The Hmong people in the Ha Giang mountain region of Northern Vietnam have a short term food shortage crisis due to limited work opportunities for Hmong immigrants working in China. The lack of opportunities in China may be driven by a slowing Chinese economy in manufacturing, the timing of the Spring Festival, and recently complicated by the coronavirus work stoppage. Consequently, the male heads of households returned to Hmong with little or no money.
Empower Dreams is raising $2,500 to give to Partners of Empower Dreams to purchase 30kg of rice for each of the 120 poor households with whom they have been closely working. Roughly $21/house.
These Hmong have had their homes demolished when the local government has found them having home church and yet they continue. They are courageous.
Due to a real hunger for Christian Discipleship materials by the Hmong, last year, this same Empower Dreams partner to the Hmong asked Empower Dreams to fund the development of local language high quality discipleship materials. We completed this funding last year and the materials will be ready for printing in May or June.
