Pastor Joy’s church was recently closed by authorities in Laos. Your prayers can make a difference.
we built it without permission and they locked the door.� This is a common harassment tactic in Asia to prevent the growth of churches. Vietnam: Church Building Razed These testimonies are being repeated across Asia. On December 17th in Vietnam, local government
officials in Dak Lak Province made good on their threat to destroy a new wooden church building erected in September by Hmong Christians in Cu Hat village. At 7:00 am a large contingent of government officials, police and demolition workers arrived at the site of a Vietnam Good News Mission and Church, razing it by 8:30 am. Police wielding electric cattle prods beat back hundreds of distraught Christians who rushed to the site to protect the building. Five injured people were taken away in an emergency vehicle authorities had brought to the scene. The injured included a child who suffered a broHand powered players strengthen the church in very rural areas by bringing Bible lessons. Because of their uniqueness, families will listen to them for hours.
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