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About Pastor Foley

The Reverend Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide. He is the former International Ambassador for the International Christian Association, the global fellowship of Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries. Pastor Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and Dr. Foley oversee a far-flung staff across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. He earned the Doctor of Management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Only Currency That’s Accepted Where Sin And Death Are Involved Is Divine Life

Keep in mind as you read the sentence that follows that I get paid to travel around the world teaching Christian ministries how to raise money: When it comes to ransoming the captive, money is part of the problem, not … Continue reading

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Here’s Why You Should Never Rescue People From Prison Or Brothels By Paying Off Their Captors

These days, the most natural connotation of the phrase “ransoming the captive” involves well-meaning Christians raising money to pay off governments, gangs, pimps, and prison guards to release their unjustly-held victims, typically either sex-trafficked women or Christians imprisoned for their … Continue reading

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Video Interviews With A Former North Korean Christian Captive

I mentioned last week the release of our new book, These are the Generations, which is not only a fascinating read but also one of the best contemporary studies in ransoming the captive.  (And trust me–that’s no authorial bias or … Continue reading

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