Responses from Hmong Listeners

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(Hmong from Thailand)

I am so happy to be able to meet the two of you through this letter. There are very few Christian believers where I live and are facing a lot of hatred and persecution from the Muslims.

A huge problem that many citizens in Thailand face is the dependency on methamphetamine pills. Some people are in jail for the rest of their lives because of this. Others end up divorced or kill each other. I am so worried about Christians who are dependent on the drugs. Do you think that this evil is being caused because of Christ's possible near return, or that the devil's time is dwindling so he is causing this heartache among all of us?

Your daily broadcast is the only hope that we have. I am so happy that even though we may not have a pastor both of you can direct us spiritually.

More than anything I wish I could have a Hmong Bible. If it is possible may you fulfill this wish for me? I want to study His word with you when you cite verses on air.

Finally, please keep broadcasting God's word to us. We are all depending on your daily broadcast. Pray that we will have the heart of love towards our Muslim enemies and that we can share God's love with everyone. Thanks.

(Hmong from Vietnam)

This letter is to let you know that my family has been coming to know the Lord Jesus Christ through listening your broadcast for many years now. I found that many other Hmong believers also have come to know Christ through your broadcast as well.

I am wondering if you have any videos and other literature that can be of any use to help train and teach new believers. If you can, please send me some so I can help share the Gospel with others in my area.

Would you also advice us on the matter of performing a Christian wedding ceremony as well as funerals? We have no pastor so what you teach us through the air is our only source.

There is a dilemma here. Before we were Christians, the dowry for marriage was quite high for a daughter. After we heard you preach on the matter, we decided to set a certain dowry to her parents only. Some of our Christian brothers didn't like this idea however and created a huge problem about it. What can we do about this?

You are our only pastor that we trust and depend on. Tell us what we can do. Thanks.

(Hmong from Vietnam)

I praise the Lord that through your daily broadcast my family and I have come to accept the Lord Jesus Christ in our hearts. After becoming a Christian, my family and I went through a lot of hardships because of our local government's views against Christians. Even now many believers are facing jail time because of their faith in God. After a few years in jail for me, my family and I left and have since settled in the south.

Life seems to be better but we are greatly worried about our brothers and sisters in the North. Please pray for them and for us as well.

Another difficult task that you need to teach us about more of are doctrines of false teaching. For a while, many Hmong believers fell prey to the false teachings of supposed teachers among the Vietnamese and Chinese border. Please help us establish between those who are real and false of the scripture knowledge.

Finally, what you are teaching to us everyday really helps us to see His path and how we can walk His way. Keep on sending His word to us as we wait and listen to your program on air. Thanks.

(Hmong from Laos)

This is the second letter that I have written to you. My dad was the first man to become a Christian by listening to your radio broadcast. Soon enough many people followed his example and began to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ the same way through my father's testimony. We had no pastor but my dad was always telling everyone about your program and supported their faith in God.

My father went as far as to approve a document from the local government letting him witness of the faith of Christ to others legally! However one of my uncles was not a believer and had heard of what my father did. He then got angry and reported a lot of false claims about my dad.

The police officials then came to arrest my dad and put him in jail. At first they were going to kill him but through our prayers they let him live in jail. Still no knows what will happen to him so please pray for my father.

At this time I am studying to be a pastor in the capital of Laos. Due to my father's situation, I don't know if I will be able to finish my study.

My question to you is this: because our government has had mixed feelings about the Christian faith, they will cause much more suffering for Hmong believers. Is it okay for us to hang spirit commodities to ward off evil in our houses? Or must we live our lives pure in the Lord? Please pray for us and keep on sending God's word to encourage all of us in the central area of Laos. Thanks.

(Hmong from Vietnam)

After I heard the Gospel through your radio broadcast, I decided to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Now all of my church has elected me to become a church leader. I am wondering, this is near the time of Christ's return. Should I continue to serve Him or should I go back to Bible school and study His word to come back and lead His people?

I want to tell you that I don't know how to write or read Vietnamese so what you teach each day from your radio show is all the material I can depend on. We have received a lot of blessing through your programs.

My question among many questions is whether we should accept those who claim to speak tongues into our church. Why do they pray in a language other than our own? A pastor who came to our village taught us all that was correct from the scriptures, but when he prayed he did something or said something that was unusual. This has caused some conflict in our church. Please clarify this matter to us as soon as possible. Thanks.