Monthly Archives: October 2012

How To Ransom Captives: Petition God, Proclaim The Gospel To Captors

As I sat down to write this final post for our month-long focus on the Work of Mercy of ransoming  captives, I just received the report that one of our Seoul USA extended family members–the mother of one of our … Continue reading

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Partner: The Global Church Should Always Serve, Never Supplant, The Local Church In Any Ransoming Effort

Because people forgot–or just didn’t know–that the North Korean underground church still existed. That’s the reason why ten years ago Mrs. Foley and I sold what we had, gave it away, and followed Jesus in creating Seoul USA to serve … Continue reading

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Plan: The Holy Spirit Does Not Mistake Our Lack Of Preparation For Sanctification

Perhaps the Holy Spirit was the one that inspired the t-shirt that reads Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. What brings that thought to mind for me is the growing number of … Continue reading

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