15 December 2020
Seven Lao Christians, evicted for refusing to renounce their faith in Christ, were denied permission to rebuild their demolished homes in Pasing-Kang, Salavan province, after returning to their village early in November.
The two families, who were forced to leave their homes on 10 October, spent a month living in two small huts in a nearby forest. During this time, they had restricted access to food and lived on a diet of rice and water. One spoke of how they “relied on food aid donated by our fellow Christians”.
A Christian family home in rural Laos
The families’ houses were demolished by authorities, after they had left, on the orders of the village chief.