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North Korea: Christianity grows despite persecution

North Korea is undoubtedly the most difficult place for a Christian to live in the world today. An estimated 400,000 Christians live in North Korea, practicing their faith in almost total secrecy. A “crime” as simple as owning a Bible

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North Korea is facing days of increasing uncertainty as the regime acts to establish its unchallengable authority. The impact for people’s daily lives is more suffering, hardship and less opportunity to hope for change. We seek God for change in

Christians in North Korea

Reports suggest that 80 people were recently executed in North Korea on the basis of charges that they were watching TV from South Korea and possessed Bibles. North Korea is an extremely closed country with little hope.

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North Korea tops the country list each year as the worst persecutor of Christians.

The Church in North Korea

Although the law officially allows freedom of religion in North Korea, every form of Christianity is forbidden and real churches do not exist in the country. Since 1988, there have been four state- controlled Christian churches in Pyongyang. But although

The people of North Korea

North Korean Christians are asking us to stand with them in prayer in the ongoing persecution they face in their country. The situation is desperate at every level of life for most North Koreans, with extra pressures for those who

April 15 in North Korea: Celebration of a past leader or a defining moment for the present leader?

April 15 is a significant day for North Korea. Pyongyang will mark the birthday of its founder on that day, historically a time when it seeks to draw the world’s attention with dramatic displays of military power.

Another war? Threats from North Korea.

According to news reports, North Korea has said it is entering a “state of war”. But this posturing of war has a more human face. The tragic reality is that the government under late leader Kim Jong-il and his son

North Korea: Can the Church grow in a hard place?

It is more than a year since Kim Jong-Un became leader of North Korea, and there have been few signs of genuine reform. Even though all religious activity is seen as a revolt against the Kim dynasty, the Church is