Though weakened by cancer, Chan continues to worship the Lord and pray.
Though weakened by cancer, Chan continues to worship the Lord and pray.
Dec. 18, 2025 | Laos

Christian Widow, Family Members Face Threats

[191] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Chan and family.

A Christian widow and certain family members are facing expulsion from their village in northern Laos for their faith. Chan, 63, first welcomed the message of the gospel in February 2025, hoping to be healed from liver cancer. She and the four children and two grandchildren who live with her came to faith in Christ on the same day. Physical healing has not come, yet they love the Lord and have continued to grow stronger in their faith, attending worship services every week and listening to Christian radio programs. Though Chan is now in the final stage of liver cancer, the rest of her family and village have cursed and boycotted Chan’s household and are now threatening to expel them from the community. Pray that, as this family perseveres through illness and persecution, they will continue to grow in faith and keep their eyes fixed on Jesus Christ.

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  • Thank Jesus for this precious family. May they remain strong in Your mighty and loving arms. Jeff Franklin
    Jeff F - USA
  • Merciful Father we raise up to You Chan who loves You & has come to Christ with her family & diligently worship at church services weekly. Help her & her family to continue their growth in Christ. Bring Chan healing Father & comfort her in what appears to be the final stages of her cancer. May her family be comforted in Jesus. In Jesus holy name Amen.
    Robert C - Canada
  • Oh Heavenly Father these people are desperate for Your help! Jesus Christ Savior Messiah Lamb of God help these people please in the way that You know how and only You can do!
    christine s - USA
  • In the blessed name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for hearing prayers of Chan and family. We ask for healing, answered prayers, provision, hedge of protection and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • May they persevere in faith, keeping their eyes fixed on Jesus and rejoicing in sharing in his sufferings.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Gracious Father, we praise You and lift up Chan and her family, asking for healing, peace, and comfort. Bless their home and use it to spread the gospel. Lord Jesus bring Your salvation to the village. Lord Jesus, we love You and thank You for this family. In Jesus precious name, the love of our great God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit amen.
    Alvin A - USA
  • HEAVENLY FATHER,

    Thank You for keeping Your people without ever slumbering
    May You be Chan's Faithful Helper during her last moments on Earth
    May her children not be moved that they may persevere serving You despite persecution
    May You preserve them from all the evil plans of their neighbors & bless them financially!

    IN JESUS GLORIOUS NAME,
    AMEN !

    Esther A - Belgium
  • Dear Father, please minister to our sister, Chan, who is near the end of her life. Thank you that she is secure in you and I ask that you minister to her and her family as the village and other family have rejected them. As they persevere in their faith, please strengthen, & comfort, them. Please provide for their needs in their grief too. Amen
    Jennifer T - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, hold Chan in your loving arms and give her healing. Provide a safe home for all of this family to live in peace and safety. Comfort them.
    Pamela F - USA
  • Heavenly Father, Thanks for Chan's faith in Jesus Christ and joy you bring in salvation. In salvation "sozo" is healing, Isaiah 53, Jesus you bore our diseases and carried our pains you were wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities and with your stripes we are healed. In Jesus name and power, I say cancer go from here. Thank you
    Bryon M - USA
  • In the comforting name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, the Great Comforter, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for comfort for Chan and family. We ask for healing, wisdom, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Our Father, comfort Chan as she is in her final days here, be with her family and comfort them as only You can. May their faithfulness to You bring others to You. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Elizabeth S - USA
  • Lord Almighty, we praise you for your power in touching the heart of Chan and drawing her and some of her family to believing faith in Jesus. Thank you for helping them love and continue growing in understanding of Christ. Place your protection and provision on the family and may those opposing be drawn to Jesus. Heal as you see best. Amen Pat US
    Patricia S - USA
  • Lord, thank you for drawing Chan and her family members to you. What a gift that they all became Christians on the same day. Oh Father, I pray that the Christian community there will come around this family. Please sustain them and strengthen them and give them peace as Chan battles this illness. Please protect them and provide for them in ways that on
    Debra K - USA
  • In the kind name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, God of kindness, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we adore You for kindness of Chan and family. We ask for healing, Your continued kindness, deliverance, hedge of protection, heavenly angels to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Eternal Father, have mercy on Chan and her family. Strengthen them in their faith and make them able to persevere through her illness and persecution. Let them keep their eyes on You, hoping in Your grace and mercy. Let them pray for those in their village that threaten to expel them from the village. Watch over them and let them know Your peace. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Father God, I lift up Chan and her family. I pray that you will glorify your holy name in the midst of what this family is going through right now. Please help them to persevere in the midst of the threats and curses they endure for your name's sake. Please bring healing to Chan's body. I pray that they will see you mightily at work in their lives.Amen
    Julia F - USA
  • Precious Lord, please look upon these, Your children, bless them openly, open the hearts of their persecutors so they might be saved. May all that is said and done be to Your Glory. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. MARANATHA!
    Della H - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Laos: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Guard, heal, console & sustain them, especially for Chan & her saved loved ones. Bring her unsaved loved ones & others to Christ! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, thank You for such faith on the earth. Only You could provide the reality in this family's heart to persevere under such adverse circumstances. Grant Your intimate presence as they face expulsion & imminent death if You allow the cancer to have its course. Let them feel Your love & ours. Let them know You will never leave them or forsake them.
    Craig R - USA
  • Father, I don't know how to pray but I am asking that you be with Chan and her entire family. Give them the strength and help they need to remain faithful to you despite the lack of physical healing and the threats of expulsion and suffering. Let them very clearly know your presence.
    Mark R - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Laos: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Provide for, heal, guard & sustain them, especially Chan & saved loved ones. Bring her unsaved loved ones & others to Christ, bringing hope! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • God, You are the founder and maker of our faith. Let this family's faith grow stronger and stronger, and let them see You provide for every need. God, if it is Your will, heal Chan of the cancer, and let all those around them wonder at Your power. If not, let there be healing in her family, and let joy remain with them even as they grieve. Help them.
    Kesse R - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. You know how earnestly we have prayed for Laos. I lift up my prayers for them again. Despite this man's feeble body, I pray You would bring healing for all to see who scoff at him. Let not the enemy mock You & Your healing power. Let this be a powerful testament to save. In Jesus' Mighty Name amen.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • Brothers and sisters- rejoice! God is faithful. Stand firm. He is coming soon. You will be in my prayers. In His love.
    Susan R - USA
  • All powerful Father,
    Please give Chan and her family your strength and love. Help them to persevere through this illness and comfort them and grant them Your peace and provision. Soften the hearts of their persecutors and use Chan and her family to win some to salvation in Christ. In Jesus name, amen.
    Scott P - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Laos: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Console, heal, provide for & sustain them, especially Chan & her saved loved ones. Bring her unsaved loved ones & others to Christ! Amen.

    Lisa D - USA
  • My Lord and my God. Please intervene sovereignly in this situation with supernatural signs, wonders and healing miracles. Release the giftings of the Lord holy Spirit and permit this family to be strengthened in the Word and in Your grace. You are Our Father and we look to You for our provision. Help them. In Jesus name. Amen.
    Arthur L - South Africa
  • Praise You Lord for saving this family. Please heal Chan from cancer and allow their family and others in Laos to worship You freely and be greatly encouraged and provided for in the Mighty Name of Jesus
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for believers in Laos: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Provide for, heal, console & guard them, especially Chan & her saved loved ones. Bring her unsaved loved ones & others to Christ! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
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