Lent - day 19

Categories: christianity

Date: 18 March 2009 00:07:55

Today, a country you don't hear much about: Laos

Languages: Lao, local languages

Less than 2% of the Lao population is Christian - a faith which is often seen as being an "American religion" and therefore an enemy of the state.

Christians are often detained and arrested on false charges. In one congregation of 2,000, two hundred men were arrested, the remainder of the church was intimidated until only 20 people were left who were brave enough to meet to pray.