Report on Mission of Hope Trip to ZIUSA Board

Date April 22, 2023 (Saturday)
Prepared by Tual Khan Suan (Board Chairman) Khualzinna min pen “Mission of Hope” ci’n ki min vawh hi. Lam-etna a neilo mite lam-etna ngahna ding, lam-etna bei mite in lam-etna a ngah kikna ding ngimna tawh min kivawh ahihi.

Lam-etna Kongpi (Mission of Hope) khualzinna ah ki hel thei ding:

1. Pu Tual Khan Suan (Board Chairman- Zomi Innkuan USA)
2. Pu Francis Khampi (Manager- Zomi Innkuan USA Refugee Program)
3. Pi Lun Kham Pieper (Manager- Zomi Innkuan USA Refugee Program)
4. Mr. Scott Lee Stearman (BWA representative to the UN)
5. Mr. Rusty Albertson (Retire Principle at Indianapolis)
6. Rev. Dr. Tun Cin Kap (ZBCA)
April 10, 2023 (Monday) ni in Chicago pan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia zin khia hi.

A. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ah nasepna teng:

1. Education lam:
Zomi Education Center ah pai in sang naupang leh sang a ding huhna sum pia (Zin pihte tung pan in)

Dignity for Children Foundation ah va pai in makaite tawh kimuhna nei.

Zomi Catholic School ah va vak in, (zin pihte in) huhna pia

2. Community Organization tawh kimuhna:

Zomi Association of Malaysia (ZAM) leh Zomi Refugee Committee (ZRC) tawh na sem khawm, zing an ne khawm, kimu khawm leh paina peuh ah kithuah khawm.

Kawlgam bup Refugee kipawlna tawh kimu. Hih kimuhna ah Coalition of Burmese Ethnics in Malaysia (COBEM), Karen organization, Shan organization, Dai Chin Community, Falam Refugee Organization, Zomi Education Center, Myanmar Ethnic Organization, ACR, ZRC, ZAM, CRC, ICC (Independent Chin Communities) cihte tawh kimu khawm, information kaih khopna nei hi.

Asylum Access, Malaysia leh BAR council (Lawyer Council) tawh zong kimu khawm in ni tak an ne khawm.

Malaysia mipi tawh Town Hall meeting nei in, thu tampi gen khopna nei.

3. UN leh Government Official tawh kimuhna UNHCR tawh kimu in, Registration, Protection leh Assistance lam genna nei

USA embassy in Malaysia tawh kimu in, min kibang vai, DHS pan kidin khawl sakte vai leh UN lampi tawnlo in US lut theihna ding cihte ngetna nei.

Malaysia a Member of Parliament (MP) a sem Mr. Wong Chen tawh kimu in, Malaysia a om

Zomite a ding pilsin theihna, siam sin theihna leh vengbitna (protection) lam a ding huhna ngen.

4. Zing an leh Nitak an hong vak (host) teng
Hotel ah ZAM & ZRC te tawh ZAM staffs lui leh ZIUSA- Refugee Program in vaak,
ZAM Office (Meeting with Refugee Community Leaders) - ZIUSA- Refugee Program
Malaysian NGO (BAR Council, Asylum Access) - ZIUSA- Refugee Program
Dinner with Pastors – St. Mark Catholic Church, Indianapolis
Town Hall Meeting with Malaysia Zomi – ZIUSA- Refugee Program

5. Transportation hong sik

Zomi Baptist Churches of America (ZBCA) in Malaysia om sung pai suk paito na ding Van
(minibus) saap teng hong siik uh hi.

B. New Delhi, India

1. Meeting

UNHCR tawh kimu in, registration, protection, education, assistance cih te tampi gen khawm.

Zomi Innkuan Delhi, biakna pawlpi tawh kimuhna nei in, thu gen khawm, kithuah khopna nei.

2. Nek leh dawn hong pia

Zomi Innkuan USA- Refugee Program in vak hi.

3. Transportation

ZIUSA- Refugee Program in sik hi.

C. Aizawl, India

1. Meeting

Tun phet in Durtlang a om Zomi refugee tawh kimu. (Huhna piakna tampi nei)]
Nitak masa in Kawlgam pan in Refugee vai a sem kipawlna tuamtuam tawh kimu. Tua kimuh na ahZomi Innkuan Aizawl, NGO United, Institute of Chin Affairs, MRRC, CRCM- Chih Refugee Committee of Myanmar??), CSARN – Peter Suante, tawh kumuhna nei.

