2019 Annual Board Meeting

We had an annual board meeting in Fort Wayne on July 20, 2019.



Adam Maung, chair of the meeting.



Htoo Khu


Sung Cer and Htoo Khu.




Thramu Htoo Khu Kalu Paw, director of the Care and Counseling Dept of the KBC, in charge of childcare centers, prison ministry, and hospital.


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