OUR NEEDS

• Financial and prayer support for the Radio Program.
• Prayer for effective use of the "Jesus" film in Mien.
• Counselors for Mien youth camp.
• Prayer for further development of leaders in each country.
• Prayer for those contemplating evangelistic trips from the west to Mien in Asia.
• Prayer against the forces of evil seeking to undermine the Gospel witness.
• Prayer for the partnership development between Chinese and Mien churches.

All contributions should be payable to MCYA (our incorporated youth fellowship) at the address below. All contributions are tax deductible for the contributor under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)3.

Please address contributions to:
Mien Christian Fellowship-C/O Radio Project
P. O. Box 5467, Richmond, CA 94805
Tel. (510) 412-0418

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you..." Matthew 28:19-20a

OUR MISSION

Mien Christian Fellowship was established in 1994 by 14 Mien churches on the U.S. West Coast. The purpose and goal of this fellowship is to work together toward the accomplishment of the Great Commission of our lord Jesus Christ as proclaimed in Matthew 28:19-20.

This fellowship focuses on two major areas of ministry: evangelism and church strengthening here in the U.S. and overseas.

We seek to witness by all means possible to the scattered Mien and all others. For this purpose we established the Mien Radio Ministry. By short wave radio we endeavor to reach out to the million Mien in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Mien Christians in Vietnam came to the Lord mainly through hearing the Gospel by radio in Vietnamese. This underscores the great value of broadcasting.

Current economic problems in Thailand and the great difficulty of supporting a family in the mountain areas has caused many youth and adults to scatter to Thai cities and other countries for education and jobs. This makes it very difficult to build up the church there. We are involved in leadership training in Asia to the end that Mien there may help themselves and others to know Christ.

In America we conduct seminars, camps, and leadership schools with the aim of strengthening the churches and planting new churches. A good number of the committed leaders from several of our churches are currently studying in Bible Colleges and seminaries and eleven have already graduated. Many have graduated from secular colleges also.

Many Mien Christians in America are luke-warm and materialism and worldliness are taking their toll. However there is a developing leadership and many strong Christians. In 1998 the 10th annual Mien youth camp had 412 in attendance and there were 98 decisions for Christ registered. The 7th annual adult camp had 400+ in attendance. A sense of stewardship and mission is developing and there is a growing concern for reaching the Mien in Asia.

They meet in the buildings of American congregations of at least eleven different denominations that have befriended them. Deeply grateful and supportive of those who have helped them they still feel the deepest sense of allegiance to the scattered Mien Christian community.

They are overall consevative Bible-believing evangelical Christians. Our youth association (MCYA) has incorporated as a non-profit organization and this fellowship also is seeking incorporation. Our fellowship is better known among the Mien as YIDG which stands for the title of the fellowship in the Mien language which is "Yesu Iu-Mien Dongh Hnyouv Gorn."