Introduction / History

Laghuu is a language more than a people group.

Laghuu speakers live in the grasslands, mountains and valleys of northern Vietnam near the Chinese border.

What Are Their Lives Like?

Those who speak Laghuu sell handcrafts, hunt and farm for a living.

What Are Their Beliefs?

Currently the Koores are predominantly Christians (Protestant and Orthodox, but very few Catholics) and Muslim. Christianity has a long history among the Amaro. The first Orthodox Churches, established in about the 14th century, were the Yero Mednalne Monastery and the Icha Giorgis and Derba Michael churches. As Koore oral tradition says, Christian immigrants who were believed to have come from Menz through Kafa, Dawaro and Gamo to Amaro were responsible for establishing these Churches. However, during the wars of Ahmed Gran, the churches were burned, and the Christians were recklessly persecuted. The remaining few Christians and priests were forced to flee to Birbir Mariam, in Gamo and other places. It is said that after this historical incidence the Koore people relapsed to their old traditional religion and remained so until the Ethiopian Empire builders re-introduced Christianity in the 19th century.PRGRPHProtestant Christianity rapidly spread after the first Sudan Interior Mission entered Burji and Amaro in 1948. Although Protestant Christians were persecuted during the military regime, they survived. After 1991, there was a rapid expansion of Charismatic-Pentecostals. Although there is no exact figure currently, the Koore are, by and large, Charismatic-Pentecostal Christians.

What Are Their Needs?

Koore land (Koorso or Amaro) is highly rugged and mountainous. So the basic need of the Koore now is road accessibility. Elementary education is in Koore language; however, there is no literature, and this may be a crucial area some NGOs have to address.

Prayer Items

Pray for a movement of the Holy Spirit to result in church plants and discipleship.
Pray for openness to the person of Jesus as Lord of their lives.
Pray for Laghuu leaders to be open to allowing their people to embrace the Savior.
Pray for there to soon be worship songs and skits in the Laghuu language.

Scripture Prayers for the Laghuu in Vietnam.

References

http://www.nativeplanet.org/indigenous/ethnicdiversity/asia/vietnam/indigenous_data_vietnam_laghuu.shtml
http://wga2.wycliffe.net/world?continent=ASI&country=VM&code=lgh
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Laghuu%20language&item_type=topic