Southern Baptist Hmong churches impact Hmong International Freedom Festival

The Hmong International Freedom Festival, one of the largest gatherings in the world of the formerly agrarian people with roots in Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, takes place the weekend before the Fourth of July. And thanks to a strong Southern Baptist Hmong presence at this year’s festival, dozens of attendees responded to the Gospel.

Last year, 37,000 attended the event at the spacious Como Regional Park. This year, more than 57,000 were onsite to take advantage of sporting events, vendors and other resources.

“I felt like God’s plan was fulfilled,” Mary Her told Baptist Press. She organized the first-ever joint praise and worship sessions at this year’s festival. “The Lord parted the skies that weekend. It had been raining almost every day for two weeks. A few days before the festival I prayed to God, ‘Lord, You promised me the weather would be beautiful and that you would protect it from the rain and I trust that your will be done.’

Full Article: Baptist Press