Sitagu Sayadaw Update

Sitagu Sayadaw (a.k.a "the Billy Graham of Burma") has been raising funds and delivering supplies personally to the victims of cyclone Nargis in Burma (Myanmar). From The Irrawaddy:

About 10,000 Burmese migrant workers living in Mahachai, in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon Province, attended a Buddhist sermon on compassion given by Dr Ashin Nyanissara, a famous Burmese monk, on Monday night, said one of the organizers of the talk.

Dr Ashin Nyanissara, who is better known as Sitagu Sayadaw, is the abbot of the Sitagu International Buddhist Missionary Center in Sagaing and one of Burma’s most respected monks. He has been active in raising funds for relief efforts in the Irrawaddy delta, where over 130,000 people were killed by Cyclone Nargis on May 2-3.

The Sayadaw also mentioned the recent change of President in the USA:

In his two-and-a-half-hour sermon, Sitagu Sayadaw discussed the common Buddhist themes of compassion and change. On the latter topic, he focused on the message of new US President Barack Obama, whose inaugural speech last Tuesday attracted worldwide attention.

Later in his visit, The Sayadaw met with the Archbishop of Thailand

If you wish to support the Sayadaw's efforts, you can donate online at the Austin Sitagu Vihara (monastery) website.