Secular movies are usually not known for their evangelistic impact, but according to one of several letters from North Korean underground Christians recently received by Voice of the Martyrs Korea, a family inside North Korea became Christians by seeing characters praying and going to church in various Russian movies. “One family living in North Korea ...
The case of ten Christians in Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia, China went to trial last month after nearly three years of pre-trial delays. The Christians are facing charges of illegal business operations for purchasing Bibles from the state-run Three-Self Church and reselling them to other Christians at a lower price. At the center of the ...
Voice of the Martyrs Korea today announced plans to send Christmas Care Packages containing children’s Bibles, school supplies, toys, clothing, and hygiene items to Christian children in eleven countries or regions where their families are facing persecution due to their faith. “Last year our VOMK supporters made it possible for us to send more than ...
13 Christians who have left China for the United States over the past 10 years due to persecution from Chinese authorities participated in a Bible-based trauma recovery workshop in Midland, Texas on October 27 provided by Voice of the Martyrs Korea and China Aid. “For Chinese Christians, persecution doesn’t stop when they leave China,” said ...
Hao Guiru’s fiancée is a Christian from Guangdong province. She was so attracted to Hao Guiru’s devotion to his Christian faith that she moved 1,500 kilometers to Chengdu in Sichuan Province to date him. But as Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley explains, Hao Guiru’s Christian devotion goes far beyond Bible ...
Each time a new customer walked through the door of the small coffee shop in Seoul where Mr. Kim (name withheld for security reasons) shared his story with workers from Voice of the Martyrs Korea, he hesitated or stopped talking completely. The middle-aged North Korean defector studied each person’s face anxiously, searching for clues to ...
At a prearranged location, “Rob” (name changed for security reasons) waits, watching for a familiar vehicle among the heavy traffic passing by on the street in front of him. When he sees his friend’s car maneuver to the curb, he gets in and they drive around for a few hours. In this Central Asian country, ...
An estimated 100,000 churches in 130 countries are expected to participate in this year’s International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians on November 5, 12, 19, and 26 according to Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley. Representative Foley says that this year the focus is on Nepal, with Voice of the ...
Gaza Christians praying: That is the image that the pastor of Gaza’s only Protestant church would want the world to see in answer to the question he receives frequently these days, “What are Gaza Christians doing during the present conflict in Gaza?” “Our situation at this stage is basically like Romans 8:26-27,” says Hanna Massad, ...
Conflict resolution training, not medication, is the preferable treatment for North Korean defectors suffering from anxiety, depression, trauma, and insomnia. So says Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, Representative of Voice of the Martyrs Korea. Her organization operates two ministry training schools for North Korean defectors in South Korea, and Dr. Foley says she regularly meets North ...
