Around 60% of Laotians consider themselves to be Buddhists, but most practise a syncretistic version of Buddhism mixed with tribal animism; just 4% are Christians. Many believers are persecuted by fam...

A Christian family’s registration book is being withheld because of their faith. Registration books are documents with vital records such as ID, travel and work permits, marriage and birth records, ...

On the evening of 23 July, Pastor Thongkham Philavanh, aged 40, died after an attack at his home in northwestern Laos. Two masked men approached him in his yard and spoke to him before shooting him se...

Kaew placed her trust in Christ through the prayers of her parents, who became Christians after her marriage. Her husband and his parents, as well as their village, opposed her decision to follow Chri...

Phet, 71, and his wife placed their trust in Christ in 2005. As a veteran of the Laotian army with more than 30 years of service, Phet is entitled to a government pension but was denied it. The com...

Sixty percent of Laotians consider themselves to be Buddhists, but most practise a syncretistic version of Buddhism mixed with tribal animism. Four percent are Christians. Some in Laos, particularl...

BoonTaWong came to Christ because he wanted a changed life like he saw in other Christians. That decision brought the attention of the main religious leader of his community, who began to threaten and...

Before Khamphone became a Christian, he was a respected fortune-teller. He often helped villagers, including village elders and police officers, by consulting the spirits, and for this, he was rewarde...

Nyok has taught for 14 years, serving the last six years as director of her village’s infants school. A jealous coworker cursed Nyok, and she began to experience pain. When she prayed to accept Chri...