Open Doors partners harassed by authorities while delivering COVID-19 aid in Vietnam
Although Vietnam lifted its nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on April 23, the government still provides support countrywide—especially to those who are poor, have low incomes or have lost their jobs during the pandemic.
Some of the people who were supposed to receive this assistance are 18 Christian families in a part of northern Vietnam, near the border with China—107 people in all, including senior citizens and children. The government aid is distributed by local authorities.
But none of these 107 believers received any help. Instead, the authorities told them: “You are Christians and your God shall take care of your family! The government is not responsible of your families!”
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