Pr. prof. Ion Ciungu
“Vă îndemn deci,
înainte de toate, să faceţi cereri, rugăciuni, mijlociri, mulţumiri, pentru
toţi oamenii,” ... (Epistola
întâia către Timotei a Sfântului Apostol Pavel 2,1) https://www.bibliaortodoxa.ro/carte.php?id=78&cap=2
Laos este o țară din Asia de Sud-Est, în centrul Peninsului Indochina. Se învecinează cu Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodgia și Thailanda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos#Religion ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Laos#Christianity
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Ghidul cu cele 52 de
săptămâni poate fi găsit pentru a fi descărcat de la următorul link: https://www.opendoorsusa.org/2022-world-watch-list-download/?&utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email
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Why is Laos on the 2022 World Watch
List?
Despite
Laos dropping four places on the World Watch List, an increasing number of
converts are being displaced from their homes as they face rejection by their
villages. In certain provinces, local authorities remain determined to silence
any Christian witness.
What is life like for Christians?
Christian
freedom in Laos is severely curtailed by intense monitoring of the Communist
authorities. Anyone who belongs to a house church must worship in secret because
unregistered house churches are considered “illegal gatherings.” Even the
majority of registered churches do not have permanent church structures and must
conduct worship services in homes.
Converts
to Christianity take the brunt of persecution in Laos—seen as guilty of
betraying their community’s Buddhist-animist traditions. New believers
frequently face pressure and violence from their families and the local
authorities, who often stir up opposition from the local community or religious
leaders. Too often, this kind of conflict can lead to converts being expelled from
the village and losing their homes and families.
Laos
is one of the world’s five remaining Communist countries. The red flag with hammer
and sickle can be seen flying on official buildings.
Where is God at work in Laos?
Recently,
250 Lao believers received their very first Bibles—a day they had been praying
would come. One believer said she never had a chance to own a Bible. “I now
realize that God’s Word can comfort and encourage anyone,” she says, sharing
that when she was 14, she was imprisoned for a week because she had accepted
Christ. “I can do things now I have never done before. I now share and preach
His Word, which I’ve never done in the past.”
How can I pray with Christians in
Laos?
Day
1: Pray for Christians imprisoned in Laos—that they will be strengthened in
body, mind and spirit.
Day
2: Pray for the imminent release of those who are detained and behind bars for
their faith.
Day
3: Pray that Christians will find increasing favor with local religious leaders
and government officials.
Day
4: Pray for the protection of Open Doors partners and wisdom as they serve our
family in Laos.
Day
5: Pray for new believers who, right now, are experiencing persecution for
their decision to follow Jesus.
Day
6: Pray that God would bring an end to the trafficking of Lao girls to China
and give those who have been sold a way to escape their situation.
Day
7: Pray for house churches and pastors. Ask God to hide them from surveillance,
attack and detainment and embolden them as His faithful witnesses.
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Aici
am terminat de adresat invitația de a ne asocia în rugăciune pentru creștinii
din Laos.
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