Praise and prayer

Mennonite Church Canada

Please give thanks for the early release of Le Thi Hong lien, a Mennonite church worker in Vietnam who was arrested last June and sentenced to a year in prison. She was released on April 28, after serving 10 months of her sentence.

Continue to pray for Lien, her family, and others in the Vietnamese Mennonite Church, as they seek to provide healing and hope to her. Lien's mental and physical health deteriorated due to the conditions of imprisonment. Arrangements are being made to assist Lien with needed medical support.

Nhien Pham, president of the North American Vietnamese Mennonite Fellowship, expressed thanks on behalf of lien, her family and the Vietnamese Mennonite Church, to all those who have prayed for her during this difficult time.

Please continue to remember two other Mennonite leaders who remain in prison: Nguyen Hong Quang, pastor, and Pham Ngoc Thach, evangelist.