Nitak nihna ah, Baptist, Presbyterian, Lairam Baptist, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) leh Mizo StudentUnion (MSU), Zomi Innkuan Aizawl tawh kimuhna nei in, gambel mite a ding malak theihna vai kikupna nei.

Sun in Aizawl ah Bishop Joseph Tluanga tawh kimu in, Mizoram sunga om Zomite dinmun tampi genciatna zong nei thei.

2. Nek le dawn hong pia
Aizawl ah nitak masa an hong vak (St. Mark Zomi Catholic Community of Indianapolis)
Nitak nihna (Zomi Innkuan USA- Refugee Program)

3. Transportation hong pia
Zomi Innkuan Aizawl (or) Pu Sawma te innkuan.

D.Lamka, India
1. Mipi tawh kimuhna

Lamka tun phet in Zomi Refugee tawh kimuhna nei (Lawmte’n huhna sum piakna nei)

Nitak ciangin Lamka a om Zomi makaite tawh kimuhna nei.

2. Dinner hong vak
Zomi Baptist Churches of America (ZBCA)

3. Transportation
Zomi Innkuan USA – Refugee Program in sik

E. Sponsor hong pia teng
Min City

Zomi Christian Church OKC OKC
New Life Mission Church OKC
Zion UPC OKC
Zomi Baptist Church -ZBC Nashville
Khuadam Innkuan USA
Nashville Immanuel Assembly Nashville
Shalom Apostolic Church Nashville
Zomi Christian Church Nashville
Zomi Community Church of Denver Denver
Agape Zomi Baptist Church Ft. Worth

Zomi Laizom Christian Church Atlanta
Zomi Catholic Portland Portland
Full Gospel Assembly IM- Dallas Dallas
Zomi Agape Chruch Bowling Green
Teltui Zuasiam Asian Market Bowling Green
Zomi SDA Nashville Nashville
Zomi Agape Church Dallas
Zomi Community Mission Church Portland
Zomi Pentecostal Church Nashville
Zomi Temple Baptist Church Dumas
Zomi SDA Grand Rapid Grand Rapid
Bethel Worship Center Tulsa
Evangelical Baptist Church Nashville Nashville
Zomi Baptist Church Grand Rapid Grand Rapid
Full Gospel Assembly IM- Tulsa Tulsa
ZBCM of Tulsa Tulsa
ZCC Amarillo Amarillo
Emanuel Baptist Church Tulsa
Zomi American Church Kansas City
Zomi Christian Church -Bowling Green Bowling Green
Zomi Catholic Community Grand Rapid Grand Rapid
Agape Mission Church Nashville
Indian Zomi Baptist Church Indianapolis
Carson Mission Church New Bern New bern
Emanuel Christian Church Sheboygan
Grace Zomi Baptist Church Indianapolis
Kai Khan Pau Nashville
Philadelphia Myanmar Comm Church Phil
Zomi SDA Church Orlando Orlando
Zomi Baptist Church -Battle Creek Battle Creek
Indianapolis Full Gospel Assembly Indianapolis
Zomi SDA Indianapolis Indianapolis
Zomi Catholic Community Indianapoli Indianapolis
EBC- Bowling Green Bowling Green
Zomi SDA Miami Miami
Zomi SDA Jacksonville Jacksonville
Pa Tuan Kaih Mang Jacksonville
Bethel UPC Tulsa Tulsa
Zomi SDA Battlecreek Battle Creek
Agape Mission Church of Grand Rapid Grand Rapid
Christ Mission Church Atlanta

Rehoboth Church Nashville Nashville
Life Pentecostal Church Bowling Green
Grand Rapid Zomi Baptist Church Grand Rapid
Hermon Grace Church Nashville
K & L Restaurant Bowling Green
Zomi Catholic Community-Nashville Nashville
Logos Life Pentecostal Church Nashville
Hornbill Asian Market Grand Rapid

F. Lungdam kohna

Zomi Innkuan USA malakna leh vaihawmna tawh Refugee Program makaihna in Zomi gambel vai a sem ding a khual zinna ah thu ngetna tawh hong panpih, thu leh la tawh hong vaihawmpih, sum leh pai tawh hong panpih, a munmun a om zindona leh vakna ah hong makaih mite khempeuh tungah lungdam thu kong gen uhhi.

Lungdam ung.

Refugee Program
Zomi Innkuan USA