Family Grateful for Provision of Medical Care

icommittopray.com 12 May 2016 0 minutes read

A North Korean woman and her family have expressed their thankfulness for the medical care they are receiving through The Voice of the Martyrs' ministry in China. "Ji Young" recently told a pastor who works closely with VOM Korea that her husband has been ill but was unable to get treatment in China. "After leaving my hometown in North Korea, I never received help from anyone in China," she states. "Nobody cared for me or my family."

However, she gratefully acknowledges the help that her family is receiving from VOM during this time of illness: "As we received support from the pastor, I realized that God never forgets nor leaves (us). He always cares and has mercy.... I do not know how I can express my heart to God, I was so touched by this experience. Thank you for your help and support. I will live as a child of God and keep my faith in Him." (For information on VOM Canada's ministry to North Koreans, click here)

Current Ministry Project
VOMC assists in the education and training of North Korean Christians to enable them to reach fellow North Koreans with the Gospel wherever they are found. VOMC also works with proven ministry partners who are broadcasting quality radio programs to equip and encourage believers of the North Korean underground church.

Project Fund: Underground Church
Country Information
Population
26,072,217 (2023 est.)

Ethnicity (%)
Racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese

Religion (%)
Juche (99) Christian (1)

Leader
Kim Jong-Un (2011)

Government type
Dictatorship, single-party state

Legal system
Based on Prussian civil law system with Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory

Source: CIA World Factbook
Pray for North Korea
Pray for the safety of the country's refugees – including those who are hiding in various parts of China, as they are frequently being hunted by Chinese and North Korean agents. Ask the Lord to also protect and strengthen believers faithfully serving within North Korea, granting them wisdom as they seek ways to effectively communicate the hope of the Gospel so the church can continue to grow. And like the Apostle Paul, may the country's primary political leader, Kim Jong Un, experience a profound life-changing encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ who is longing to extend love, mercy and forgiveness toward him (Acts 9).