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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.

Our North Korea Hymnal Is Now Available. Here’s A Hauntingly Beautiful Sample

I’ve previously written about the North Korean hymnal we developed in cooperation with North Korean underground and defector Christians along with several of our Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries around the world (especially SDOK in the Netherlands). Now, however, … Continue reading

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Everything I Learned At Seoul USA Can Be Summarized In Four Unexpected Christmas Words

On September 3, 2003, Seoul USA officially became a nonprofit organization. On December 31, 2014, Seoul USA officially becomes a non-organization, as we complete the consolidation of all of our operations to Korea under our new name, Voice of the … Continue reading

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What Is A Martyr? The Piece Missing From Our Modern Definition

What is a martyr? There is a general consensus as to the meaning of the word today, which can be found everywhere from Wikipedia to academia. First, Wikipedia: A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, “witness”; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who … Continue reading

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