Dan and Tee claimed their son's body but were not allowed to hold a Christian funeral.
Dan and Tee claimed their son's body but were not allowed to hold a Christian funeral.
Jan. 08, 2026 | Laos

Christians' Grief Compounded by Funeral Ban

[192] prayers in [17] nations have been posted for Dan and Tee.

A Christian couple in a northern province of Laos continues to suffer painful persecution after the unresolved death of their son. On Sunday, Nov. 2, Khong, 22, missed the church service because he was searching for his stolen motorbike. He did not return, and two days later, his body was found in a nearby rice field. No cause of death has been determined. Khong’s parents, Dan and Tee, wanted to bring the body home for a Christian funeral, but the head of their village refused to allow it unless they paid an exorbitant fee. The owner of the land where the body was found has also demanded a cow for a spirit ceremony to cleanse his land. The fines and ongoing threats and demands are compounding the grief Dan and Tee have experienced. Pray for their comfort and encouragement in this difficult time.

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  • Father God, I lift up these grieving parents and ask that you will comfort them. Provide for their needs at this times. Provide a way for the burial to take place. I pray that they will get the information they seek. I pray that they will see your hand at work in their lives and that their faith will be strengthened as they continue to stand for Jesus.
    Julia F - 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, console, encourage & provide for them, especially Dan, Tee, & others with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ, giving hope! Ame

    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, please bring peace and comfort to Dan and Tee. Please let their persecutors be changed by your Spirit through the witness of your servants. Help Dan and Tee to find joy in being counted worthy to suffer for your name, and be glorified through them.
    C C - USA
  • God of Life, Please comfort Dan and Tee giving them witness that their son is in heaven. Also, may they pray for Your wisdom and intervention in this situation and difficult time for them. You comfort those who mourn and heal the broken-hearted. May they cast all their cares upon You knowing You care for them. You are moved with compassion, for good.
    Jim E - 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, encourage, guard & provide for them, especially Dan, Tee, & other with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ, giving hope! Amen
    Lisa D - USA
  • 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
  • Dear LORD, hear the cries of this great grief of Dan & Tee. Comfort them, & provide for their need for resolution. Intervene on their behalf. Raise up an advocate to speak for them to those who are demanding money. Confound satan's plans to do evil to them.
    Your mercy, OLORD, is in the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. PS 36:5
    Shelly D - USA
  • In the blessed name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for hearing prayers of Dan and Tee. We ask for answered prayers, provision, hedge of protection and angels direct from heaven to encamp around and minister to them. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Father please look upon this grieving couple and comfort and encourage them.
    Rebecca H - New Zealand
  • Father, please give your comfort to Dan and Tee as we grieve their son. Please provide for their needs as you heal their sorrow and emotions. May they trust Jesus fully. Give them wisdom to know what to do. Thank you. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Father, please give your comfort to Dan and Tee as we grieve their son. Please provide for their needs as you heal their sorrow and emotions. May they trust Jesus fully. Give them wisdom to know what to do. Thank you. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Father, Thank You for Dan & Tee believing in You. You said it is grace to believe and to suffer for Your sake. Grant them inner peace in such distress and injustice and as they watch the superstitions and lack of reality that others push on them. Give them Your strength, Your faith, Your love for those who persecute them. Let them know we love them.
    Craig R - USA
  • Father, please be close to these parents and comfort and encourage them. Allow them to heal, but also help them find a way to have a proper burial and funeral so they can begin healing.
    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! Console, provide for, sustain & guide them, especially Dan & Tee & others with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ, giving them hope!

    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, You are the ultimate consolation for all griefs suffered here. Please fill the hearts of these grieving parents. Show them You are in this, that You take notice, and it will not go unaddressed, that You care deeply for the movements of their hearts as Your heart is also moved for them. Convict those Godless and heartless people, in Jesus' Name.
    Janie B - USA
  • Lord, please keep your hand on Dan, Tee, and their family. May they find peace, comfort, and closure through You. Amen.
    Dylan P - USA
  • Dear Lord, hold Dan and Tee close to you. Give them comfort and peace as you only know how. Give them courage and strength to keep pressing on and to keep trusting you in your greatness! In your name, Amen.
    Lisa R - USA
  • Father
    Please sustain Dan and Tee in their grief. Please give them Your strong presence that will bless them mightily.
    I pray you will deal with the murdererss and thiefves.
    May the village head know that Ypu are Almighty God!
    Please provide a way for Dan and Tee to bury their son and may our great hope fill their hearts.
    In Jesus name Amen
    Jul P - Australia
  • Dear Lord, may you comfort Dan and Tee in their distress and soften the hearts of their fellow villagers to them. Amen.
    Tom H - USA
  • I have added his folks to my prayer list.
    Clint D - 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, encourage, guard & provide for them, especially Dan, Tee & others with similar needs. Bring their persecutors to Christ & give hope! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord God, be with Dan and Tee and all those mourning their son's death. Give them the opportunity to mourn and be their comforter.
    Rachel Albro H - USA
  • Dear Dan and Tee, I can't even imagine the pain you feel. I'm praying that Jesus will be your peace and hope through the times of great sorrow. Your brother, Jeff Franklin
    Jeff F - USA
  • Father, I pray that you would heal the hearts of Dan and Tee. Give them the peace that surpasses all understanding, which You promised to your children. Help them to find hope and peace in Your return and resurrection. We will all be together again one day. Please move on the hearts of those in this situation. In Jesus' Name. Amen & Amen.
    Britney W - USA
  • Father God open doors for this couple heal their broken hearts Lord and bring Your justice close to them. Provide for their every need and sever the attacks of the enemy. Allow them Your comfort and bring salvation to those around them as they grow in Your trust for their lives. In Jesus Name!
    Norma A - USA
  • O Lord, bring Your Holy Spirit alongside this couple to comfort them in their affliction. I never cease to be appalled at the cruelty of paganism, how it is a blight upon the earth in those places that hold to its tenets, and ask that the Gospel may shed light in this dark and oppressive place. Bless Dan and Tee as they grieve, I pray.
    Mike D - USA
  • Lord please change the minds of those demanding monetary gain from Dan and Tee's son's death. Lord help them to seek You for wisdom and provide understanding as to how to walk with You through their grief. Lord bring Your comfort through Your word and other followers to support their trust in in
    Teresa S - USA
  • Father, we ask for Your comfort and help for Dan and Tee. Move those opposing them to do what is right. We pray for training designed to help tribal Christians persevere through persecution and boldly share the gospel. We ask the Lord to comfort and strengthen the family of Pastor Thongkham Philavanh, who was martyred in 2024. In Jesus'Name, Amen.
    Carl L - USA
  • "Heavenly Father, we pray for Your peace and comfort for Dan and Tee in this difficult time. We ask for Your favor with the village head and the landowner. May Khong's life and death glorify You, and may the gospel spread. We pray for Your blessings on Dan and Tee. In Jesus' precious name, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, amen."
    Alvin A - USA
  • Father God, we praise and adore you. Lord, we pray that in this situation you will be glorified. I ask for comfort and strength for Dan and Tee as they mourn the death of Khong and struggle with the authorities to allow them to bury him. Lord, we pray that many will be saved as they see Dan and Tee stay faithful to you. Amen
    Melody T - USA
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