Still the most hostile country in which to live and practice the Christian faith, there are reports of many Christians arrested, with at least 25 percent of Christians believed to be languishing in labor camps for their refusal to worship founder Kim Il-Sung’s cult. Half the population lives in the north, close to China, where family-based networks of house churches exist in significant numbers. Roughly ten million inhabitants are malnourished, with thousands eating only grass and bark.
Pray:
- For freedom and justice under the new leadership of Kim Jong-Un
- Give thanks for the aid that Open Doors and other Christian NGOs can offer
- For the safety of North Korean Christians escaping to China.
