North Korea... From the Inside Part 3 |
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North Korea… The people of North Korea… As explored in the previous email update, Steve and Joab, were allowed to enter North Korea by special permission from the government. The DPRK wants to show selected Americans how well the country is run and the talent of their extraordinary people. They quickly found out the difference between…the government…and the extraordinary people. The Government consists of a powerful dictator named Kim Jong Il
whose iron fist is his powerful military. The strong military consists of individuals with passionate commitment, fanatical patriotism, and heroic bravery. The country consists of a people who show an exterior of a willful obedience and conformity; …but on the inside…are a people of innocence…captured in a system they cannot escape, existing as they can. When not in the spotlight of patriotic activity, but living daily life, they show real emotions just as we do. They laugh… They play… They socialize… They quietly possess every aspect of life… Tempered by their autocracy, they were not loud, brash, or overt…as we Americans…sometimes can be. They were quite beautiful people, soft spoken, yet unexpectedly self-confident; educated (to the extent they could be) and unintimidated, possessing a dignity of their own. Life in the countryside had a different look. Hard work and poverty evidenced itself to be the way of life. Roads but no cars… Children at work… Road construction…by hand…and work in the communal garden. Back at the entrance of the city, a woman waits for a bus under the monument symbolizing the aspiring reunion of North and South Korea. In the second picture, a man is boarding the antiquated underground subway train. Pyongyang in the day… Pyongyang at night… There were incredibly few lights for North Korea’s premier city, home to three million people. The three bright areas are the stadium and the location of two of the monuments. The picture above is an additional representation of how much Spiritual light is in North Korea. It is one of the most difficult places in the world to Evangelize. Without question, the vast majority of North Koreans have never heard the Gospel or the name of Jesus even mentioned once. Christian materials are not allowed in. One-to-one evangelizing is not permitted. Churches are not allowed. Christian fellowship, teaching and worship exist in only the most secret gatherings of believers. So what do we do for the North Koreans? We fight the Spiritual battle. We claim what we were able to touch and the places we were able to walk… We place obligations on the heavenly realms—angels to go forth and assist in opening doors to bring the Gospel to those we touched and saw. Who are those we ask for??? The least of these…the unreached people of North Korea… Mark 10:14 “Let the little
children come to me…for the
kingdom of God belongs to such as these…And
he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed
them…
Steve and Joab standing on top of the Juche Tower in central Pyongyang. Thanks for helping to reach the people of North Korea, and of course, we’re not finished! With your prayers and partner hookup, we’ll keep getting the job done! Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all people”…v.20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere… Romans 15:20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known… 2
Corinthians 10:15-16 …we hope that your faith will grow and that
our work among you will be greatly enlarged. 16 Then we will be able to go and preach the Good News in other
places that are far beyond you, Thank you partners for all you do! Thank you for your continued prayers and support. We are here as an extension of you!!!
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