Myanmar (MNN) — More than a month after Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, the civil war’s rules keep changing. Or do they?
2025 Myanmar earthquake relief (Photo courtesy of AMG International)
On Tuesday, the military junta declared a ceasefire till the end of May, ostensibly to help with earthquake recovery efforts. However, during the previous April ceasefire, war monitors reported dozens if not hundreds of breaches by the junta, including relentless bombings of areas such as Rakhine state’s Kyauktaw township.
Few people in Myanmar, if any, expect this next ceasefire to be different.
Meanwhile, the UN World Health Organization says nearly 6.3 million people need urgent help. Brian Dennett with AMG International describes quake survivors still living in makeshift shelters.
“Rainy season starts normally in May, and that’s coming, and that’s just going to be very complicated for them,” he says.
Into the massive needs has stepped the network of churches AMG works with. Dennett says they have come alongside hundreds of families with generators, food relief, and other aid. They have been in the process of repairing 26 homes.
“As always, at the center of everything we do is the gospel. So we are not just providing humanitarian aid; we are also providing hope and sharing Jesus as we go about this. And we have the most committed team of gospel-centered workers right there in the field,” says Dennett.
Find your place in the story
As Myanmar navigates internal pressures and desperate needs, would you prayerfully consider giving financial support?
“Christians all over the U.S. have been very generous and given towards this, but our fear, with news coverage coming to an end, [is] it’s really becoming more difficult to raise funds — and yet there’s still a huge need,” Dennett says.
“We do not have the cooperation of the government there, so that’s challenging. If anyone would like to help, you can simply go to amghelp.org and you’ll find Myanmar earthquake relief right at the top of the list.”
A gift of $400 covers the cost of a generator, $100 will provide a temporary shelter, and $50 will provide a family food package.
“Thank you all so much for your prayers and for your support. Our brothers and sisters in Myanmar really need us,” Dennett says.
2025 Myanmar earthquake relief (Photo courtesy of AMG International)
Header photo of earthquake relief courtesy of AMG International.
