New year prayer needs for the front lines of mission
Happy new year to all Back to Jerusalem friends! If you made a new year’s resolution to pray more for mission and persecuted believers, we have work for you! This year again, our workers will be at the frontlines, encountering first hand political upheaval, spiritual warfare, natural disasters, religious persecution and military conflict. They need your prayers and support to
Continue ReadingWhen women suffer
Last Friday, Human Rights Watch published a report on sexual violence against women in North Korea. The report painted a picture of near complete lawlessness when it comes to the way women are treated by those in power. Detainees in labour camps could be singled out at any time for abuse or rape and sexual violence was common during interrogations.
Continue ReadingHistoric summit on Magic Mountain
The leaders of South and North Korea finished their summit with a meeting on top of a volcano. Why is that such a big deal? And can symbolic acts like this help secure a safer future for the Korean peninsula? Paektusan, or mount Paektu on the Chinese-North Korean border is truly an impressive place, even if there are no world
Continue ReadingHype and hope from the Trump-Kim summit
Now that the first excitement died down a little, how do we evaluate the Trump-Kim summit? What gains can be made for the kingdom? What are the risks? These are some personal thoughts, as someone who has lived and worked in the region for many years. Firstly, as Christians we never should get so caught up in the politics of
Continue ReadingThe Day the North Korean Leader Cried
Things have never been more difficult in North Korea. The leadership is really suffering under the new sanctions enforced by the USA. For proof, look no further than a video of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crying about his country’s terrible economy while surveying its coast. Japan’s Asahi Shinbun quoted a defector with contacts inside the country as describing
Continue ReadingEXCLUSIVE REPORT: Many North Koreans Curious About Christ So New Law is Introduced
In a small meeting of Chinese Back to Jerusalem missionaries last night, I was able to listen to the challenges, victories, and hardships of working inside of North Korea for the last year. They also shared about a new North Korean law that has been implemented because of the impact of Chinese Christians in North Korea. “It has been a
Continue ReadingNorth Korea talks, but why?
The last few months have seen some surprising developments on the Korean peninsula. ‘Rocket man’ Kim and ‘Fire and Fury’ Trump are preparing to actually talk, and so are Kim and Moon, the head of the South Korean ‘Puppet Regime’. What is going on? Nobody can look into the head of the North Korean leader, but it is tempting to
Continue ReadingJoin BTJ for 30 Days to Change North Korea
North Koreans are suffering every day. Many are dying of starvation. Gulags are full of persecuted Christians. The entire nation is a prison. North Korea needs your prayers. For the month of April, Back to Jerusalem is praying for North Korea every day for 30 days. You can join us by downloading North Korea’s 30 Day prayer guide. Few places
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s OWN Laws Gives 6 Reasons Why Kim Jong Un Belongs in Prison
According to North Korea’s own laws, Kim Jong Un is an illegal leader. He has been disqualified many times over and actually belongs in a gulag. Integrated into the social structure of North Korea is a secret socio-political classification system – known as “songbun” – that determines how a person will live from birth until death. It is an extremely
Continue ReadingNorth Korea Still Worse Country for Christians
North Korea continues to rank at the top of the list as the worst country in the world for Christians. 2017 is the 16th year that North Korea has ranked as #1. Persecution against Christians is institutionalized by one of the most secretive tyrants in the world. Christians are routinely thrown into gulags where they are beaten, raped, starved, tortured,
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