2024-02-22T10:41:01-08:00 2023-12-31 203320755 ANTONETTE L HIGGINS CPA 792 SO MAIN STREET TEMPLETON CA 93465 990EZ 2023-01-01 471492967 SE ASIA ETHNIC MINORITY MISSION INC SEAS 8055434907 171 TWIN RIDGE SAN LUIS OBISPO CA 93405 CHARLES BURT Treasurer 2024-02-22 true CHARLES BURT 999009999 true Antonette L Higgins CPA P00546884 8055431987 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X N/A X X 96125 X 96125 0 0 0 0 96125 20450 84209 104659 -8534 86043 -542 76967 86043 76967 86043 76967 86043 76967 SEEM's efforts are focused on supporting the ministry of Rev. Louis Julian. A native of Vietnam, Rev. Julian has worked in Christian evangelism for minority groups in Vietnam since the early 1970s. The mission work has not been easy, because there has historically been serious persecution of minority tribespeople who are Christian. The hill tribespeople (often called "Montagnards") are actually composed of several dozen distinct tribes such as the Jeh, Jarai, Bahnar, Bru, and Rhade. The tribes are often of very different ethnical backgrounds. For example, the Jarai are of Malayan-Polynesian heritage. Other tribes are more closely related to groups from India, or from China. But they are quite different from ethnic Vietnamese, Laotians, or Cambodians - culturally, ethnically, and with language. Because there has been a strong history of large-scale persecution of Christian hill tribespeople (jailing, not allowing them to own businesses, beatings, ineligibility of children for jobs), many of the hill tribespeople are not willing to sign up with the government as a condition of worshiping. Instead, they strongly believe in the concept of freedom of religion. As a result, in some areas of the countries, evangelism work must still be carried out secretly. Lay pastors will be arrested and jailed. In other areas, things are opening up and churches can now be built -- although fear still persists.Rev. Julian has an amazing ministry that has been operating for decades on a shoestring budget. There is no shortage of lay persons among the hill tribespeople who would like to be lay pastors. Training these future pastors is a major focus of SEEM. 84049 84049 CHARLES BURT Treasurer 0 0 LANCE GOLDSMITH Secretary 0 0 KATHY NGUYEN CEO 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false CHARLES BURT 171 TWIN RIDGE SAN LUIS OBISPO CA 93405 8055434907 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 90250 93992 88319 88618 96125 457304 0 0 90250 93992 88319 88618 96125 457304 0 457304 0 0 0 457304 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $160 Other Expenses.1 MISSIONAY SUPPORT $80549 Other Expenses.2 MEDICAL SUPPLIES & EXPENSES $3500