"As the train disappeared from sight, I was flattened on the ground, but without any harm to my body. I found myself crying out to the Lord over and over, ‘God, there is no comparison between You and Kim Jung-il! Thank You for saving me!' And I asked Him to - please - help me escape from this hellish country, and into China once more.

"Even with my face on wanted posters, I escaped back to the church in China where I had previously been. I was a wanted man, but the church welcomed me again, unconditionally, and I began to try to lead a faithful walk with the Lord.

"People around me said, ‘You met Jesus when you escaped from the train,' and other such things, but I know that I did not really meet Him and put my trust in Him until just last year, a full 10 years after I jumped off that train.

"After I came to South Korea , I completed my undergraduate and graduate degrees and was selected as the president of the NK defectors association. I became also a National Broadcasting writer. In 2004, I founded ‘Freedom NK broadcasting.'

"Then one day I met a Pastor F. and, his wife. They were devoted to NK ministry. They reminded me that I should not forget the people I left behind. So I began to develop ideas about how to minister to North Koreans living in NK.

"One idea was to start a photo studio. Here, underground believers could earn a living, share the Gospel, network with other believers. All we had to do was raise $2.00 U.S. for each worker each month. They could charge 10 cents a color photo. It wasn't a lot of money, but even this amount could give some stability to a believer give them opportunities to meet with others like themselves.

"Yes, there were still believers all over NK, many of whom had kept their faith for nearly half a century, resisting the ideology forced on them. It is also sadly true that most North Korean Christians have been slaughtered over the last 50 years. The ones who remained have been kicked out to the countryside, essentially abandoned by the government. It was some of these folks that Pastor and Mrs. F. approached about a photo studio.

"These believers were still a worshiping people. Though they ran a risk every moment, they continued to meet and worship and pray for their nation to be awakened. They even videotaped some of their meetings so that they could share with people outside their nation, their faith in the Lord. And now they had a way to share it with unsuspecting customers at their own business, a photo studio.

"One day we received word from a Korean-Chinese deacon that believers in several towns where we were working had been arrested. North Korean news broadcasts at that time, this past September 5^th, announced that they had arrested spies from a foreign state department as well as spies from North Korea . They produced a "confession" of such, and even showed the equipment we had supplied for the photo studio. Those accused "spies" were our brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ.

"All of the materials I had bought and sent to North Korea through believers outside the nation were being called spy materials. Our worshiping brothers and sisters who prayed right under the nose of the totalitarian state were now being prosecuted as spies.

"I flew immediately to the NK-China border and tried to save even one of these people. I appealed with tears to Pastor and Mrs. F. and asked how we could help these underground Christians who now faced public execution. I cried out in prayer with my workers, but the only news I received was that the situation was hopeless.

"Then, in China , I received word of the final prayer prayed by the believer who had been in charge of the project in one of the cities. He prayed, "Lord, please forgive me. All the people got arrested. I cannot escape for the sake of only my life. Lord, I will remain and die in order to share your story with the North Korean government."

Like I said, you can have "American Idol" and "Dancing with the Stars" and "Lost" if it means that much to you. But as for me, I desperately need to hear and follow the Christ who is in North Korea , suffering still. For, though the price for our sins was paid in full on Calvary, the price of getting that message to the world will keep being paid until -enough is enough!- Jesus in Body and in full authority comes to take all of North Korea and all of this planet for Himself.

Until then, we go "outside the camp" to where He suffers and calls for us to join Him. As you have heard and read several times on this blog, we need North Korea much more than they need us. They understand the message of the crucified life. I don't think I do. What about you?