We who speak of Christian persecution within the DPRK are not guessing or exaggerating. Eyewitnesses see it all. Here is today's collection of quotes for you to peruse and consider for serious prayer:

"My relative brought a Bible from China and gave it to some close friends. But the rumor spread...the police heard about it. His entire family was taken to the prison camps... I don't think they will ever be released."

"There was even a case of a child (16 years old)... They made that kid stand on the platform, in front of gathered parents...There, the kid's entire family was arrested in order to show an example... That kid had learned whole Bible Scriptures by heart and that was the reason he was arrested..."

"A person was shot to death...I asked why... and they said, ‘A person from Musan took a Bible from South Korean [church leaders]."

We used to talk about how there are so many Bibles gathering dust in American homes. Now it is sad to say that Bibles are similarly unneeded in many churches. In this electronic age it has been discovered that verses appropriate to the service can be flashed onto a screen. Gone is the fumbling through Bibles trying to catch up with the preacher. Gone is the confusion of various translations giving people fits trying to follow along. Gone also is the bringing of God's Book into God's House.