Day 11 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam Vietnam is both a source and a destination for human trafficking of men, women, and children. Several countries, including China, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, receive … [Read more...]
Religious Blending
Day 10 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam Common to Vietnamese religious life is the mixing of multiple religions or belief systems into one religion. This practice is often called syncretism. Syncretism is especially prevalent in Buddhism, … [Read more...]
Hmong People
Day 9 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam In the 1990s, word spread that several hundred thousand Hmong people had accepted Christ as their Savior. Many Hmong heard the gospel through evangelistic short-wave radio broadcasts. Today, the Hmong … [Read more...]
Is The World Watching?
Day 8 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam According to Open Doors International, Vietnam has moved to the #16 spot on the World Watch List for persecution of Christians. So what does this mean? In 2014 violence against Christians continued with … [Read more...]
Training Timothys
Day 7 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam One of the biggest challenges in the Vietnamese church is training and equipping leaders. The communist government has typically restricted the church’s ability to train pastors, especially those from rural … [Read more...]
Street Life
Day 6 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam On a typical work day for Sai,* she could walk miles of city blocks with her shop on her shoulders. Her hopes of a meal for the day depend on emptying the two baskets dangling from a bamboo pole. Like many … [Read more...]
Vietnamese Buddhists
Day 5 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam Buddhism practiced in places like Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, gets most of its influence from Chinese Buddhism because of the thousand years of Chinese control over Vietnam. Though it is called … [Read more...]
Rich and Poor
Day 4 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam Vietnam has a rapidly developing economy. Over the past 20 years, Vietnam has seen a remarkable improvement in poverty reduction. However, the gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen. In the … [Read more...]
Honoring the Dead
Day 3 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam Most Vietnamese people are very spiritual. Though about half of the people identify themselves as Buddhist, the core of Vietnamese spirituality is ancestor worship and honoring spirits of the dead. Nearly … [Read more...]
The Giay People
Day 2 of 31 Days of Prayer for Viet Nam In the remote areas of northern Vietnam live the Giay people (pronounced “Zay”). The Giay migrated from China about 200 years ago and are animists, practicing spirit worship. Twice a year the Giay people … [Read more...]
