Oya received encouragement and prayer at a Christian youth seminar.
Oya received encouragement and prayer at a Christian youth seminar.
Aug. 27, 2026 | Laos

Youth Rejected by Parents for Newfound Faith

[134] prayers in [11] nations have been posted for Oya.

A young Christian has been rejected by his family for his faith in Christ. Oya, 22, thought that his parents would be happy or at least interested when he told them about his decision to trust in Jesus Christ and be baptized. Instead, they became angry, scolding him and warning him that, if he would not renounce Jesus, they would call the police to arrest him and put him in jail. Later, they told him he was no longer their son. Oya is deeply troubled by this situation and does not know where to go. In May of 2026, Oya attended a youth seminar, shared his testimony and received prayer, which encouraged him. Pray for Oya to grow strong in his faith and for his parents to open their hearts to Jesus Christ and receive Oya back as their son.

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  • Lord, bless Oya for his love for you. Grow him in the grace & knowledge of you. Fill him with your Holy Spirit. Bless & keep him as he seeks your will for his life. Help him connect with the family of believers. Let his changed life be a beautiful testimony of the truth of the gospel and may his family come to faith in you.
    Elizabeth M - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for Oya & other believers facing family rejection 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! Open hearts around them to You, saving Laos, bringing freedom & hope to Oya & his family & others like them! Ame
    Lisa D - USA
  • Lord thank You for redeeming Oya. May his family come to believe in You. Open their eyes and hearts to the gospel. May Oya be embraced by his new Christian family and grow strong in his faith and trust in You. Help him to grow in knowledge of Your ways, to have strong fellowship with You and other Christians and have all his needs met in You.
    Beth P - USA
  • Eternal Father, have mercy on Oya. Strengthen him in his faith and lead him to look to You and walk in Your will and ways. Provide for his needs and give him hope. Open his parents' hearts to learn and receive Jesus Christ. Let them see the light of Your love and accept Oya back as their son. Make this family become one in Christ. Bless Your name. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Loving Father, thank you for revealing your love to Oya & that although his parents have forsaken him you will take care of him. Please continue to teach him your way, lead him in a smooth path because of his enemies. provide for his physical, spiritual & emotional needs, comfort him & grant him freedom from fear. Reveal Your truth to his family
    Julie C - USA
  • Praise You Father for Oya's faith please keep him strong in Jesus and cause his parents to come to saving faith in Christ. Please reconcile the is family in the mighty name of Jesus
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Lord, Thank You for Oya and his willingness to follow You despite being disowned by his parents. I cannot imagine the difficulty involved in this, but we know that You are worth following, whatever the cost. May he continue to be encouraged and have fellowship with other believers. We pray for his parents to open their hearts to Jesus Christ.
    Lysander S - USA
  • In the bold name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, El, God of the Universe, as brothers and sisters in Christ we adore You that Oya boldly proclaims name of Jesus. We ask family accept him back, a for hedge of protection, heavenly angels encamp around and minister to him. Amen
    Gary F - USA
  • Lord, raise Oya up as a might Man of God.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Jesus, may Oya know that he is not alone and that as an adopted son of the Most High God he never has to experience loneliness, but may be rejoice in You through all of the trials which shall make him stronger and stronger in You. May he lead many to you Jesus and may he consider the powerful calling You have on his life. Amen!
    K D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for Oya & others persecuted their families 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! Open hearts around them to You, saving Laos, bringing freedom, peace & hope! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Avi Ad! I thank You that You are leading Oya in the way he should go and You have given him hope and a future. Help him to draw closer to You in all situations and circumstances he encounters as You establish him on a sure foundation in Christ Jesus. Give him patience for the salvation of his family. In Yeshua's name
    Randal A - USA
  • Dear Lord, I praise You for Oya's salvation and faith. I praise You for his witness to his parents. I pray You will convict them of their sins and draw them to receive Christ so that this family can be reunited. Encourage Oya through the Christian friends he is making. Surround him with people who will love and support him. In Jesus' name, amen!
    Barry D - USA
