North Korea

President’s Letter
It’s very rare for us to do two newsletters on one country back-to-back, but North
Korea is a special case. North Koreans are raised from birth being watched 24/7
by an insanely oppressive regime that crushes all dissent, free expression, and
thought by creating a web of total state surveillance and control.
The regime is concerned with only one thing: blind loyalty and obedience.
Twenty-five million people are imprisoned in a state run by an iron-fisted and
pathologically narcissistic family dynasty. Those who cannot or will not adapt to
the system face the worst punishment and torture imaginable.
Consequently, the personality of the average North Korean and the culture as
a whole is uniquely warped. Lying, cheating, stealing, and the complete cloaking
of the majority of one’s thoughts and feelings are not character defects, but
essential traits that are key to one’s survival.
Jeff King, President
International Christian Concern
Those same survival skills that keep them alive in the prison of North Korea hurt them when they escape. They are traumatized,
extremely wary, narcissistic and barely skilled. Yet they face the most formidable challenge of all: starting life over in
an open, hyper-competitive, and foreign culture.
In this issue of Persecution, you will once again come face-to-face with the vast prison state known as the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
I think this prophetic passage from Isaiah 32 that looks forward to the coming of the unrevealed Messiah sums up our hope
and prayer for North Korea. I’ve paraphrased it and focused it on North Korea but I think it fully reflects the original passage
and His heart for the prisoners of Satan held in North Korea.
Behold, my servant, the coming Jesus, my chosen one, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him and
He will bring forth justice to North Korea. He will faithfully bring justice to North Korea and will not rest until He has
established justice there. The people of North Korea wait expectantly for His law.
Please work with us and open your wallet (see page 32) to open the prison doors and to bring freedom and the Gospel to
the 25 million inhabitants of this prison state. There is some amazing and effective work taking place that is saving North
Korea, one soul at a time.
As always, your gifts will be used ethically, efficiently, and effectively.
I promise!
Jeff King
President
International Christian Concern
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