Vietnam

Praise Points

Praise God for the Courageous Vietnamese Church, which is a beacon of hope in the region (The Bible, Ephesians 6:14).

Praise God for raising His Children from among Vietnam’s global trading partners whose concerns about the treatment of Christian Believers in the country are bringing down the society-based persecution (The Bible, Psalm 146:7).

Prayer Points

Pray for God’s comfort for the persecuted in Vietnam. Pray for the women and young girls who are forced into marriage or trafficked because of their faith (The Bible, Psalm 129:4).

Pray for the pastors and house church leaders who were arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by Vietnamese authorities. Pray for their immediate release and God’s comfort for their families (The Bible, Psalm 25:17).

Pray for Vietnamese Christian Converts to find fellowship groups where they can learn, grow, and be encouraged (The Bible, Matthew 18:20).

A Call to Salvation

Let the Holy Spirit move all those who persecute Christian Believers in Vietnam through the actions of their victims in the face of violence. Let them seek the TRUTH and have their thirst quenched by the Living Water (The Bible, Matthew 5:13-16).

Promise for the Nation

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the Faith of the Gospel (The Bible, Philippians 1:27).

Vietnam is a country with a history of wars and carnage. It is one of the last communist countries in the world. Since the Vietnam War, the country invested heavily in education and vocational skills. Vietnam has the highest number of colleges in Southeast Asia and is a rising star in the Information Technology (IT) field. While the urban areas in the country are shaping up to be a modern economy, nothing changed in the rural areas. Christian Believers continue to be targets of violence, human trafficking, domestic violence, discrimination, eviction, and forced isolation. The Vietnamese Church is not yielding to any of the strongarm tactics by local authorities, armed forces, or to the pressure from families. They are not only undeterred from their faith, but they are also engaging in the Great Commission. House church networks are of particular interest to the Vietnamese government. Arrests, demolitions, and forced marriages are on the rise. The other forms of persecution show a dip. This is why Vietnam dropped a few places to be listed at 35th in the Open Doors Persecution List.