New Hmong Pastor for Wisconsin
Pastor Rachan Ritti-Traiphop, known in his native Hmong language as Xibhwb Lajtsav Xeem Lis, was born in a small mountain village in Northern Thailand to a traditional Hmong animist family. Four of his uncles were shamans, and their loyalty to their home spirits ran deep. One day, however, his grandfather returned from the farm to…