unity or Ruin: The Chin Revolution and the Urgent Need for National Unity  (Danny Bawibikthawng)  The revolution of the Chin people against the Myanmar military regime is one of the most painful and heroic chapters in modern Chin history. Villages have been burned. Churches have been destroyed. Thousands of innocent civilians have fled into forests and foreign countries. Young men and women who once dreamed of education, family, and peaceful futures now carry rifles in defense of their people.  As a Chin from Myanmar serving among immigrant communities in the U.S., I write not as a politician or military strategist, but as someone who deeply loves his people and longs to see justice, freedom, and lasting peace for our nation. I support the revolution because silence before evil is not neutrality. Silence can become participation in injustice. Yet at the same time, I fear that our greatest danger may not only come from the Myanmar military regime, but also from our inabili...