Wa Christians mark centennial

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Marcus Young, the great-grandson of William Marcus Young, who baptized the first Wa Ai Ron on 17 April 1908, was present at the occasion to bless the event, according to a Shan pastor.
 
The milestone event at Kengtung’s Moeng Jem quarter was witnessed by some 4,000 visitors, 350 from Lashio alone, according to a Lahu source.
 
This was the 4th centennial since the turn of the century marked by Shan State East’s ethnic groups who have adopted Christianity as their way of life: Lahus in 2004, Shans in 2006 and Akhas in 2007.