The biggest worry today for North Korean women in Northeast China is not Coronavirus but starvation. A new outbreak of Coronavirus in Northeast China’s Jilin Province has led authorities there to restrict travel and institute additional control measures. The new measures make it nearly impossible for North Korean sex-trafficked women there to feed their families. Now even ...
Five testimonies from North Koreans who have received Bibles during this time of Coronavirus
It’s hard to lock down an underground church. Not even authorities hostile to the gospel plus a virus can accomplish that. Here are five testimonies from North Koreans who have received audio Bibles and ministry packs from our underground field team members during the time of Coronavirus. None of the recipients were previously Christian. None ...
“Big Data” church surveillance: the COVID legacy we need to prepare for now
Churches are surviving the Coronavirus, but the next test—increased government monitoring and oversight of church activities and leaders—may prove to be more difficult and longer lasting. The South Korean government is receiving high praise from other governments around the world for its use of so-called “big data” and artificial intelligence to profile and track members ...
영화 「그리스도를 위한 고난」, 고난 주간 온라인 무료 상영
이번 고난 주간에 한국 VOM은 국제 영화제 수상작 「그리스도를 위한 고난(Tortured for Christ)」을 온라인으로 무료 상영할 예정이다. 기간은 4월5일 부터 4월 11일(토) 자정까지이다. 이 기간에 www.vomkorea.com/tfc에 접속하면 이 영화를 시청할 수 있다. 영화 「그리스도를 위한 고난」은 전 세계에 순교자의 소리(Voice of the Martyrs)를 세운 리처드 웜브란트(Richard Wurmbrand) 목사의 세계적인 베스트셀러 『그리스도를 위한 고난(Tortured for Christ)』을 ...
Online/Offline Worship and the Future of Christian Persecution in the Free World
2 Timothy 2:9 proclaims, “The word of God is not bound.” Many try to bind it, but the word of God always breaks free! Today, in more than 70 countries around the world, governments are attempting to “bind” the word. Few governments are seeking an outright ban on Christianity. Instead, they are seeking to reshape ...
How did the author of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs respond to the Coronavirus of His Time?
John Foxe never liked being called a martyrologist (he regarded his work as church history), but the author of Acts and Monuments of the Christian Church, popularly called Foxe's "Book of Martyrs", turned to the martyrs as exemplars when in 1563 he wrote a pamphlet to encourage and comfort Londoners caught in the grip of ...
인신매매로 중국에 팔린 북한 여성 코로나 바이러스로 더 위험해지다
핍박받는 기독교인을 위한 사역 단체 한국 VOM(Voice of the Martyrs Korea)의 현숙 폴리(Hyun Sook Foley) 대표는 인신매매로 중국에 팔린 북한 여성들이 현재 중국 전역에 퍼지고 있는 코로나 바이러스 때문에 특히 더 위험해졌다고 우려했다. 현숙 폴리 대표는 다음과 같이 설명한다. “이 여성들은 보통 열악한 환경에서 가난하게 사는 중국 남자한테 팔려 가요. 그리고 이 북한여성들은 중국에 사는 ...