Proof The Bible Is True

11/21/19

A few days after *Thuan and his wife *Hien became Christians, local authorities in their village in north Vietnam warned them they must return to tribal ancestor worship, or be kicked out of the village. When Thuan and Hien refused, the village chief publicly denounced them and their new beliefs. Children in the village were now banned from interacting with Thuan and Hien’s kids. A group of relatives, villagers and local authorities destroyed the family’s house, fruit trees and killed or stole their livestock.

Thuan and Hien show us what it’s like to be a Christian in Southeast Asia today. A new report indicates that Vietnam and other countries in South and East Asia are fast becoming hotspots of Christian persecution. The report echoes findings of the 2019 Open Doors’ World Watch List, which also document how state authoritarianism and ultra-nationalism are two emerging major challenges for Asian Christians.

The report, “Persecuted and Forgotten?” released by Aid to the Church in Need, concludes that the situation for Christians—especially in Burma, China, India, the Philippines and Sri Lanka—has worsened during the past two years.

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