LAOS: Literature Distribution Leads to Backlash Against Church

A pastor in Laos was arrested and accused of distributing Christian materials to local schools. In a part of northern Laos where Christians have faced harsh persecution, a church received a call from the district chief of police on 18 December 2024. Two government primary schools had mysteriously received Bibles and pamphlets about salvation in Christ, enough for each student to have one. The police believed the members of this church were responsible for the distribution, which was illegal, but the pastor insisted that he had never even seen the pamphlet before. Without evidence of the church’s involvement, the pastor was released from custody.

• Pray for Christians in this district to be both bold and wise as they practice their faith in the community.

• Pray also that some of these Bibles and pamphlets will find their way into the hands of those whose hearts are ready to hear the Gospel.