Source: Global Christian Relief, December 8, 2023
Mizoram is a Christian-majority state in northeast India [and] 90% of its 1.2 million people identify as Christian. The state shares a 300-mile border with Myanmar [formerly Burma], a country that has been under a strict military regime since 2021. Fleeing the constant violence, many from Myanmar had nowhere to turn. That is until the people of Mizoram opened their borders and welcomed them.
The civil war in Myanmar has been ruthless, with over 30,000 killed and another 2 million displaced. To make matters worse, churches have become soft targets, with 70 being destroyed in one state alone. Citizens had nowhere to escape the violence. But now Mizoram is a sanctuary for refugees.
A local Indian official says an overwhelming majority of the refugees are ethnic Chin Christians.
See also a video about a revival taking place in Myanmar (Asia Harvest) and read about a Burmese church in the U.S. sending out its first missionaries (IMB).