SuanEcoJusticeMatter

Inspired to Make a Difference With President Greenhaw of Eden Theological Seminary Hau Sian Suan is passionate about eco-justice and the ability of communities to impact climate change. A first year M.T.S. student from Myanmar, Suan hopes to combine his love of church history and his commitment to eco-justice when he returns to his country. Support from Eden's International Scholars Program and from his home congregation, Lawibual Baptist Church, has made it possible for Suan to attend Eden. Through his involvement in a forum on climate change at his home church in Myanmar, Suan participated in planting 21 trees on the church grounds. This experience made a powerful impression and he vowed to continue the work in whatever ways he could. Subsequently, Suan participated in Youth for Eco-Justice, a program organized by the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation where he continued to learn and became more determined to share his knowledge and enthusiasm. H...

  In Myanmar, eco-justice flourishes even in challenging settings                 To use his learning from the Youth for Eco-Justice training, Hau Sian Suan conducted his own project on “climate change and water management” in Myanmar.                   31 October 2012 By Susan Kim (*) Hau Sian Suan, a young man from Myanmar, and his peers have drawn close to work together for eco-justice, even in a community where communications are difficult. Suan likes to reflect on the moments that shaped a new initiative in his home country. After hosting a forum on climate change at the Lawibual Baptist Church in Myanmar, Suan recalled joining other young people who were planting 21 trees on the church grounds. Seeing the newly planted trees was inspiring – but talking to the other young people about eco-justi...

Youth for Eco-Justice: Hau Sian Suan Name : Hau Sian Suan Age : 28 Function : President of Youth Department in Lawibual Baptist Church Country of Origin : Myanmar (Burma) Church of Origin : Lawibual Baptist Church of Myanmar Baptist Convention What is really important for your life? In my life, I realize, integrative negotiation is the most one. Not only to have negotiation amidst human being, it does need to have it also with our fellow creatures as well. As a saying, “We may not be able to think ourselves into new ways of living but we can live ourselves into new ways of thinking,” we should live with eco-justice not greed upon all the creatures. What are your wishes for the negotiations on Climate Change in Durban? In Durban, I hope, as a youth, to learn not only invaluable cultures among different parts of the world but including to find out our common challenging issues nowadays and to revitalize what is our common future world which we want to build toge...

From Left to Right : Suan, Konrad Raiser & Samuel Kobia Meet Hau Sian Suan, steward at the WCC Central Committee Name: Hau Sian Suan Country: Myanmar Church: Lawibual Baptist Church Function: president of the Youth Department Participating as: steward Age: 27 First ecumenical encounter: this one. The role of church in situations of conflict: To build up the community in the country and the church. We do missionary work in our own tribe but to send missionaries to other tribes in the country. Baptist leaders try to engage Myanmar leadership in conversation about the country but it’s very difficult. I was a student at the time of the demonstrations led by Buddhist monks and we students participated in that movement. Environmental issues central to our church, particularly deforestation, which has had terrible effects on our climate. Through councils of churches, we can cooperate, for instance to create central cooking places which reduces ...