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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.

Today’s Most Effective North Korean Missionary: A 19th Century Scot

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Pastor Foley

Here’s a piece I wrote with Release International’s Scotland Area Representative James Fraser following Dr. Foley’s and my recent visit. Every year, hundreds of South Korean and Chinese tourists flock to Scotland. They come for the customary reasons: to see … Continue reading →

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The North Korean Sparrow That Fell, and the God Who Noticed

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Pastor Foley

Usually the prisoners we help at Voice of the Martyrs Korea are those who are jailed for their Christian faith. But that’s not the case with Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee is a North Korean defector incarcerated in a South Korean … Continue reading →

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Famine in North Korea? The Canary in the Coal Mine Says No

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Pastor Foley

When Dr. Foley and I founded Voice of the Martyrs Korea, we were blessed to know nearly nothing about North Korea. The reason I regard that as a blessing is that what was “known” about North Korea at that time … Continue reading →

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