Early Life
Naw Sohila was born on November 18, 1961 in Myaung Mya city, Delta Region (now Ayeyarwady Division), Myanmar. Her father was Pastor U Tun Sein and mother was Daw Yee Yee.
Her father was converted from the Baptist church denomination. When her grandparents converted to Seventh-day Adventist Church, all their siblings became the Adventist members. Her mother also came from Baptist Church background. When her grandparents became Adventist members, her mother was sent to Ohn Daw Adventist seminary to study. As her father U Tun Sein was a teacher there, they two met each other there and soon after they got married. Naw Sohila has a big family having 8 siblings. Her sibling’s names are Hilda Sein, Herbert Sein, Matilda Sein, Nita Sein, Sophia Doe, Wingate Doe, Wesley Doe and Sohila Doe (now Naw Sohila). Among these 8 siblings, 2 were retired workers in mission (Herbert Sein and Matilda Sein) and 2 are still working in the mission (Wesley Doe and herself). Naw Sohila was baptized on November 15, 1975 at Hpa-an Church.
Education and Marriage
She attended the school in B.E.M.S (3) Dagon from K.G to grade 6 in 1967-1974 and when her father passed away on 1973, their family moved to Hpa-an city on 1974 April. And she continued her education in Hpa-an B.E.H.S (2) from grade 7 up to grade 10 from 1974 to 1978. Then, she continued her education and graduated on 1982 in Mawlamyine College. She got married to Saw Shine Tha, on March 27, 1984. They were blessed with one daughter, Naw Sonia, born in March 18, 1987.
Career/Ministry
In 1985, she and her husband entered the ministry as church pastor couple in Ahsugyi village, Pantanaw Township, Ayeyarwady Misison. As her husband was working as a church pastor in the village, she was working as a volunteer village teacher in government elementary school. In 1986, they moved to Myaung Mya city and her husband was working as a city evangelist and she was working as a volunteer teacher in Ayeyarwady Adventist seminary for 2 years. In 1988, they moved to Yone Thalin church, Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Mission as a church pastor family for one year. In 1989 they transferred back to Myaung Mya city again and her husband was working as a school hostel dean and teacher at Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary. She was working as a volunteer teacher there too.
On May 1991 their family went to Spicer College, Pune 7, India for her husband further studies up to 1994 March. They came back to Myanmar on May 1994.
On July 1994, she started working as a contract worker as computer accountant and she got regular status on January 1996. She was working as a cashier, an accountant and chief accountant from January 1996 up to 2003 December. On 2004 and 2005 I was working as an office assistant to the Union President. On January 2006 to December 2015, she was working as a departmental director for Children’s Ministries, Family Ministries, Women’s Ministries and a Coordinator for Shepherdess International Association in Myanmar Union Mission.
Current Life
From January 2016 up to January 2021, she was working as a departmental director for Women’s Ministries and a coordinator for Shepherdess International in Myanmar Union Mission. Started from February 2021 she was working as a director for Family Ministries and Women’s Ministries department in Myanmar Union Mission.
