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Where we came from
Living Waters Church Healesville carries the same name as Htee Moo Glow (Translated Living Waters) Church that Pastors David and Lyn Passmore founded in 1986 on a Burmese Karen refugee camp near the town of Mea Sod Thailand.
Pastor Hsa Ka Hsaw was the first pastor of this church, He and his wife Connie Zan pastored this church until they were moved to Sangkhlaburi for safety reasons. They planted a church which they pastored until they moved to the USA as refugees.
Pastor Tha Guy Chit took over as pastor from pastor Hsa Ka Hsaw and Pastored the church on the refugee camp until he and his family were accepted as refugees by Norway.
The church on the camp is now pastored by Pastor Tee Khaung and his wife Wi Tu Paw, while pastor Ah Kyi pastors a church on the outskirts of Mae Sod. The church at Sangkhlaburi is pastored by Pastor Baw Gyee who is also the leader of Htee Moo Glow churches in Thailand and Myanmar, he has planted churches in villages on both sides of the Thai/Myanmar border, and conducts evangelical outreaches every christmas.
Pastor Paul Rich and his wife Leanne took over from David and Lyn in 1989 when David had heart problems, they finalised the setting up of a bible school, translation of hymns, choruses, teaching material and the reproduction of the Paw Karen Bible.
Leanne who is a trained nurse taught the people Hygiene, birth control, set up a special school and trained up staff for it, and trained Sunday school teachers. They remained with the work until 1998 when they returned home with the Karen son that they adopted.
Pastors David,Lyn, Paul and Leanne return to Thailand regulary to conduct training seminars, ordain pastors, elders and deacons.
The church in Healesville which was planted in 2007 is dedicated to reaching the townspeople and surrounding areas, and to the training up of the body for the ministry and releasing those trained up into their ministry. |