{"id":27151,"date":"2020-06-24T13:40:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T04:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?p=27151"},"modified":"2020-06-24T16:56:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T07:56:57","slug":"vomk-report-108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/2020\/06\/24\/vomk-report-108\/","title":{"rendered":"RESPONSE TO GYEONGGI PROVINCE GOVERNOR LEE\u2019S CALL FOR INVESTIGATION OF BALLOON LAUNCHING NGOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”27150″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”For 15 years, Voice of the Martyrs Korea has experienced only the utmost respect from all levels of Gyeonggi Province\u2019s government and law enforcement, due to our spirit of cooperation and communication. As a result, we were stunned and, frankly, extremely puzzled by Governor Lee\u2019s statement today. ” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.2em|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” el_class=”headline”][vc_column_text]Voice of the Martyrs Korea\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has only ever\u00a0<\/span><\/span>launch<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span>d\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the Bible<\/span><\/span>\u00a0by balloon.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We have never printed or distributed political flyers at any time. In fact, w<\/span><\/span>e launch the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bible\u00a0<\/span><\/span>translation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>published by the North Korean government<\/span><\/span>\u00a0itself<\/span><\/span>, which the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>North Korean government repeatedly affirms in its public statements is completely legal in North Korea and is in accord with the freedom of religion granted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all citizens\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in the North Korean constitution.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]As regards our financial accountability, Voice of the Martyrs Korea is regularly recognized internationally for our commitment to the highest possible accounting standards.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0In addition to an annual financial audit conducted by an independent Korean CPA firm, Voice of the Martyrs Korea is accredited by the Christian Council on Financial Accountability in Korea (CCFK). Our external accountability ensures strictest compliance with all Korean and international (FASB) accounting standards.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Individuals wishing to learn more about our commitment to financial transparency can vis<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/about\/financial-accountability\/<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”27148″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As Voice of the Martyrs Korea has always done, we will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continue to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>obey God and be subject to the authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>In the case of balloon launching, the next time the weather enables a launch, we will keep the promise we made to underground Christians 18 years ago: We will send Bibles to North Korea by<\/span><\/span>\u00a0balloon<\/span><\/span>. If this is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then accounted as a crime, we will willingly and joyfully be accounted criminals and accept the punishment given to us by the authorities.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”27150″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”For 15 years, Voice of the Martyrs Korea has experienced only the utmost respect from all levels of Gyeonggi Province\u2019s government and law enforcement, due to our …","protected":false},"author":659,"featured_media":27153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-column","category-vomk-report"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ko","en","zh","ru"],"languages":{"ko":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"zh":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ru":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}