What North Korea's Underground Christians are Praying For as President Trump Meets with Kim Jong-Un; How We Can 'Stand in the Gap' in Prayer with Them

Kelsey Campbell : Feb 26, 2019
Faithwire.com

...they will be praying for the same thing they pray for every day—a future when they can finally worship God freely without fear of being sentenced to a political labor camp or even killed. And they are also praying for something else...

[Faithwire.com] This week, all eyes will be on another US-North Korea summit as President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-Un meet for the second time. (Screengrab image: via FOX News)

"I look forward to seeing Chairman Kim and advancing the cause of peace!" Trump tweeted last week.

Peace. That's the No. 1 thing that everyone is hoping and praying will come from this meeting in Vietnam. But while millions watch Kim Jung-Un and Trump at this summit, hoping for a denuclearization deal, thousands of people back in North Korea will be secretly praying for another kind of peace.

These are the underground Christians of North Korea, and they will be praying for the same thing they pray for every day—a future when they can finally worship God freely without fear of being sentenced to a political labor camp or even killed.

And they are also praying for something else—they are praying for Bibles.

In the midst of persecution, North Korea Believers are desperate to read the comforting promises and words of Scripture. But Bibles are among the rarest items found in North Korea.

Occasionally, one can be glimpsed on the black market or secretly slipped from the palm of one trusted Believer to another. Unfortunately, most North Korean Christians have never seen one ... much less owned one for themselves.

Right now, if a North Korean is caught practicing Christianity, he can be sentenced to 15 years in a labor camp... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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