  • Holy Father, I pray for Oya & others in Loas facing family persecution: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Praise You for them! Open hearts around them to You, saving their families, bringing freedom, peace & hope! In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for revealing yourself to Oya. Please open the eyes of his family now to understand your truth and see what a positive change Christianity has made in Oya's life. Move them to receive Oya back as their son. Meanwhile, fill Oya's emotional and family needs with the body of Christ so he will continue to be encouraged.
    Margaret 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! Sustain them, especially all facing family persecution, like Oya. Open hearts around them to You, saving Loas, bringing peace & hope! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • ALL POWERFUL God, Allow Oya to live in this radical way. Let it cause radical transformation and power to happen.
    Lance C - USA
  • Dear Lord, may Oya grow strong in his faith and may his parents open their hearts to Jesus and receive Oya back as their son. Amen.
    Tom H - USA
  • Father, Jesus told us there would be a price to pay to be His followers. Oya is paying that price and it's very hurtful to him. In the midst of the hurt, may Your Spirit encourage him with Your truths to touch his soul and help him to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus. May he walk in faith and not by sight. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Bruce B - 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! Sustain them, especially all facing family persecution, like Oya. Open hearts around them to You, saving Laos, bringing peace & freedom! Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear Heavenly Father I amen these previous prayers. Guide Oya clearly and show him where he needs to go. Shine Your Light in him & bless his endeavors, for he has obeyed You to rejection. Show him the good life You have planned for him. Break up the fallow ground of his parents' hearts. Send them dreams & visions that they may repent. IJ Mighty NA.
    Johnathan K - USA
  • God, Thank you for Oya's faithfulness in Jesus-even when his family rejected him. May Oya's life be a witness to many in Laos. May his parents set aside fear in exchange for salvation and peace through Jesus. Thank you for the youth seminar that provided encouragement and training for Oya. May he know that You are with him.
    Paula A - USA
  • I ask You to grow Oya in his faith through this disappointing time. Show him from the Bible where this is to be expected. How Paul and the young church suffered for their faith and that he is in good company. Fill him with Your Holy Spirit and give him Your patience and good comfort. Help him to keep sharing his testimony fearlessly.
    Pam M - USA
  • Please be with Oya. I pray that You will provide community for him. I pray for friends and mentors in his life that will help him in his walk with Christ. We pray for his mother and father that the eyes of their hearts might be opened and that they will find Jesus. Please encourage and protect him. Help him and the Christian community. In Jesus Name
    cheri w - USA
  • Lord God, You are the potter. We are the clay. Mold and shape Oya into the young man you have called him to be. Let him continue to find hope and peace in the fellowship and prayers of other Christians. Soften the hearts of his parents so that they might put their trust in the gospel of Jesus Christ and open their home and hearts again to Oya. Amen.
    Robyn P - USA
  • Lord I lift up Oya and pray his parents would have their heart softened to the Gospel and to receiving their son Oya again. I pray Lord that You would hold Oya close and speak life into him. I pray for him to have friends and Christian community to hold on to and lean into. I pray for a wife for him to join with and create a new family unit with hope
    Joy H - USA
  • Father, thank You for Oya's trust in Jesus. Please strengthen and encourage him. Provide his needs while he is apart from his parents. Please let them see Your faithfulness through their son and be drawn themselves to Jesus. Guide Oya and show Him Your goodness. Grant him grace to grow in His knowledge of Jesus and faithfulness to Him.
    Karen K - USA
  • I pray that Oya would be reminded of this and trust and praise God: You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and He is mine forever. Psalm 73:24-26
    Kim B - USA
  • Mighty Father God, help Oya to grow strong in Christ. Help him to forgive those who persecute him. Please gather Christians around him to encourage & protect him. Provide for his needs both physical & spiritual. Be glorified through this situation. Help Oya's parents to open their hearts to the truth of the gospel. In the Name of Jesus Christ.
    Rebecca C - USA
  • My good and gracious God, I pray Oya knows God is his GPS: Guidance, Protection & Strength. I pray he feels your loving arms around him. I pray his family will see your love in him & ask Jesus into their lives. I pray you will use him for great things. I ask this in Jesus's name, Amen.
    Janice H - USA
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