The Hmong Daw of United States

The Hmong Daw of United States, numbering approximately 204,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Hmong Daw-speaking diaspora community in the United States whose heritage originates in the highlands of southern China and Southeast Asia. They preserve a distinct identity through language, clan relationships, traditional customs, and community life. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Hmong Daw is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Southeast Asian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Miao / Hmong
Primary Language(s): Hmong Daw (mww)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 204,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043686
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

65%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hmong Daw
Language Family: Hmong-Mien

100%
%
Hmong Daw Speakers

Media Resources in Hmong Daw:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hmong Daw:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Hmong Daw bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hmong Daw are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Hmong Daw:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Hmong Daw of United States

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
read1 Peter 3:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live in harmony with one another, showing sympathy, love, compassion, and humility.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Hmong Daw Across Countries (ROP3 - 103844) reported in the following countries:

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