North Korea: Balloon Launch
North Korea: Balloon Launch
North Korea is the worst persecutor of Christians in the world. Christians are tortured, imprisoned and murdered. Private, non-state-sanctioned religious activity is prohibited. Anyone discovered engaging in clandestine religious activity is subject to arrest, torture or even public execution. However that isn’t stopping the Gospel from penetrating the "Hermit Kingdom.'" VOM Canada partner Seoul USA, a ministry devoted to bringing the Gospel to North Korea recently launched balloons with New Testaments into the "Hermit Kingdom." SDOK from The Netherlands reports on what happened.
November 21 2014
Length: 8:03
From VOM Korea/ SDOK
- Current Ministry Project
VOMC assists in the education and training of North Korean Christians to enable them to reach fellow North Koreans with the Gospel wherever they are found. VOMC also works with proven ministry partners who are broadcasting quality radio programs to equip and encourage believers of the North Korean underground church.
Project Fund: Underground Church
- Country Information
Population
26,072,217 (2023 est.)Ethnicity (%)
Racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic JapaneseReligion (%)
Juche (99) Christian (1)Leader
Kim Jong-Un (2011)Government type
Dictatorship, single-party stateLegal system
Based on Prussian civil law system with Japanese traditions and Communist legal theorySource: CIA World Factbook
- Pray for North Korea
Pray for the safety of the country's refugees – including those who are hiding in various parts of China, as they are frequently being hunted by Chinese and North Korean agents. Ask the Lord to also protect and strengthen believers faithfully serving within North Korea, granting them wisdom as they seek ways to effectively communicate the hope of the Gospel so the church can continue to grow. And like the Apostle Paul, may the country's primary political leader, Kim Jong Un, experience a profound life-changing encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ who is longing to extend love, mercy and forgiveness toward him (Acts 9).
