Local Christians collected rice for Lod's grieving family.
Oct. 24, 2024 | Laos

Village Denies Funeral Customs to Christian Family

In spring 2024, Lod, a Khmu villager, placed his faith in Jesus Christ at the age of 90. On June 20, he passed away. Typically, every villager would make a small donation of money and rice to the grieving family. However, because Lod was a Christian, the head of the village refused to collect donations to assist Lod's family and did not allow any villagers to attend Lod's funeral. Only the 10 Christians families in the community supported Lod's family. Read More.

Four percent of Turkmen are Christian, but the government regularly persecutes Christians outside of government-sanctioned denominations.
Oct. 24, 2024 | Turkmenistan

Turkmen Christian Flees Government Oppression

A bi-vocational evangelist has fled Turkmenistan after being threatened by authorities. He has been active in sharing his faith and had previously been arrested, along with other Christians, for attending Christian worship services. He was also fined for his evangelistic efforts. Authorities now want to charge him for work he did at his place of business. "But he feels the government is really using that as an excuse to arrest him for his Christian activities," said a front-line worker. Read More.

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