In North Korea, owning a Bible can be a death sentence. But across this dark nation, Christians are willing to take that risk just to hold a copy of God’s Word in their hands. Some persecuted believers have become creative with how and where they hide their secret...
“If I could just praise my God in public and then die, I would die content.” Freedom is all Won wanted. But it wasn’t the freedom to vote or read an uncensored newspaper. Instead, it was the freedom to worship her Heavenly Father. “I want to sing praises to my God at...
“We had a small room over the kitchen, an attic,” Won explained. “After 27 years of kneeling, there are grooves in the floor to mark the place I have prayed.” Won’s wrinkled skin hangs loosely over her frail bones. Weak from age and weary from a hard life in North...
Kneeling on the damp ground, the old woman gingerly digs in the dirt. She has buried her greatest and most dangerous treasure … hoping to keep it — and herself — safe. Every morning she comes to this spot, long before the sun rises. And every morning, she risks her...
What if you woke up every morning wondering if this was the day you would be thrown into prison? Your crime? Believing in Jesus. Yet, this is a tragic reality for Christians living in North Korea. Owning a single page of the Bible is a punishable offense in this...
