According to Wikipedia, Laos is a communist single-party socialist republic. The only legal political party is the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).
3.38% of the population of Laos consider themselves Christians (2.6% evangelical). Church growth in rural and urban areas has been rapid, despite restrictions and persecution. (Source: Operation World)
The Lao economy depends heavily on investment and trade with its neighbours. According to Wikipedia, subsistence agriculture still accounts for half of the GDP and provides 80% of employment.
The thickly forested landscape of Laos consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou Bia at 2,818 m, with some plains and plateaus. (Source: Wikipedia)
Pray for discipleship, teaching and biblical literacy for all who respond to Christ. Pray that they become salt and light in their own society, and in a way that is truly Lao....
Chairman Mao Tse-Tung’s mausoleum in Beijing, China. He rose from peasantry to become a pre-eminent revolutionary theorist, political leader and statesman of Communist China until his death in 1976 at the age...
Although electric bicycles are a great way of tackling air pollution in China, the improper disposal of old batteries is causing air pollution across the country.
If you are into exotic fruit, don’t miss out on China’s dragon fruit, durian, pomelo, chinese grapes, chinese dates, mangosteen, chinese bayberry, lychee and longan. A real treat!
Mutton kebabs are the most popular Xinjiang dish in China - chunks of mutton or mutton fat pierced on metal (or wood or bamboo) skewers, grilled on a coal-fired barbecue, and served...
Prior to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, what is now the People’s Square was part of the horse racing course of Shanghai. It now hosts the Shanghai...
OM Chile’s newly-created sports ministry connects through football games where a mix of Christian and non-Christian players can play and fellowship together.
The participants in the Latin American Sports ministry forum (Ecuador, 26 April till 1 May) put theory immediately into practice. About 200 Ecuadorian kids joined them for a day to be part...
During the breaks, participants in the Latin American Sports Ministry Forum (Ecuador, 26 April - 1 May) had lots of opportunities to get to know each other and learn from different latinamerican...
A family peers through the doorway of their grave-home. With the TV blaring and music pumping, it is amazing to find grandmother asleep atop the sarcophagus!
Hidden behind the facades of make-shift houses, the public cemetery in Cebu City is hard to find. But once inside, the reality of life for hundreds of Filipinos overwhelms.
Prayer was very important in the activities during the outreach Love Guatemala 2012. OM in Central America organized an outreach to Chimaltenango, Guatemala around Easter time.
