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Rejection by family and community is a common form of persecution in Laos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/laos\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Laos and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2681\/doug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post a prayer for Doug on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Dong became a believer in Jesus Christ, his adult sons became angry that he followed what they saw as a foreign religion. They moved out of his house and took all his farmland and supplies for themselves, leaving him no way to grow food or earn income. 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