Anisakan, Myanmar - August 2023 - The extraordinary visit of Fr Joseph Nguyen Thinh Phuoc, Regional Councillor for East Asia-Oceania, to Myanmar, began on 26 July, and ended on 17 August. During these weeks, the Regional Councillor  visited all the communities, meeting, talking and listening to the confreres, young people, past pupils, students and members of the Salesian Family, despite the difficult situation in the country. On the evening of 15 August, in particular, the confreres gathered in the Provincial House to listen to his concluding words and message. Also present for the occasion was Fr Bosco Nyi Nyi, Superior of the Myanmar "Mary Help of Christians" Visitation (MYM), who thanked the Regional Councillor for his closeness and concern towards the province. Afterwards, the young people of the post-novitiate sang a song of thanksgiving. The following day, a feast and conviviality was organized to celebrate Don Bosco's birthday, in the presence of Salesians, FMA, Past Pupils and young people. At the end of the concluding Mass, Fr Phuoc assured prayers for Myanmar and the closeness of the Rector Major.