Lachi, White in Vietnam
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| People Name: | Lachi, White |
| Country: | Vietnam |
| 10/40 Window: | Yes |
| Population: | 2,300 |
| World Population: | 2,300 |
| Primary Language: | Lachi, White |
| Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
| Christian Adherents: | 0.50 % |
| Evangelicals: | 0.05 % |
| Scripture: | Unspecified |
| Ministry Resources: | No |
| Jesus Film: | No |
| Audio Recordings: | No |
| People Cluster: | Tai |
| Affinity Bloc: | Southeast Asian Peoples |
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Introduction / History
The Lachi in Vietnam claim two historical founders of their race: Hoang Din Thung and Pu Lo To. They are reputed to have created many different species and to have educated the people how to live and farm.
The Lachi White people live in Ha Giang and Lao Cai provinces of Vietnam.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Most Lachi White live simple lives. They cultivate rice. Lachi White women are renowned for their skill in weaving and indigo dyeing. Each family clan owns drums and gongs which are used in ritual ceremonies. At weddings the groom's family must provide a suitable amount of money to the bride's parents to repay the cost of the girl's upbringing. Lachi White homes are constructed on stilts and consist of three sections. The largest room contains the ancestral altar.
What Are Their Beliefs?
Lachi White people hold annual ceremonies determined by the lunar calendar. They pray for seeds before they plant them, believing each seed has a soul. They invoke the spirits to watch over the harvest, to ensure plenty of food for the entire village. The
What Are Their Needs?
The most urgent need of Lachi White people is to place their faith in Jesus Christ.
They are blocked off from Christian witness because the atheistic governments of both China and Vietnam forbid evangelism. There are no known Lati believers on either
Prayer Points
Ask for the Lord of the Harvest to send workers into this field to tell the White Lachi people that they have been specially created for a unique purpose: to know, love and worship Jesus Christ.
Pray for these needy people to find their way to the One who gives life to the full.
Pray for a strong discipling ministry that will transform Lachi White communities in Vietnam into his likeness.