{"id":61064,"date":"2026-10-27T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/?p=61064"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T02:04:14","slug":"vomk-report-423","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vomkorea.com\/en\/2026\/10\/27\/vomk-report-423\/","title":{"rendered":"AS MORE KOREANS BECOME MUSLIM, MORE MUSLIMS ARE BECOMING CHRISTIAN\u2014AND PAYING THE PRICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”61066″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”A reported 45,000 ethnic Koreans have now converted to Islam, but in the Arab Peninsula conversion is happening in the opposite direction. According to Voice of the Martyrs Korea, an estimated 2 million to 7 million Muslims worldwide have converted to Christianity in the past two decades. Voice of the Martyrs Korea Representative Dr. Hyun Sook Foley says many of them are paying a steep price for their new faith. The ministry has released a new video on the persecution that these \u201cMuslim Background Believers\u201d are facing, and they\u2019re calling for special prayers on their behalf on the first two Sundays in November. It\u2019s all part of the annual worldwide International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) campaign in which an estimated 100,000 churches in 130 countries worldwide are expected to participate.” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:1.2em|text_align:left|color:%23111111″ google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”” el_class=”headline”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”61084″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\u201cOne of the most frequently mentioned reasons <\/span>Koreans give for converting to Islam is marriage,\u201d says Representative Foley. \u201cBut <\/span>in the Arabian Peninsula, when Muslims convert to <\/span>Christianity<\/span> they are often <\/span>rejected by their spouses and forced to leave <\/span>home.\u201d She <\/span>says the free <\/span>IDOP <\/span>video <\/span>Voice of the Martyrs <\/span>Korea<\/span><\/span> is making available tells the true story of a man named Bassam, whose family disowned him and whose wife left him when he converted from Islam to Christianity.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]\u201cMy wife hates me. My father disowned me,\u201d says Bassam in the video. \u201cWhen I told my wife [about Jesus], she kicked me out of our apartment. She will not let me see my daughters very often.\u201d But Bassam goes on to share that his sister and one of his daughters have now become Christian <\/span>as a result of<\/span> his sharing the Bible with them. \u201cPray for those of us who leave Islam to follow Christ,\u201d Bassam requests. \u201cPray that we know Christ is near when we are rejected and beaten.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]The video<\/span> is available for free at <\/span><\/span>www.vomkorea.com\/en\/idop<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span> <\/span>Visitors can also <\/span>download a free <\/span>PowerPoint<\/span> presentation<\/span> matching the video to help guide church congregations, small groups, families, and individuals in how to pray effectively for persecuted <\/span>Christians<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”61069″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Screenshot of the IDOP website page \u2013 www.vomkorea.com\/en\/idop” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:13px|text_align:center|color:%230a0101|line_height:1.45em” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\u201c<\/span><\/span>In the Arabian Peninsula, when men and women leave Islam to follow Christ, the first opposition they face is often from family members, but the opposition doesn\u2019t end there,\u201d says <\/span>Representative<\/span> Foley. \u201cOur Christian brothers and sisters are shamed and rejected by the society at large. <\/span>Many churches are cautious about inviting former Muslims to join them because the churches themselves can then also become targets for persecution. As a result, Muslim Background Believers<\/span> in the Arabian Peninsula are <\/span>usually extremely <\/span>isolated.<\/span> But Christians like Bassam continue to serve as faithful witnesses to Christ and the gospel, even though they pay a high price. <\/span>That\u2019s<\/span> why we want to encourage <\/span>Korean<\/span> Christians to join Christians in more than 130 countries around the world to pray for these Muslim Background Believers and other persecuted Christians on November 1 and 8, the International Days of Prayer for Persecuted Christians.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/bnNtrvEI31g?si=dpxjtVe5jN5MrFDe” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_column][\/vc_column]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”61066″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”A reported 45,000 ethnic Koreans have now converted to Islam, but in the Arab Peninsula conversion is happening in the opposite direction. 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