On a cool spring morning in 1946, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed the students of Westminster College. At this small school in rural Missouri, he gave a historic name to the ideological barrier dividing post-war Europe at the time: the Iron...
North Korea has been at or near the top of global Christian persecution lists for over two decades. The country’s name has become synonymous with corruption, isolation, oppression, and fear. Looking at news stories and headlines surrounding this communist...
People often ask me, “Why do you send Bibles to North Korea when they could get people arrested or even killed?” The answer is simple: We send them because our persecuted brothers and sisters continue to ask for them! They know the risks, but they also know that...
Can you imagine going to prison just because you owned a Bible, being sent to a labor camp because you were caught praying, or getting sentenced to death because you tried to tell others about Jesus? These are all daily realities that Christians living in North...
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is less than a month away on Nov. 5. Each year on the first Sunday of November, Christians all over the world take time to pray for brothers and sisters in Christ facing severe persecution. North Korea has...
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10 (NIV) Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. And while I’ve been all around the globe and met persecuted Christians from...