SOME MIEN WEBSITES

by C.W. Callaway, November 2009

Many of these are general sites but contain certain areas of information about the Mien

SOME CHRISTIAN SITES:

A. MIEN ORGANIZATIONS

1. Mien Christian Mission Fellowship (MCMF)

Mien title (Yesu Iu-Mienh Dongh Hnyouv Gorn (YIDG)

US & Asia Mien ministries www.mcya.net   
http://www.yidg.org/   



2.
Mien Christian Youth Association. Has a document-tary video of the Mien and many features for Mien youth.


3. Mien Radio Mainly in Mien language to describe this exciting ministry. It has downloadable radio programs and Bible studies and has many good pictures of Mien..
http://www.mienradio.com/index.htm



4.
Mien Christian Couples Retreat Website. A great look at what God is doing through these couples retreats.

www.mccronline.org

B. MIEN CHURCHES

1.
Mien Evangelical Church of Seattle WA: This site has the most comprehensive collection of Mien media both in audio and video titles. Free download of weekly worship services and sermons in .mp3 or .wmv files.

    http://www.mecwa.org/   



2.
Yiu-Mienh Baptist Church of Richmond, CA

New site being developed will be www.newharvestbaptist.org   
www.yiumbc.org   



3.
New Harvest Baptist Church, Portland, OR



4.
Crosspointe Mien Baptist Church, Redding, CA

http://www.crosspointeredding.org/ Click on Ministries then on Mien Church.



5. Iu-Mienh Baptist Church, Oakland, CA. http://thaibible.or.th/mienbible/MienNewRoman/html/index.html            This site can also be accessed by clicking on the top Resource Link on Resources page of YIDG site above. http://prayforthemien.blogspot.com http://www.yidg.org/    
http://www.freewebs.com/mienhcommunity/announcements.htm    This site may be discontinued soon



C. OTHER HELPFUL SITES:

1. MIEN BIBLE is on Thailand Bible Society site.



2. JOSHUA PROJECT For the best current profiles of the Iu Mien click "start" then "View People Profiles" then select a country such as China and then the people group "Iu Mien." Under the picture of 2 Mien women click on "Iu-Mien" and you get a summary view of Mien in world by countries. http://www.joshuaproject.net/

To go direct to Iu Mien page: http://www.joshuaproject.net/languages.php?rol3=ium



3. PRAY FOR THE MIEN     a great blog

to encourage prayer for the Mien.

4. Mother Teacher Community Development, Inc. is sponsoring Mother Teacher Training Center and many projects to assist Mien in Thailand. See web site at


www.febcintl.org     & www.ethnologue.com    Search for Iu Mienh and other ethnic groups or go direct to: http://www.asiaharvest.org   
http://www.febc.org/   
www.motherteacher.org    



5. Mien Resources Website has a general description of the Mien, lists of literature in Mien and about the Mien, several pages about Mien Christian associations and activities. : www.motherteacher.org/mien    



6.
Mien Support Network Thailand. "To Support and Encourage Salvation, Education, and Mien Cultural Preservation" by Charles Mills www.MSNT.Org    



7. Far East Broadcasting Co. They have broadcast times and other information about Mien and other Asian ethnics



8. Ethnologue of Summer Institute of Linguistics

Go to:     http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ium



9. MEKONG SPRINGBOARD – Good information and items for prayer for Mien and other groups in S.E. Asia. http://www.infomekong.com/mien.htm   



10. ASIA HARVEST (Asian Minorities Outreach) Click "People Group Profiles," Choose "Laos, Thailand, China" then "Iu Mien." For Vietnam also choose "Yao / Dao)"



11. ETHNIC HARVEST contact for Mien Bibles, Tapes, Jesus' film http://www.ethnicharvest.org/bibles/mien.htm



12. GLOBAL RECORDINGS – Has recordings and notes re many languages. Look for Iu-Mien.


http://www.globalrecordings.net/country/CHS   

SOME SECULAR SITES:

Mien to English Dictionary
http://www.iumien.com/dictionary   

This and home page http://www.iumien.com    will cease to be maintained after Jan. 2010 so you should save to your computer now any data you would like to keep.



http://www.mienh.net     Had good articles on language, history, culture, etc & news of Mien but not operating now. I hope it will be restored later.



Other sites can be found by searches through Google or other search engines for:     Mien, Mienh, Iu-Mien, Iu-Mienh, Yiu-Mienh, Yao, Dao.