In biblical martyrdom, the promise of God is never hidden. It does not require special revelation or scholarship to discover. It is not only available to enlightened interpreters.

Biblically, it is never the promise of God that is hidden but rather the fulfillment of the promise.


Warmly in Christ,
Pastor Foley and Dr. Foley

Mrs. P is now a UT student at VOM Korea's basic discipleship school in Seoul. But she first learned about Jesus through her husband.

Her husband had become a Christian in China, and upon returning to North Korea, shared about Jesus with both his family and friends.

NK has a no-mercy law which dictates that anyone who puts God over Kim Il-Sung and propagates this message will immediately be sent to a concentration camp.

This is what happened to Mrs. P's husband. Someone reported on his activities and he was sent to a concentration camp. Mrs. P never heard from him again.


Christianity is growing even amidst persecution in Communist Vietnam, but according to pastors in the places where the church is growing the fastest, the growth is not due to an increase in church buildings but to an increase in the number of motorbikes available for church planters.

Persecution of Christians is very strong in the north of Vietnam, especially in church planting among the 34 ethnic minority groups which are still mostly unreached. But despite the strong persecution, the difficult hills, the narrow roads, and the extreme remoteness, that is where the church is growing the fastest.

 
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SK’s parliament passed legislation criminalizing balloon launching on Monday, December 14th. We don’t worry since today is all that God gives us. It is impossible for us to launch in January when the winds blow from North to South. It is, however, possible to distribute the Bible to NKs today, in ways that can only be done in winter. Political things change from day to day, but we will choose to serve God humbly with whatever he gives us to do. Please pray that we will be faithful in this regard. 

Pray for each North Korean that recorded the books of the Old Testament. During the recording process, we were able to witness the Lord working in the lives of those NKs who read and recorded the books of the Bible. The NKs themselves were moved to tears as they reflected on the power of the Word of God in their lives. Pray that they would continue to yield their lives to the Lord even though the recording is now finished.