People group profile · PG011148
The Iu Mien of Vietnam
The Iu Mien of Vietnam, numbering about 433,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a subgroup of the Pan Yao branch of the Yao ethnic group of southwestern China.
They are an indigenous people in the Yao-Mien people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Polytheism, and they primarily speak Iu Mien.
Fast facts
- Country
- Vietnam
- Population
- 433,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Yao-Mien
- Primary language
- Iu Mien (ium)
- Primary religion
- Polytheism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Iu Mien are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Iu Mien
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Polytheism · Ethnoreligion
99% adherents
Primary language
Iu Mien · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Iu Mien
Gospel resources in Iu Mien
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Yao (Iu Mien))
Bibles
- 1990 Thailand Bible Society · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Iu Mien
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Iu Mien in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104117) is reported in 5 other countries.
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