I met my best friend, Seo, in elementary school. We grew up together, worked in the same factory, and supported each other through life’s hardships. Despite our poverty, we shared everything. But I never knew Seo carried a dangerous secret: her faith in Jesus.
A Risky Faith
When my husband died, I was left with two children and severe liver disease. Seo stepped in to help, even taking care of my daughter when we had no food. She also began talking about the importance of faith, but I warned her to stop. Religious talk is punishable by death in North-Korea.
As my health worsened, Seo insisted I wouldn’t die because she was praying for me. I thought prayer was ridiculous, but when I became gravely ill one night, my daughter surprised me by crying out, “God, please save my mother!” Miraculously, I began to recover the next day.
Seo later introduced me to others in a secret Christian fellowship, and I learned about her brother’s faith and martyrdom.
Hiding from the Secret Police
One day, Seo came to my house in a panic. Smugglers she had helped had been caught, in interrogations they had given up her name, and now the police were after her. She hid in my wardrobe for a month while the secret police searched her neighborhood. On Kim Il-sung’s birthday (the "Great Leader" and founder of DR North Korea), assuming the police were off duty, Seo came out to eat with us. Suddenly, officers knocked on the door. Seo froze in a corner while I opened the door. One officer sat with his back to her and interrogated me. Incredibly, he never noticed her and left, warning me to turn her in if I saw her.
Realizing she couldn’t hide forever, Seo decided to turn herself in. Before she did, I saw her praying, her head bowed. Her courage touched me deeply.
Ja, jeg vil redde en avhopper:
Vil du hjelpe en nordkoreansk
avhopper å komme seg
i sikkerhet?
Mange venter på å bli reddet
Gi full
tank på
en fluktbil
Støtt en
hemmelig
feltarbeider
Hjelp en nordkoreansk avhopper å komme seg i sikkerhet
Hjelp en
avhopper
i sikkerhet
Hvis 20 gir
475 kr hver,
redder vi én
Å hjelpe én avhopper og komme seg i sikkerhet koster 9500 kr.
Hvis 20 gir 475 kr hver, klarer
vi sammen å redde én!
Avhopperne reddes ut via skjulte fluktruter tilrettelagt av et stort,
undergrunnsnettverk av kristne i Kina.
My friend for life
FLUKTEN
LYTT til det utrolige vitnesbyrdet fra to som på mirakuløst vis ble reddet fra både det nordkoreanske og det kinesiske regimet:
Hjelp én nordkoreansk avhopper i sikkerhet
My friend for life
Jung var en svært respektert og fryktet professor i ideologi ved universitetet, kjent for å forfølge kristne. Likevel var lønna hans så dårlig, at kona Hae-Won måtte smugle varer til Kina så de ikke skulle sulte i hjel. En natt da de begge var over grensen til Kina, kom de seg ikke tilbake. Det skulle forandre livene deres.
Mange venter på å bli reddet
Nordkoreanske Jung og Hae-Won ble reddet! Mange venter i livsfare. Vil du redde én?
Ja, jeg vil redde en avhopper:
AVHOPPER:
En som forlater Nord-Korea uten spesial tillatelse.
Med andre ord: en som fornekter landets grunnleggende ideologi, lovgivning og Kim Jong-un som suveren hersker og helligdom.
Straffen for avhoppere er lange dommer i konsentrasjonsleire, tortur og/eller henrettelse.
Vil du gi håp der troen må leve i mørket denne julen?
$820 will provide one family with food for an entire year.
End hunger for a year
for An Underground Christian
in North-Korea
$25 will provide one person with medication for illness caused by torture and hunger.
The Worst Country In The World To Be a Christian
A frail figure bows politely before us. "I am pleased to meet you." Her voice is thin and cautious, but her kind eyes are as strong as iron. Then she tells her story:
We have found a way to help
In North Korea, people known to be Christians disappear without a trace. Even being associating with Christians can get you blacklisted, cutting off access to food ration cards.
Many secret believers have watched loved ones suffer martyrdom. Others have endured brutal labor camps and now live with the scars of starvation and abuse — without medicine or medical care.
All they have is their faith. The light of Christ shines through them.
Your support can be their lifeline, providing food, medicine, and hope. Stand with your brothers and sisters in Christ today.
With the help of illegal phones and female couriers, it is possible to smuggle in food, medicine, and Chinese yuan, which is a usable currency in North Korea. Your support means food for survival, basic medicines, and a sense of safety.
Most importantly, it shows our brothers and sisters in Christ that they are not forgotten. They are remembered by people like you and me.
$150 pays a brave courier to smuggle in your support to secret Christians.
A Powerful Story From Firsthand Witness
Stefanus Alliance has spoken to firsthand witnesses through our new partner, — a unique congregation and organization in South Korea, where half the members are North Korean defectors.
In September, we visited this church and heard the powerful story of Mi-Young. In a country where everyone is raised to inform on one another, this story is one of loyalty, love, and an unshakable faith in God.
It is a story about a faith that shines, guiding the way through the totalitarian darkness, where worshipping anything other than "the Great Leader" means imprisonment and death.
"Remember
those in prison..."
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Hebrews 13:3
Being a Christian in North Korea is like living in a prison. Thank you for joining us in prayer and standing with them this holiday season.
det verste landet i verden å være kristen
The Worst Country In The World To Be a Christian
Her kan du bidra til
et år uten sult
for de hemmelig kristne
det verste landet i verden å være kristen
$150 pays a brave courier to smuggle in your support to secret Christians.
"Husk på dem ..."
De er så sterke, men vi vet det er en enorm oppmuntring for
dem å bli husket på av trossøsken utenfor Nord-Korea.
Remember those in prison...
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Hebrews 13:3
Being a Christian in North Korea is like living in a prison. Thank you for joining us in prayer and standing with them this holiday season.
God’s Unexpected Intervention
At the police station, Seo confessed to helping the smugglers. To my surprise, a Pyongyang official announced a new policy of mercy from the Great Leader, allowing Seo to go free after reading a prepared statement. Though Seo’s release was used as propaganda, I couldn’t deny God’s hand in saving her.
The Impact of Faith
Seo’s unwavering faith and the miracles I witnessed stirred something in me. I began praying during difficult times, even as I doubted. Eventually, my daughter and I escaped to South Korea, where I found medical help and became a Christian.
Seo’s bravery continues to inspire me. I’ve since learned that the leader of her secret church was arrested and likely martyred. Yet, even in the face of death, she protected the names of her fellow believers, including Seo. Seo does not want to flee from North-Korea. She remains determined to live as a light in North-Korea.
Seo’s faith and sacrifice changed my life —and revealed to me the God she trusted so deeply.
It is mostly women who work as couriers between North Korea and China. Seo helped many of them.
In North Korea, worshiping anyone other than "the Great Leader" can get you killed.
Friends for Life Across the Border: Mi-Young now lives in South Korea. She ensures that Seo and her family are among those receiving financial and food support from our new partner. (To protect Mi-Young and Seo, the picture does not depict them. But are for illustration purposes.)
Will you help provide
a year free from hunger
for secret Christians in
NORTH-KOREA?
det verste landet i verden å være kristen
Your donation is greatly appreciated!
Will you help provide
a year free from hunger
for secret Christians
in NORTH-KOREA?
det verste landet i verden å være kristen
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End Hunger for a Year
for an Underground Christian in North-Korea:
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$25 will provide one person with medication for illness caused by torture and hunger.
$150 will pay for a brave courier to smuggle in your support to secret Christians.
$820 will provide one family with food for an entire year.
Until it's safe to believe
Ed Brown
Stefanus Alliance
Secretary General
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