Service! We worked Hmong territory in the Dallas area, our group didn't find anyone who was actually Hmong but there were others who had good calls. The highlight of our service day was association.Talyssa, Keon and I worked with Nina (a sister in the Lao group) and Madelynne (a sister visiting the Lao group from the ASL congregation)
After service Nina took us back to her house for lunch. We ate Fuh which is kind of soup. The hmong, Thai and Lao people all eat soup for nearly every meal.To be honest, I am definitely not a fan! haha
It is a combination of noodles, meat (they use EVERY part of the animal so who knows what you are eating), then boiling water is poured on top to cook the meat and noodles, they then add various sauces (including Fish sauce..they LOVE fish sauce) top it off vegetables, bean sprouts and cilantro and a bit of Lao hot sauce.
In their cultures it is very rude not to eat what you are given, so we did our best to eat every meal we were given.
The meeting was at 1 on Saturday. We sang the opening song in Hmong (well those of us who could sang in Hmong and the others looked at the print out of the song confused and did their best)
The public talk was in english and the watchtower was read in Thai, questions were asked in engligh and Lao and comments were welcome in English, Hmong, Lao and Thai.
The public talk was in english and the watchtower was read in Thai, questions were asked in engligh and Lao and comments were welcome in English, Hmong, Lao and Thai.
The lao group has put forth diligent effort to learn Thai as well as the Lao language because similar to Hmong, there are currently no watchtowers available in the Lao language.
It was a very encouraging experience, and so incredible to hear comments in 4 languages and yet everyone learned something during the meeting.
After the meeting there was a picnic in the park, we enjoyed ethnic foods, association and practice presentations in multiple languages.
It was a very encouraging experience, and so incredible to hear comments in 4 languages and yet everyone learned something during the meeting.
After the meeting there was a picnic in the park, we enjoyed ethnic foods, association and practice presentations in multiple languages.
After the picnic the Hmong group decided we would have a little after-party of our own. We piled into caravans and headed into the city to check out a hip 
Jazz lounge.
Jazz lounge. Angel was driving very poorly and Both Alma (his wife) and I felt really sick. I love the picture on the right, her face was priceless!
And here is a silly picture of Benny and I seated at our table after a 2 and a half hour wait.
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