Despite their present ethnic divisions, the Miao Hua were once one group. Given the comparatively minor extent of linguistic variation within Miao Hua it is feasible that the group formed a single ethnolinguistic group ... perhaps only 600 years ago. The present geographical scattering is due mostly to migrations during the Qing Dynasty which were fueled by persecutions and other social unrest.
Most members of the Miao Hua people are in China's Yunnan Province, but some live in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Like other Hmong-speaking peoples, the Miao Hua people enjoy music, festivals, and colorful clothing. They love to sing, tell stories, and dance. Stories are often told in poetry, put to music and sung. They love to tell stories about weddings, especially about the bridegroom and his friends at a wedding banquet.
They are widely scattered and their only chance of hearing the gospel comes if they live near one of the few evangelized Miao communities. They have significant cultural barriers and age-old prejudices combine to prohibit the gospel from spreading from one Miao group to another.
The Miao Hua, being scattered over a large area, have several main religious beliefs, including animism, polytheism and ancestor worship.
Their most urgent need is to place their faith in Jesus Christ.
The Miao Hua people have no gospel recordings, JESUS Film or Christian radio broadcasts in their language.
Pray that the Bible will soon be available in their language in print and audiovisual format.
Pray that many Hua Miao will become part of Christ's bride, the Church.
Pray for spiritual hunger for the Hua Miao people in China and Vietnam.
Pray for a powerful church planting, and disciple making movement to affect all Miao Hua peoples.
Scripture Prayers for the Miao, Hua in Vietnam.
Peoples of Vietnam, Asia Harvest, Copyrighted © Used with permission.
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