Published on Operation World (http://www.operationworld.org)
Aug 09: Laos
Laos
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Asia
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Geography
Area: 236,800 sq kmNarrow, landlocked country mainly between Thailand and Vietnam. Mountainous and 55% forested.
Population: 6,436,093 Annual Growth: 1.82%
Capital: Vientiane
Urbanites: 33.2%
HDI Rank: 133 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
Peoples
Peoples: 147 (91% unreached) All peoplesUnreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Lao Languages: 89 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Buddhist| Religion | Pop % | Ann Gr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christians | 217,540 | 3.38 | 5.7 |
| Evangelicals | 170,215 | 2.6 | 6.8 |
| Buddhist | 3,687,238 | 57.29 |
Challenges for Prayer
Leaders for the churches. Over 90% of all trained leaders left Laos in 1975. Most congregations do not have a trained pastor, even as church growth increases the urgency of the need. The LEC now has a Bible school training programme, complemented by a Catholic seminary and an increasing role for TEE and module-based training. Just as pressing is the need to develop reproducible training for lay leaders, in particular for the house church movements which, due to their unregistered nature, often lack the structures and resources for solid training.There are many needs that Christian workers could help address, but missionaries are forbidden. Some believers are serving the nation through aid and development, bomb removal (dropped by the USA during the Vietnam War), business training and English teaching. Asian believers (from neighbouring China and Thailand as well as the Philippines and South Korea) have a major role to play. Pray that the foreign workers and churches would serve the Laotian people in the best possible way.
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