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...]
CompassionNet Ho Chi Minh City April 1, 2015
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM (HOE-chee-men) - “Everything here is a spiritual battle,” says Thanh*, a local believer who is consistent in sharing his faith with others around him. “From even before you start to share with someone, there will be … [Read more...]
Buddhism in Vietnam
Buddhism was adopted as the state religion of Vietnam in the first century AD, and though many would now describe themselves as atheists 54% of Vietnamese still consider themselves buddhists and Buddhist thinking remains ingrained in the national … [Read more...]
Converts or Disciples?
Attend services at any of Ho Chi Minh City's larger ECVN churches and, week by week, you're likely to witness a steady stream of people ‘praying the prayer' to receive Jesus as their Saviour. Whether in regular services or special outreach events, … [Read more...]
Take A Virtual Prayerwalk in HCMC
Take a virtual prayerwalk in Ho Chi Minh City through the spiritual map of that great city. You can find the map here on our site at hcmcmap.reachingvietnam.com . This city of 10 million people is covered in the darkness of worship being given … [Read more...]
Family Pressure
Topic: Ancestor Worship Tram's family regularly made offerings to her deceased grandfather and believed it was his influence in the spirit world that had lead to Tram being accepted into a prestigious university in Ho Chi Minh City. Tram wasn't … [Read more...]
Whale Worship
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is blessed forever. Romans 1:25 HCSB The Vietnam News Agency reported that on Monday in the Bac Lieu Province of Vietnam around … [Read more...]
