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His father wanted him to become an engineer. His mother wanted him to become a doctor. But David Yone Mo ended up becoming the leader of Burma's number one street gang. This book tells the story of one of the greatest human miracles in 20th century Asia: the transformation of Burma's most reckless gangster into one of the country's most outstanding preachers and social workers. After God healed him supernaturally on his deathbed, this ex- heroin addict literally became a father to thousands of drug addicts, orphans, lepers, and HIV-AIDS patients across his nation. The backdrop to David's life story is the fascinating Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Politically, Myanmar is known for its isolationist military government with a questionable human rights record. Culturally, it is known for its staggering ethnic diversity: roughly two-thirds of the population are ethnic Burmans, while the rest consists of over 130 officially recognized different tribes. And religiously, it is known for its overwhelming Buddhist majority. Unfortunately, Myanmar's most famous export in recent years has been heroin. The infamous ""Golden Triangle"" region comprised of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand accounted for most of the world's heroin supply up through the 1990s. From this area blanketed with opium poppy fields, the poppies are processed into opium and the opium into heroin. For many years, Myanmar held the dubious honor of being the world's leading exporter of heroin. Myanmar's heroin has not only ravaged the lives of millions in the West, but it has also ruined countless Burmese lives too. Heroin addiction and its inevitable consequences such as crime and HIV-AIDS continue to be monumental problems for millions of Burmese, especially the youth. In light of these sobering facts, the life and work of the late Rev. Dr. David Yone Mo take on even greater significance.

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Douglas Hsu was born and brought up in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Chinese immigrants from Taiwan. Academically driven, he attended Princeton University, where he majored in public policy and international affairs and earned a reputation as the leading tree-hugger on campus.His plans to become a global environmental activist were derailed, however, when he unexpectedly sensed God's call to the ministry at age 21. Upon graduation, Douglas moved to Denver, Colorado and immersed himself in local church ministry and international student outreach before enrolling in Denver Seminary. Convicted by Jesus' command to serve ""the least of these,"" he relocated to Denver's inner city, joined an urban ministry, and started a youth group for at-risk kids.In 1997 he traveled to India on a short-term missions trip to bring spiritual encouragement to local pastors and evangelists. The trip completely transformed his life in two ways. One, the Lord spoke to his heart to dedicate the next season of his life to supporting native missionaries such as those he had encountered in India: men and women serving on the frontlines of world evangelization among their own people. And two, he fell in love with the local host of his short-term missions experience: a beautiful young woman named Indira, who had established her own jungle mission station in northeast India, where she was raising ten adopted orphaned/semi-orphaned children. After graduating from Denver Seminary that same year, Douglas moved to Charlottesville, Virginia to join an international organization dedicated to supporting native missions. One year later he moved to North India, where he studied Hindi for several months before getting married to Indira in 1999. The young couple devoted the first decade of their married life to raising their ten adopted children in India, while simultaneously traveling widely across Asia making field visits and equally widely across the U.S. advocating for the needs of native missionaries. Douglas also served as the organization's Executive Editor and Publications Director and together with Indira jointly started a church in northeast India. After a decade of vocational Christian ministry, the couple sensed God leading them into a new ""tent-making"" season. With the last of they're adopted children finishing high school, they relocated back to the U.S. with their two biological children. Since 2009 they have been actively strengthening the body of Christ and ministering to the poor in various churches and communities across Virginia and Indiana.

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