Day 18

FEBRUARY | 2024

Vietnam

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

Vietnam is a source, transit, and destination country for sex trafficking. Women and children, often from rural areas, are lured or coerced into the commercial sex industry within Vietnam or trafficked abroad, primarily to China, Cambodia, and other countries in the region. Factors such as poverty, lack of education, unemployment, and discrimination exacerbate vulnerabilities to trafficking.

Pray for the Vietnamese government to take practical actions to combat sex trafficking in the country (The Holy Bible, Psalm 118:25).

LORD, we pray that Your Angels encamp around the vulnerable people in Vietnam and deliver them from all evil (The Holy Bible, Psalm 34:7).

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

Vietnam is a former French colony. It is also one of the last Communist strongholds in the world. Like in all authoritative regimes, corruption and persecution are rampant. Some traditional churches are allowed to operate freely. Any Church that attempts evangelism or tries to engage in social service faces severe persecution not limited to prison sentences. Christian Converts are usually from minority tribes. This factor increases their persecution level more than others in Vietnam. China is the key trading partner for Vietnam despite maritime border disputes in the South China Sea.

CHIEF OF STATE
President Vo Van Thoung
HEAD OF GOV.
PM Pham Minh Chinh
POPULATION
104,799,174
CHRISTIANS
1%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
0.3%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Buddhism
PERSECUTION RANKING
25
REFUGEES
35,475
LIFE EXPECTANCY
75.79 yrs
LITERACY RATE
95.8%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
6.7%