Remember GX: Hualan Yao

Of the five branches of Yao people inhabiting the Dayao Mountains of eastern Guangxi’s Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, the Hualan Yao (“flowery blue Yao”) are the smallest and most different. Their language is totally unintelligible to the surrounding Yao communities. They are polytheists, worshipping a variety of gods and spirits. It is their custom to control the size of their population, with families having children based on their wealth and size of their land, not hesitating to resort to abortion if not according to plan. So there are geographic, linguistic, and cultural barriers that prevent the Hualan Yao from hearing the message of the good news amongst other people groups.

Ask the L to cross every barrier to reach the Hualan Yao with the good news of Ch the Creator and Redeemer of life.

  “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13-14)

Remember GX: Landian Yao

The Landian Yao are renown and thus publicly named for their skilled artistry with indigo (or landian)  dye, a process that uses an indigo vat, indigo plant, and sticky rice as materials.  They call themselves the Bunong, represent 2.38% of Napo county’s population, and worship their ancestor dog-god Panhu.Their clothing is both beautiful and practical: A woman’s apron can fold into a bag and her headscarf style carries meaning.

The L your G has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:7

Pr: According to His will and promises, may G tenderly draw back the Landian Yao, revive the believers among them, pull out the deep roots of idolatry that they would single-mindedly hope in the L.