Usually the prisoners we help at Voice of the Martyrs Korea are those who are jailed for their Christian faith. But that’s not the case with Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee is a North Korean defector incarcerated in a South Korean prison. It was not his faith that put him there, but rather his attempt to ...
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10월 8, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By admin
Famine in North Korea? The Canary in the Coal Mine Says No
When Dr. Foley and I founded Voice of the Martyrs Korea, we were blessed to know nearly nothing about North Korea. The reason I regard that as a blessing is that what was "known" about North Korea at that time came from the news media, international aid agencies, South Korean missionaries, visiting academics, political think ...
9월 10, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By admin
North Korean NGO calls for increase in home visitations following defector starvation
Here's an English language translation of the press release we sent to Korean Christian media in the wake of the starvation of the North Korean defector and her son here in Seoul last month. Many are calling for increased government welfare programs for North Korean defectors in light of the deaths. But we at VOMK ...
8월 20, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By admin
10 ways to pray for persecuted Christians…and 1 way you should never pray for them
Each Voice of the Martyrs organization in each country around the world is independent, but we share a common history and heritage. We also cooperate wherever possible, including in the production of resources. One of my favorite resources from the VOM family is a list of ten ways to pray for persecuted Christians. It comes ...
How Pastors Become Spies…and How to Stop It
Korean American pastor and former North Korean prisoner Kim Dong Chul admitted in an interview published this week that he had been spying for South Korea and the United States. By all accounts he was not a spy merely masquerading as a pastor. He was a pastor who was actively engaged in Christian ministry to ...
7월 16, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By admin
China Persecution Update: Children and the elderly as trained spies
It is difficult for Christians outside of China to get an accurate, updated, comprehensive, simple-but-not-oversimplified summary of the rapidly escalating persecution confronting Chinese Christians. Our VOMK team assembled this timely brief for you to share with your friends, family, and church. CHINA - CURRENT SITUATION: Under Xi Jinping’s dictatorship, China is carrying out various large-scale ...
North Korea Persecution Update: Romans 8:28 still works in NK
Have the North Korea/South Korea/US "Peace Talks" changed anything for Christians in North Korea? The general consensus: Not for the better. They've actually been used by the North Korean government as an occasion for accelerating the reputation building of Kim Jung Un domestically. The youngest Kim, whose published exploits are beginning to rival those of ...
6월 4, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
Nothing to Pity: God’s Purpose for the Pain of a Sex-Trafficked North Korean Woman
Join us in remembering faithful North Korean missionary, Mrs. Hong. Like many North Korean women, Mrs. Hong was sex-trafficked into China. Unlike many North Korean women, however, the man who bought Mrs. Hong, an atheist, allowed her to attend church. He even welcomed the congregation into their home. Still, conditions at home were miserable and ...
5월 22, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
NK tried to silence Pastor Han; now his voice will be heard around the world
Filming is underway here in Korea this week on a short feature on the life and death of Pastor Han Chung Ryeol, as seen through the eyes of one of the many North Koreans he evangelized. Pastor Han was the Korean Chinese pastor martyred in Changbai, China on April 30, 2016. Thanks to the vision ...
5월 7, 2019 In 스페셜 칼럼 By Pastor Tim
Are you sure you want a prophet’s reward?
In Matthew 10:41 Jesus says, “He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet receives a prophet’s reward.” A prophet’s reward. Our eyes and mind go right past that phrase without thinking too much about it. We hear “prophet’s reward” and think, “big reward”—something really good. So in our mind the passage becomes ...