[Today's Prayer] Three Killed and Six Injured in Myanmar Military Junta Airstrike on Bible School

Myanmar's military junta carried out an airstrike on a Christian Bible school in Karen State, killing three students and injuring six others. Following the bombing by fighter jets, the military also launched attacks using armed drones. Reports indicate that no fighting was taking place at the location at the time of the attack.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), an organization that monitors Christian persecution, stated in a press release issued on November 5 (local time) that Myanmar's military junta had launched an airstrike on a Christian Bible school in the Hpapun (Mutraw) area of Karen State at approximately 3 p.m. on November 3.

According to CSW, the military deployed fighter jets and dropped more than 10 bombs before carrying out additional attacks using armed drones for approximately one hour. During this operation, one drone exploded above a Bible school located in Day Bu Noh village, Luthaw Township.

As a result, two female students were killed at the scene, and seven people were injured. The following day, November 4, local officials transported two critically injured students across the Salween River into Thailand in an attempt to save their lives. However, one female student died during the journey, bringing the total death toll to three. The remaining six injured individuals are receiving medical treatment.

Hpapun, where the airstrike occurred, is an area under the control of Brigade 5 of the Karen National Union (KNU). CSW pointed out that "there was no ongoing fighting at the location at the time" and noted that the military continues to carry out repeated attacks targeting religious facilities, schools, and civilian infrastructure in Karen State, where Christian communities are concentrated, as well as in areas inhabited by ethnic minorities.

This incident is also connected to the military operations that have continued in the region. CSW stated that "since May 2026, Myanmar's military junta has carried out continuous aerial bombings, artillery shelling, and the burning of villages in the Hpapun area." It also reported that on October 25, fighter jets dropped four bombs on Mae Nu Hta village near the Salween River, killing one child and injuring at least two others.

Scott Bower, CEO of CSW, stated, "I am outraged and devastated that the military has deliberately attacked a Christian Bible school in the Hpapun area, resulting in the deaths of three young women and injuries to six others."

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Source: Christian Today

LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my supplications; in Your faithfulness and righteousness, answer me. (Psalm 143:1)

Heavenly Father, we hear the news that Myanmar's military junta carried out an airstrike on a Christian Bible school in Karen State, resulting in the deaths of three students and injuries to six others, who are currently receiving medical treatment.

Lord, please comfort the families of the young lives who were killed while praising You at the Bible school. May the six students currently receiving treatment experience Jesus Christ, who heals the wounds of both body and heart. By the grace of our ever-good God, may they recover and find the strength to rise again.

Have compassion on the people of Myanmar, who live in fear and are unable to experience peace even in their own homes, where they should feel the greatest sense of security, due to the military's continued attacks against Christian communities. May all conflicts and divisions surrounding Myanmar come to an end swiftly in the name of Jesus Christ, and may the peace of God alone reign throughout the land of Myanmar.

In the face of the military's deliberate attacks against their communities, may the local churches in Myanmar refuse to repay evil with evil, but instead overcome evil with the goodness that belongs to Jesus Christ. May they pray even more earnestly to the God who listens to every supplication and answers in truth and righteousness, and boldly proclaim the Gospel of peace throughout all of Myanmar. May churches around the world also unite in prayer and ministry for Myanmar, where division and conflict continue without ceasing.

Through this, may Myanmar become a courageous army of God that does not retreat in the face of any enemy attack, but triumphs through the power of the Cross and boldly proclaims the Gospel to all nations!