Myanmar Gold

by M.A. Robinette

The StoryTravel deep into the mountains and jungles of Burma (Myanmar) and hear stories as exotic and dangerous as the land itself.Bengal tigers, spitting cobras, wild elephants, and even headhunters serve as the backdrop for an incredible never-told story of the conversion of an entire village of the Kaang Chin people from the dark holds of Animism.See how the Son of God rises among them and brings the light of the glorious Gospel, dispelling the darkness of their false religion whose priests cruelly torture animals to appease sinister spirits.Be prepared to laugh heartily with a people of robust joy and cry with them in the depths of their North Koreanesque persecution.In this nearly three-hundred-page narrative, you will triumph with these amazing people as they crush the head of Satan who loomed over them like none of their brutal military leaders dared. You may have thought stories like David Livingston in Africa or Hudson Taylor in China were part of the distant past. Think again!The HeroWhile you've never heard the name Naing Thang, after reading Myanmar Gold you will conclude he is indeed one of history's great heroes of the Christian faith.The AuthorWritten by two-time Associated Press Award winning reporter M.A. Robinette, who traveled deep into Burma where no outsiders had ever been and conducted dozens of interviews through ongoing relationships with God’s miraculous converts in Myanmar, this gripping, first-hand account will not only inspire the believers engaged directly with indigenous ministries worldwide but anyone who calls Christ Savior. Your faith will be stretched and strengthened.The BookThis gorgeous gold-foil stamped hardbound edition of Myanmar Gold, with colorful maps and several original paintings by Burmese artist Zayer Lin, will proudly compliment any library in elegant style.

335 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 11, 2020

About the author

M.A. Robinette is married to the love of his life, and together they are raising their eight children in the rural Midwest. He is the founding pastor of Foundation Church of Mount Sterling, Ohio, where he has gladly served for twenty years. As a two-time Associated Press award-winning investigative journalist, he has written for numerous magazines and newspapers. After traveling to Myanmar for the first time, he felt the burden to begin an outreach ministry to its people called Mission To Myanmar. He has worked in full-time ministry for thirty-two years and traveled extensively around the world, laboring with missionaries in several countries. He and his children continue to lead teams into the interior of Myanmar, bringing Bibles, encouragement, doctors, and medicine while exploring many different ways to strengthen the church there for the long-term expansion of Christ’s Kingdom.



Myanmar Gold introduces you to the incredible indigenous church leader, Naing Thang, through the first-hand account of an American experiencing, for the first time, a dangerous third-world country and a large field of persecuted Christian brothers and sisters in deep poverty.

The story-teller, an award-winning journalist who is now a thirty-two-year veteran pastor, has lived a life just about as interesting as the stories he has discovered. The eye-opening experiences and observations he relays in this account have a unique way of giving the reader the feeling that they are on their own mission trip of sorts as he shares his doubts, fears, and surprises, as well as inspiration drawn from the people he meets and the things they tell him about their lives. Having been in the news business years earlier, he applies his skills of investigation and interview during several more trips to Myanmar over a five-year period, digging out verifiable narratives to bring back home and to the presses for his first book.

During this deep-dive investigation of a lifetime, the author travels where few foreigners have ever been, to remote jungle villages and ancient Asian cities, to the places where the stories happened. What he discovers there is even more wonderful than he had imagined. Be prepared to find some treasures of your own and have your heart and mind changed forever. Buckle up for an adventure and prepare to discover some Myanmar Gold.

Reviews

[Phillip G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very moving story of modern missions in Myanmar, and is worth reading just to learn more about the powerful ways God has used Naing Thang and his fellow-workers to change that country. But this story does more than tell a story about others. By the end of the book you will find your own heart wrapped up in that country. Pastor Mark Robinette accomplishes this without any guilt manipulation or preaching. If anything he artfully uses his own fears, inadequacies, longings, and doubts to help the reader to realize that all of us can have a part in world missions. As he winsomely relates how his own heart was captivated by missions and knit to the heart of Naing Thang, he helps the reader to gradually catch that same fire. You come away from this book fired up about what God is doing with ministers like Naing and wanting a piece of the action. It’s hard to put this book down. And it is impossible to remain the same after reading it. Read it to your kids. Read it to your spouse. Read it when you can, but read it. You will be glad you did.

[Neal Bringe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an inspiring book. My favorite line was, "God always makes us what we need to be to do what He has called us to do. When we learn this, fear dissipates." The stories of people's lives in the book illustrate the statement well. Pastor Robinette was gifted by God to research the stories of real people and tell their remarkable and ongoing stories and how they meshed with his own story. More remarkable than I could ever imagine. Only God could do it. One comes away with a higher view of God and that is what we need. I encourage you to read it.

[Pat Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reading Pastor Naing’s story and how God has so clearly placed him for such a time as this. The church in Myanmar is a testimony to how God’s kingdom has and does spread in the poorest and most difficult circumstances. I’m thankful for increased knowledge of a people I feel a tiny connection to. May the Lord protect and grow His church there even in current horrific events.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible collection of stories of missions in Myanmar. This book gives the reader a glimpse into a world that starkly contrasts with the modern conveniences of the West, and the hardships that surround daily life therein. It shows how the faith of these indigenous people is lived out in ways unimaginable. These stories are riveting and one cannot come away from them unmoved.

[Austin Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some people are so poor that money means nothing to them. Absolutely nothing.

Pastor Mark Robinette describes his various times in Myanmar in the story, and tells the wonderful testimonies of our faithful brothers and sisters overseas. Many of the stories are supremely amazing, showing the grit and tenacity of the Burmese Christians.

If you read it you'll know: swing Boniface swing.

[Blake Western · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting book about how the author became involved in partnering with a pastor in Myanmar. He shares concerning his trips to Myanmar and the many interesting people he met in Rakhine State and Southern Chin State.

[Esther Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

A powerful & very detailed read on the author’s continuous mission to Myanmar. As someone that has travelled to Myanmar several times, he did an incredible job sharing the experiences of impacting this nation.

[Gwen Saunders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you sir for writing this book and thank you Tim Yarborough for recommending it. What a blessing.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

My gosh. What an amazing story. Easy to read and powerful. May this stay with me for the rest of my life.