"My deepest sympathies for all the victims," said Cardinal Bo, adding that he was also praying for the families of those who lost loved ones so that they could find comfort during this hard time.
Christian Churches in Putao District of Kachin State contributed food aid on February 14 to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who fled due to regional war in the Township of Putao, the northern part of Myanmar.
Locals, including venerable children, the elderly and women, in Sumpyi Yang and Lung Sha Yang villages in Putao Township of Kachin State in the Northern part of Myanmar fled in fear of regional war on February 5.
Leaders of Christian groups in Myanmar held an ecumenical prayer service on July 8 for the victims of the landslide that killed almost 200 people at a jade mine in the country’s northern Kachin State.