WELCOME TO THE WEBPAGE OF

GRACE HMONG LUTHERAN MINISTRY

Mission

We, the members of Grace Lutheran Hmong Ministry, in response to God’s mercy and grace, dedicate ourselves to glorifying Him through receiving His gifts of Word and Sacrament, and to share His love, mercy and grace to our fellow Hmong in the community.

Activities

To bring the gospel to the Hmong people in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center by reaching out to them with biblical tracts and home visits. We have audio tapes of the LCMS doctrinal faith and the book of Romans. We are in the process of recording the entire Bible in Hmong on audio tapes. We also are active in reaching out to the Hmong people in Thailand.

Challenges

The Hmong ministry is trying hard to reach out to the non-Christians and the unchurch Hmong in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center areas. Being that our congregation is still small, we need your support to help us grow. We need your prayers and financial contributions. We are confidence that with the help of our God our ministry will grow and become self-sufficient in the next couple of years. We look forward to the day that we can provide assistance to other conger-gations as well. Deacon Dr. Fungchatou Lo is available for being guest preacher at your church if you should need his help.

Grace Hmong Ministry

6810 Winneka Avenue

Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Visitors are always welcome!

SUNDAY

Educational Hour – 1:00 PM

Social Hour – 2:00 PM

Worship Hour – 2:30 PM

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For more information contact:

Dr. Fungchatou Lo

(615) 398-8890

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What is my purpose in life?

I am sure that many of you had asked this question of yourselves too. Often we would come to the conclusion that the answer is within each of us. This means you have to look inside of you for your own purpose in life. I also did the same, but came to the conclusion that the more I search for my life purpose within me, the more confused I became. I got some frustrated that I did’t even know what I am good at anymore. So, I turned to the Lord and started reading His Word. I learned in Geneses that God created man to take care what He has created, and in 2 Corinthian 5, I learned that as a Christian, I am God’s ambassador to the world. So, on May of 2004, I resigned from my Associated Professor position with St. John’s University and accepted a call to work as a Deacon and the Director of Hmong Ministry at Grace Lutheran Church and for Hmong Mission Society, and as a Mission Facilitator for North American LCMS Hmong ministry.

Grace HMong Ministry

Grace Lutheran Hmong Ministry

As the Director for the Hmong Ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, I motivated the Hmong members to do a need assessment of the Hmong community. We found some very interesting facts and presented them at the first LCMS Hmong Pastors, Vicars and wives conference in Madison, Wisconsin on August 2004. I also developed a new evangelism strategy called “The Lord supper” to share the Gospel with the Hmong people in the community. Our goal for 2005 is to get our Hmong members to become good at sharing the Good News through this new evangelism technique. At the present time, we are working hard to reach out to the new Hmong refugee families by showing Christ’s love through assisting them by locating used furniture and clothes. We will be having a dinner to welcome them to our community on January 15, 2005. At this dinner, we will be distributing clothes, furniture, cooking utensils, and beds to them. Please keep the new Hmong refugee families in your prayers so that they will come to know Christ as their savior.

Hmong Mission Society &

Thailand Hmong Mission

As the Director for Hmong Mission Society, my goals are to promote the mission of the society and to do fundraisings to support its purpose. President Rev. Yia and I are on the process of strategizing efforts to generate supports for this society. One of the most exciting things that is happening within the umbrella of the Hmong Mission Society is the Thailand Hmong Mission. God has blessed our ministry in Thailand with many new Christians. Every time we had missionaries gone to Thailand, someone became baptized. I have had the privilege of going to Thailand twice this past year and was over joy with God’s grace. In May of 2004, I was in Thailand with Rev. Rich Latterner. We visited Hmong villages and the Hmong refugee in Wat Thamkakbok. We also did a lot of teaching from the Word and sharing the Good News with Hmong villagers. In December 2004, my brother-in-law Bobby Vang and I went to Thailand. We rented a new facility for us to use as a teaching center. We also found a plot of land to be purchased for our mission work but the funding did not go though so we had to delay it. We visited different Hmong villages and identified a potential site for a new ministry. God has guided the Thailand Hmong Mission every steps of the way in Thailand. Right now, with a donation from a member a Grace Lutheran Church, we are on the process of building a church for the new Christians in the village of Kong Hoi Klai. We are anticipating having the church be finished by May 2005. We are looking for volunteer missionaries and donations to support this wonderful ministry in Thailand. For more information please contact (920) 254-5270. We also have a promotional DVD available.

I want to thank all the volunteer missionaries for their time and monetary support. Appreciation also goes to those Christian brothers and sisters who financially supported the Thailand Mission along with other donations such as personal hygiene products and quilts.

Hmong Mission Facilitator

As the Hmong Mission Facilitator, it is my prayer and goal that five new Hmong ministries will be started within the next two years. In 2004, I initiated four new sites for Hmong ministry. I have contacted the Southeastern District and started a new Hmong ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the present time, the District is working hard with a Hmong Christian man to get him install as a Deacon so he could start doing ministry in the Charlotte area.

I visited the New England District and currently working to get a Hmong ministry started in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. I also contacted the English District in California for support to start a Hmong ministry in Sacramento, California. With Rev. Kouseying in Merced, I know that God will answer our prayer for a Hmong ministry in Sacramento.

I had communicated with the Mid-South District to start a Hmong ministry in Arkansan. I will be meeting with that District’s Mission Director in February to see how we can work together to get a Hmong ministry started in Little Rock, Arkansan. Please keep us in your prayers.

With the quick relocation of Rev. Zong Houa Yang and his family to Florida, the Hmong members at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lansing, Michigan was left without much preparation for such a change. I was summoned to provide assistance. With the support from the Michigan District and Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mr. NumLang Yang was called to be the Deacon for the Hmong ministry. At the present time Deacon Yang is working full-time for St. Michael and Our Savior Lutheran Church.

I would like to thank CAME for supported the work that I did as a mission facilitator for the Hmong ministry during 2004. It is a great blessing that CAME continues to support the Hmong ministry in 2005 and beyond. I also want to think Partners In Mission; Grace Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park and the Minnesota South District for supported the Hmong ministry at Grace.

Mission for 2005

For 2005, the question should be “What is God’s purpose in life for me?” As I am new at solely doing God’s work, I don’t know what exactly God’s plans are for me for 2005. However, I know for sure that I am his ambassador and I will do whatever He calls me to do. I could be a life long missionary like the Apostle Paul or could be a short-term missionary like Philip in Acts. I am putting my life in His hands and trusting Him to lead me. Should God desire me to continue to serve Him as a church worker; I look forward to working with all of you from different districts across the United States, local churches, and ministries. May His name be glorified forever! Amen.