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Pope Francis\u2019 trip to Myanmar this week has highlighted its small but inspiring Christian community. Less than 10 percent of the population, Christians are most likely to be represented in the country\u2019s minority ethnic groups, communities that have long clashed with the Buddhist-influenced federal government. Despite this decades\u2019 long violence that\u2019s persisted even as the country has transitioned to a constitutional democracy, the Christian community has remained passionate about their faith, says Steve Gumaer, the founder of Partners Relief & Development, a ministry that has long worked with Myanmar\u2019s minority ethnic communities. \u201cThese young guys were running around in a war zone where people were getting raped and killed and beaten to death and they were out there starting churches among these displaced people,\u201d said Gumaer, who first traveled to the country in the 1990s. \u201cI was completely inspired and blown away.\u201d Gumaer joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss Burmese Christians support of the persecuted Rohingya, how Christianity first traveled to Myanmar and why the Pope\u2019s visit has disappointed him.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices