Our Founder’s Story
In 2006, a brave young woman named Lu Lu narrowly escaped the unrest in her home country. She fled Myanmar (Burma) into Malaysia, where she started a school for refugee children while living as a refugee herself. Through a resettlement program, Lu Lu was placed in the United States in 2009. Soon after arriving in Nashville she began working for World Relief, an organization that advocated for refugees just like her.
Lu Lu’s strong desire to help others was rooted in her faith in Jesus. She had experienced significant losses in her own family, losing one brother to drug addiction and another to human trafficking. As a young woman, Lu Lu was introduced to Jesus through a class that taught English using the Bible. Her personal losses and her life-changing encounter with Jesus are what propelled Lu Lu to later become the founder of Light of the World Club.
The things that gave Lu Lu hope as a young adult were learning English and hearing the Word of God. So at the onset of the pandemic in 2020, when many children in Myanmar were unable to attend school, LuLu decided it was time to share those gifts with the kids back home.
She began to conduct a weekly class over Zoom with a handful of students. The response was overwhelming as more and more parents expressed interest in her classes. Lu Lu prayed for others to join her in serving these families. God gradually provided more teachers, donors, and eventually a board of directors to help her launch Light of the World Club as a non-profit in the fall of 2023.
What We Do
Our Burmese brothers and sisters have been suffering the effects of civil war for nearly a century. Light of the World Club exists to empower families in Myanmar through education and spiritual discipleship. We offer weekly classes over Zoom, providing English instruction as well as Biblical education. Light of the World Club also offers individual tutoring, runs multiple classes in Myanmar through local teachers, and provides scholarships for advanced education to promising students from our program.
Learning English provides a significant advantage to the children because it allows broader access to educational resources and other cultures and economies. Through studying the Bible as they learn English, our students can grow in their understanding of what it means to follow Jesus, which will enable them to spread the Kingdom of God in their war-torn nation. Our hope is that some of these students will be placed strategically in positions of influence to move their people forward into a future of peace.
Among our greatest needs are funding for our in-country classes, scholarships, and school supplies (Bibles, Chromebooks…etc.). We have a waiting list of children who want to be a part of this program and are also in need of more volunteers. Please consider joining us as we join God in bringing hope and purpose to the precious people of Burma.
Mission Statement
To empower families in Myanmar through education and spiritual discipleship.
Vision Statement
To develop strong, Jesus-following leaders who will expand the Kingdom of God in Myanmar (and possibly beyond).
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