Sep 10, 2020 | News, North Korea, Prayer
The “ghost disease.” That’s what North Koreans call COVID-19. “People can be sick without knowing it,” Brother Simon*, Open Doors’ coordinator for ministry among North Koreans, says. “They are usually malnourished already. Then suddenly, they die quickly. Some even...
Apr 19, 2020 | Bangladesh, Central Asia, East and South East Asia, East Asia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, News, North Korea, Philippines, Prayer, South Asia, Testimonies, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Persecuted Christians receiving urgent Open Doors aid in Bangladesh “Our government does try to help people in need,” Hana* says. “But some of our most remote communities have been neglected when they were identified as Christians. We distribute this aid to the...
Mar 14, 2020 | East Asia, News, North Korea, Prayer
While the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is causing major problems, North Korea continues to deny that there are any cases in their state.Medical care in North Korea is poor; there are very few trained doctors. If you do manage to see a doctor, you’ll most likely...
Mar 11, 2020 | East Asia, News, North Korea, Prayer, Testimonies, Uncategory
When Sang-Hwa* discovered her parents’ secret Bible, she faced a life-threatening decision. Should she betray her family to the authorities, as she’d been trained in school to do? “Wow. We’re all dead now.” Kim Sang-Hwa dropped the strange book to the floor. She’d...
Mar 5, 2020 | East Asia, News, North Korea, Prayer, Testimonies
North Korean refugee women prepare a meal to share at their Bible studySinging hymns. Studying the Bible together. Sharing home-cooked food. Praying for each other. It sounds like a typical church home group meeting. But this is no ordinary Bible study. And the people...
Feb 21, 2020 | East Asia, News, North Korea, Prayer, Uncategory
Our brothers and sisters in North Korea are facing a new kind of danger in the form of the coronavirus – please pray for their protection and for the provision of the right medical treatment. North Korean defector Timothy Cho knows just how dangerous viral diseases...
