Laos has a population of 7 million with the capital Vientiane where 700,000 live. It is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia where it is bordered by Myanmar and China in the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast and Thailand to the west and southwest. It is a beautiful country. The Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos is famous for its stunning scenery, ethnic villages and unexplored corners. It is home to several stunning waterfalls. After the Vietnam war ended in 1975 Laos came under Communist rule. Laos is a one-party socialist republic, espousing Marxism-Leninism governed by the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. 80% of the Laotian people practice subsistence agriculture and ranks the 36th hungriest nation in the world. It is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Laos is the world’s third largest producer of opium and has one of the world’s highest opium addiction rates. 65% of Laotians are Buddhists, 30% practice traditional spiritism and only 2% are evangelical Christian. There are 127 different people groups in Laos where the primary language is Lao. Despite human rights abuses, the trafficking of people, government corruption and the persecution of Christians, there is a powerful church planting ministry taking place in Laos and it is an exciting time to join our brothers and sisters in reaching Laos for Christ.  

Support a Laotian Church Planting Pastor

God is doing great things in Laos. The church planters in Laos are passionate and absolutely dedicated to reaching the unreached areas of Laos with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The average wage in Laos is $3.00 per day. $50 a month helps to send one of these Laotian pastors into full-time gospel ministry where they can focus their attention on preaching the gospel and planting churches among the unreached for the glory of God!