Tien is learning cosmetology so she can make a home for her younger brothers.
Tien is learning cosmetology so she can make a home for her younger brothers.
Oct. 31, 2024 | Vietnam

Children Orphaned After Father Martyred

[11] prayers in [2] nations have been posted for Tien.

In the summer of 2022, Tien received a call and was told her father had been seriously beaten. He had been evangelizing and then returned home with her younger brother, Thanh. Some men, including one of her uncles, came into the house and beat him in front of Thanh. By the time Tien got home, her father had already died. Thanh has been mute since that day. Tien’s mother, who had a heart condition, was so shocked that she never recovered, dying two months later. Thanh was taken to live with the uncle, who then also claimed the family’s house and motorbike. Tien, now 18, and her younger brothers (Mau, 11, and Dang, 9) live with their maternal grandparents. Remembering her father’s teaching, Tien prays for her uncle’s salvation and for the reunion of her family. VOM is supporting her in cosmetology school so that she can support her siblings.

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  • Merciful Father, please cause your ear to hear to do justice for these fatherless, oppressed children. Please deal bountifully with Tien & her siblings that they may live & keep your word. Enable them to be reunited as a family & heal the trauma that they have experienced. Please provide for their physical, spiritual & emotional needs & comfort them
    Julie C - USA
  • Lord, I pray for Tien and her family. This is so hard. I pray the Tien is able to complete cosmetology school and get a great job. Meet their needs. Let her be able to care for her younger brothers. Heal their hurting hearts, dear Lord. I pray for salvation and a loving relationship for this entire family.
    Vi P - USA
  • I pray that Tien does well in school and can support herself and her siblings. I also pray for her uncle's salvation.
    Barbara T - USA
  • Dear God, Please bless Tien and her family. I pray for her strength and the healing of her family. I pray for reunification and that you would listen to her prayers. Please bless her family and support them. Please take care of them through VOM and the surrounding community. May they never want for anything. Thank You. In Jesus's name, Amen.
    Rae M - USA
  • Father, we intercede for Tien, her family, and others in her sphere of influence who've suffered - and continue to suffer - because of their faith in Yeshua, the Messiah. May Your Holy Spirit - along with other believers - encourage, edify and comfort every who's been affected by Tien's father's brutal killing, especially Thanh who witnessed his death.
    Patrick V - USA
  • Dear Lord,

    We offer our prayers for Tien and younger brothers who now live with their maternal grandparents. Remembering her father's teaching, Tien prays for her uncle's salvation and for the reunion of her family. We thank You that VOM is supporting her in cosmetology school so that she can support her siblings. We ask for healing as well.

    Amen!
    Chris R - USA
  • Thank you Father not for this situation but that in this situation you are faithful!

    Whatever the enemy has meant for evil please turn it around for Tien and her loved ones in Jesus name.
    Michael O - USA
  • Loving Father how we weep with Tien over the senseless death of her parents. Comfort her and her brothers and bless the grandparents for providing a home for their grandchildren.
    Thank you that VOM is supporting Tien in cosmetology school. Bless her in her studies. May she. Continue to grow in faith. Touch the heart of her uncle. IJN, Amen.
    Lois Y - USA
  • Lord God, we hold Tien and her siblings up to You and ask that what Satan wishes for evil, You turn into good. Comfort these children as they move on from these losses of their parents. Reunite these children and bring them into a spacious place of Your love.
    Roberta V - USA
  • Jesus. We call on you for this girl & her family. Jesus, they did them wrong. Look how they killed your son & orphaned their children. In spite of this, You are in control. Oh Lord. Turn this for good. May Thanh become Your mouthpiece. Heal these children. Raise them up for the Kingdom. Forgive & save uncle. Bless grandparents. Turn this for good. Amen
    Claire C - Barbados
  • Beloved Father: Thank You for the steadfast faith of Tien! Please continue to provide for her as she finishes school & help her to provide for her younger brothers. Please protect these children & unite them once again as a family. Please soften the hearts of her uncle & grandparents that they may turn to Jesus. We pray in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
    Mario C - USA