Video – Reaching North Korea With The Gospel Through Radio Broadcasts And Movies

Posted on May 2, 2014 by tdillmuth

One important way we get the Gospel into North Korea is through our nightly radio broadcasts.  These are produced and voiced by North Korean defectors, and we estimate that nearly 2 million North Koreans tune into our broadcasts each night.  The broadcasts themselves are presently facing an unprecedented level of state blocking efforts. This is great news because governments do not waste precious resources blocking broadcasts to which no one is listening.

The radio broadcasts feature a variety of content, all completely focused on the gospel. We also do video recordings. The clip below shows how we recorded “He Lived Among Us,” an animated video made by Voice of the Martyrs.  One very unusual facet of the recording was the use of both North and South Korean actors to do the drama. Typically the only time North and South Korean actors work together is for performances that reinforce the two peoples as enemies. Through the joint production, we sought to emphasize how the gospel tears down the dividing wall between all people and creates level ground at the foot of the cross. The recording studio you see here is the same one that we use for our nightly radio broadcasts.  We also use the audio from this and other dramas in the radio broadcasts themselves, since North Koreans love dramas!

Watch our full documentary and other North Korea videos on our Seoul USA Video Page!

 

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Best Christian Hospitality Links In The News And The Blogosphere

Posted on April 30, 2014 by tdillmuth

WLO_openhomeOur culture seems to be at war with Christian hospitality, and at times our churches practice a watered-down version of it. But in spite of this, I’ve found some Internet “hospitality gems” that I wanted to share with you. Each of the articles below has wonderful ideas on how we can practically “do the word” of hospitality that Christ first did to us. These below links are not blanket endorsements of the authors or the sites, but just simply an acknowledgement that we can learn something from what was written.

Baptists Growing In Christ Because of Hospitality? This article calls us to pay close attention to the difference between our culture’s idea of hospitality and a Scriptural view of hospitality. It also gives some good suggestions on how we can begin being hospitable, even if we are very uncomfortable with it!

Reclaiming the Culture Through Hospitality? We often think of reclaiming our culture through prayer, protest, evangelism or even through elections, but how about through hospitality?

Has Anyone Come to Know Christ in Your House? Nan McCullough shares stories of how her home was used to lead others to Christ. She encourages us to unlock our doors, silence and set aside our smart phones, and practice hospitality!

Why is this American woman called “Pakistani Mama?” How much of a difference can you make by practicing a lifetime of hospitality? Doris Gvillo shows us what her legacy of hospitality looks like. As you read this article, pay attention to what you think Doris is doing right and what she might be able to improve upon as she continues to faithfully practice hospitality.

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For North Korean Christians, Concentration Camps Are Mission Fields (These Are The Generations Bonus Material, Part V)

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Pastor Foley

generationsThe fifth and final installment in a series of weekly posts by Mr. Bae, the co-author with Pastor Foley of These are the Generations, the story of third generation North Korean Christians. For Part I, click here. In today’s concluding post, Mr. Bae details the very personal story of how he views North Korea’s concentration camps, in which his parents were imprisoned.

Today the North Korean state believes it is holding my mother and father prisoner in a North Korean concentration camp.

But today I believe that the North Korean state is mistaken.

My testimony is that God is in charge in North Korea, not Kim Il Sung.

My testimony is that whatever the enemy intends for evil, God intends for good.

The gates of a North Korean concentration camp are the gates of hell. And Jesus says in Matthew 16:18 that the gates of hell shall never prevail against a Christian on a mission.

Our mission is not to get ourselves out of prison, but to get the gospel in.

I praise God that he has managed to land two expert missionaries far behind enemy lines.

I believe that today my parents are continuing to win people to Christ right under the nose of their North Korean captors.

My parents were faithful to 1 Timothy 3:1-5, which says that before God entrusts us with a church we must be faithful to disciple our own family.

My parents discipled me and my brothers and sisters, and I stand before you today as living proof of their faithfulness.

That is why God has raised them up and entrusted them with one of the most important mission fields in the world: A North Korean concentration camp.

Let us pray for God to sustain their health and mind and spirit until they complete the mission he has entrusted to them. Scripture says he is able to keep them from falling.

Pray with me that many prisoners whose lives were destroyed by the North Korean state will find healing and wholeness through the faithful gospel witness of my parents, in their final days on earth.

Through my parents, his concentration camp pastors, may God snatch many from behind the gates of hell, just as God used them when I was a little boy to snatch me, too.

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