More than 200 children in northern Myanmar recently heard the gospel through a summer English program.

The International English Language Center summer program was started three years ago and is led by Ro Ding Liana, a Nazarene elder and academic dean of Southeast Asia Nazarene Bible College.

Over the last three public school summer holidays, seven classes were prepared according to the age of the students and their grades. The classes focus on English and mathematics with morning and evening devotions led by one of the pastors. These times of devotion included praise and worship, group songs, acting, Bible recitation, solos, choir, visual presentations, and preaching and teaching of the Word.

“The Nazarene message of holiness has been planted in the lives of these children every day,” Liana said.

More than 12 ethnic groups of varied religious backgrounds from 15 different areas live, learn, and praise together during these summer sessions. Making Christlike disciples in the nations was the goal this year, helping the children as they grow physically, mentally, and spiritually.

“I consider children [a] reward from God," Liana said. "They are very much loved by Jesus Christ, for they belong to the kingdom of God.”

--Church of the Nazarene Asia-Pacific Region