In May 2008, Nguyen Van Dai, a Vietnamese Protestant church leader and lawyer, was sentenced to five years in prison and followed by four years of house arrest. Nguyen was accused of a wide range of crimes, including “conspiring with terrorists, in their efforts to promote human rights efforts, including religious rights and democracy.” He was also accused of compiling “evidence of Vietnam’s suppression of the Protestant religion and providing it to the U.S.-based Committee for Religious Freedom in Vietnam and the U.S. embassy.”
VOM encourages you to send a letter of encouragement and let Nguyen know you are praying for him. Let your friends know about suffering Christians in Vietnam and encourage them to pray and write to him as well.
Your letters make a difference sometimes resulting in shorter prison sentences. Write to Nguyen Van Dai today, and let him know you are praying for him.