North Korea Open Doors To Christianity
But last week the young leader dropped a different kind of surprise on the world.
North korea open doors to christianity. Lee grady north korean supreme leader kim jong un and south korean president moon jae in shake hands at a historic summit. Now north korea has agreed to open its doors to food medicine and the message of christ. Brill accessed april 2019. If north korean christians are discovered not only are they deported to labour camps as political criminals or even killed on the spot their families share the same fate.
A few months ago north korea s dictator kim jong un was firing missiles over japan and threatening to send nuclear bombs in our direction. Before the end of world war ii there were more christians in north korea than there were in south korea. Believers face violence and extreme levels of pressure in all areas of life. A bogus story in a notorious fake news web site claimed without evidence that the country is now allowing open practice of christianity.
North korea has been the most dangerous place to follow jesus since 2002. He met with south korean president moon jae in on april 27 and announced. Lee grady north korean supreme leader kim jong un and south korean president moon jae in shake hands at a historic summit. North korea will open its doors to christianity 4 00pm edt 5 2 2018 j.
How times can change. Number of christians statistic is an open doors estimate. It s very difficult to know exactly how many believers live in north korea because they must keep their faith completely secret. Pray for north korea.
Did north korea agree to open its doors to christianity. Johnson t m and zurlo g a eds world christian database leiden boston. North korea will open its doors to christianity a few months ago north korea s dictator kim jong un was firing missiles over japan and threatening to send nuclear bombs in our direction. There have been more reports coming from north korea but for security reasons no details can be given.
North korea will open its doors to christianity 10 00am edt 5 2 2018 j. Without the support of open doors and our faithful partners many christians will starve to death in north korea. Pray for protection for christians as they face persecution from state authorities and their non christian family friends and neighbours. North korea was even known as the jerusalem of the east estimates vary about how many christians are currently in north korea but open doors places the number around 300 000 most of whom operate in secret networks of house churches.