Laos-
According to Prisoner Alert.
This communist country is one of the poorest in Asia as a result of the Vietnam War and implementation of Marxist economics.
There are 132 people groups, 92 languages and classification of persons based on the altitude of their home environment. Buddhism is the religion of the majority(61 percent) with less than 2 percent Christian.
In Policy Laos' constitution guarantees freedom of religion but in practice many restrictions exist. Many Christians are forced to choose between life and their faith in Christ.
KhamLa Namheng and seven other pastors were arrested in March 2008 - their bags were searched and two bibles and some letters were confiscated. The police claim the letters were written against the village authority reporting persecution.
Please keep these pastors and the people and government of Laos in your prayers.
For more detailed information visit prisonalert.com and consider taking the opportunity to write to one or more of these prisoner for their faith in Christ.
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