Our Missionaries
Our missionaries are normal people from all walks of life who have dedicated their lives to serving and following Jesus wherever He calls them. Want to meet them? Check out our Missionary Directory.
Ministry Description
I started my career with Word of Life as an intern in the Czech Republic in 2021. In 2022 I moved to Philippines to serve there as a full-time missionary with the intention to learn more about starting a new ministry in Maynmar. During my time in the Philippines, I was involved with Local Church Ministry. Word of Life there is connected with 66 churches and the ministry there focuses a lot on youth groups, Bible studies and training young new youthgroup leaders. I had a chance to develop my preaching skills through opportunities I had in the local churches. Currently the situation in Myanmar is not welcoming for me to pursue my ministry there. There is an ongoing civil war, so for now I am serving where God sends me, Word of Life Philipinnes can prepare me the best for the future ministry in Maynmar, how to serve people and share Christ with them.
About Van
I'm Van, I come from Myanmar, I grew up in a Christian home. When I was small, I went to church regularly and I heard about the gospel, but I was young and didn't understand much what it means to believe in Jesus Christ. Eventually I put my faith in Jesus Christ, but I was not sure about how to put my hope in Him. When I was 13, I left my family and went to the Czech Republic with my uncle, and I couldn't even tell my parents that I was going to the Czech Republic. I have been living now in the Czech Republic for 12 years and I lived and studied among unbelievers. It held me from coming closer to Christ. That caused me to live completely like an unbeliever. It was hard for me because I was at the age when you start learning about life and realizing who you are. I studied in the Czech for about four years at a pedagogical school and I had so many plans what I want to do in the future. While I was in the Czech Republic, sometimes I went to community meeting with other people from Myanmar. They gathered there to worship God, but it didn’t help me to fully understand the Gospel, so I still lived like an unbeliever. I was saved at Word of life camp in 2015. It changed my whole life. I believe that being a missionary is what God called me to do and I would love to go back to my own country – Myanmar to share the Good News with the kids and teens.
Life Verse
And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 1 Corinthians 15: 14
