This story is from a missionary to China with whom I worked while here in Seoul. I've heard similar tales to this for quite some time: Desperate North Korean meets Jesus in His people. I am compelled to tell it again. This unnamed but very real...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Seoul USA has published a 30-day prayer manual, in English and Korean, for those whose love for Korea demands a greater outlet. You may order yours at http://baekjeong.com. The following article, about Korea's "settlers", written by a North...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As I write, the world awaits the verdict of the North Korean trial of two American journalists, apprehended and imprisoned with the charge of "hostile acts" toward the North Korean people. What they were in China - Yanji to be exact - to do, has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Suffering comes in all sizes and shapes... and genders. Mike Kim's new Escaping North Korea documents the specific tragedies faced by females. I shall not be overly graphic, nor was he, so there is no need to fear the completion of this article....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The stories keep coming in. Following is a relatively recent account of a prisoner of the Kim Jong-il regime. Much of it will seem familiar to those who have read this column often. But surely the workings of God in each North Korean are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Yes, the West has its problems. But most of us will take those problems over the ones dumped on certain eastern nations. Take "Chosun" for example. I hope you'll find a copy of Estabrooks' Escape from North Korea (available at Open Doors) as soon...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Do you like writing letters? Do you believe your voice counts? What if you prayed and asked God for the words? Here is a letter that just went out from the United States Senate. Seven Senators who wanted to say something to the Chinese government...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Another resource for those who have decided to love and pray for North Korea, is a 150-page story of the "desperate quest for food, love, and life" of a single North Korean family of not too long ago. Written by Paul Estabrooks and Open Doors and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The following is a letter I plan to send to several newspapers. Feel free to copy, tweak, and send to your own papers. Sometimes silence is "golden", they say, other times it is yellow. This is a day to speak. Prayerfully decide what your part...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The following is reprinted from the Washington Post, May 31, 2008. It is a review of a movie that I trust every North Korea lover will go to see. Some of the most tragic experiences of Yoo Sang-jun's life have made it into a major new South Korean...[ abbreviated | read entire ]