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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:57:59 +0000 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2023/09/4-5min-04-09-2023.mp3 Laos ( CAM ) — A pastor in Laos recently went to an area heavily influenced by “old school” soldiers in the communist country who strongly detested Christianity, the leader of a native ministry said. “The pastor took the risk to evangelize in this area and led 20 people to the Lord,” the leader said. “The village authorities were shocked, and the police came to drive the pastor away – with the threat to arrest him, if he returned.” The pastor told the ministry leader and others at a conference that he was not frightened by the threats. “He plans to go back again to follow-up with Bibles and MP3 players,” the leader said. “Please pray for this pastor.” The spread of the gospel on MP3 players in Laos has been so effective that officials and local people have begun to revile villagers who listen to them. A pastor from an area where Christians have long faced threats of arrest, denia... Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:00:56 +0000 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2023/09/4-5min-04-09-2023.mp3 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2023/06/4-5min-29-06-2023.mp3 Laos (MNN) — Christians remain under the thumb of a controlling Communist government in Laos. They’re forced to travel hundreds of miles to purchase Bibles, hear sermons from pastors under official control, and face prison for evangelism. And those are just the basics – Christians in the countryside face even stricter regulations and harsher persecution. In some parts of Laos, pastors have been imprisoned for their faith or even killed. Patrick Klein of Vision Beyond Borders recently had a conversation with Greg Musselman of Voice of the Martyrs Canada . According to believers Klein has spoken with, China is pushing the Laos government to mirror China’s own clampdown on Christian churches. The goal of many officials in Laos: intimidation. Believers are cut off from hospitals, schools, and churches. They might be denied access to government IDs, which often means less access to even more services. That’s not to say the church in Laos isn&rsq... Thu, 29 Jun 2023 04:00:53 +0000 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2023/06/4-5min-29-06-2023.mp3 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2022/07/4-5min-01-07-2022.mp3 Laos (MNN/CAM) — A 45-year-old widow in Laos was sharing Jesus with her village — and paid for it with her freedom. Christian Aid Mission says Rina* began following Christ after police came to her Prai tribal village and announced on loudspeakers that they were banned from worshipping the Christian God. The Prai people in Laos are animist and worship nature gods. (Photo courtesy of Christian Aid Mission) Rina was intrigued and wanted to know more, so she sought out two local missionaries at their home. The missionaries shared the Gospel with Rina. When she prayed to follow Jesus, she was also healed from a chronic bacterial illness! From that moment, Rina began sharing her new faith with her village, and many others embraced Christ as their Savior. A district official eventually heard about the surge of Christianity in the village. He came with soldiers and police and ordered all believers to renounce their faith. Every person refused. The official then ... Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:00:24 +0000 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2022/07/4-5min-01-07-2022.mp3 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2019/12/4-5min-09-12-2019.mp3 Laos ( CAM ) — Relatives hostile to Christian faith, flooded roads that damage motorcycles, government restrictions on travel – all can instill fear in both native missionaries and new Christians in Laos. In one of the world’s last bastions of communism, a 2016 religion law known as Decree 315 threatens to cripple efforts to spread the gospel, as it requires prior permission to carry out religious activity beyond a religious group’s building. The decree empowers MOHA to stop religious activities – or even beliefs – that differ from “policies, traditional customs, laws, or regulations,” and may stop any religious activity “threatening national stability, peace, and social order…or affecting national solidarity or unity between tribes and religions,” according to the report. Native missionaries seeking to bring the salvation message to neighboring villages are delayed or denied. One church ... Mon, 09 Dec 2019 05:00:18 +0000 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2019/12/4-5min-09-12-2019.mp3 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2019/04/4-5min-18-04-2019.mp3 (Map courtesy Wikimedia/CC) Update: We have just received word that Wayne, Autumn, and Joseph have been deported and crossed the border into Thailand Thursday afternoon. Laos (MNN) – Lao authorities detained three Americans in the Luang Namtha province and seized their passports 10 days ago, accusing them of ‘disseminating religion’ without proper approval. Todd Nettleton is a spokesman for the Voice of the Martyrs USA. “The three Christians were a part of a team that was traveling from a ministry that’s based in Wyoming, a ministry called Vision Beyond Borders. They were detained, apparently handing out Gospel-related materials.” Due to the sensitive nature of the situation, VBB identified the three Americans by their first names only: Wayne, Autumn, and Joseph. As of this writing, the trio remains in a guest house in Luang Namtha, according to Radio Free Asia . Of the charges, that’s yet to be determined. Net... Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:00:25 +0000 https://media.mnnonline.org/news/2019/04/4-5min-18-04-2019.mp3