Stories from North Korea

North Korea: Let the children come...to Kim

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

From cradle to grave, Kim owns his people. (A 2007 recording. Do you think things are different today? Please keep praying for today's NK and today's Kim)

Christians executed in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Stories of believers losing their lives for their faith in North Korea. From 2007 but true today...

The Unknown Martyrs of North Korea

Tim Dillmuth — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Nothing flashy or newsworthy about being a prisoner of Christ.

North Korea: Tearful reunions and farewells

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Kim Jong Il allows a few families to say hello, goodbye, highlighting the ongoing NK tragedy. That was 2007. And is there a huge stream of traffic there in 2026?

North Korea: Not exactly Grand Central Station

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Mini train ride allowed by Kim Jong Il. That was 2007. I wonder if son "Un" has any such excusrions planned for 2026?

North Korea: Who will hear the Korean cry?

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Human rights abuses in North Korea documented. 2007. Same sad story in 2026.

North Korea: Believers are still protest-ants

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Groups that protest and pray for the deteriorating situation in North Korea. That was 2007. Today, NK still tops the list of the worst places for Christians to be. Very little has changed. Will you pray?

North Korea: The war that never ended

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Overview of the Korean War, its beginnings and the truce that did not end it. Amazing how so much of this still sounds like today's news, though it goes back to 2007!

The unreported news of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Stories of the believers and refugees that do not make the news. But the news is known in Heaven, yes? From 2007, and current today.

North Korea: Praise unimaginable

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

1000 persons given free cataract surgery, many can see for the first time ever, and they are forced to give praise to Kim Jong Il. A 2006 National Geographic video tells the awful story of a family (Kim) trying to replace God Almighty. Pray for North Korea!

North Korea: My father deserved the firing squad

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0100

North Koreans are totally brainwashed from a young age. 2002. 2007. Little has changed. The Kim family still reigns and represses the people of God. Won't you pray?

North Korea: God's billion-man army

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Discussion of Psalm 37 in the North Korea context. An old audio, showing its age in the inferior quality of the recording, but showing its 21st century relevance at the same time. North Korea still stands doing its awful deeds to this day to God's people.

North Korea: Righteousness exalts a nation.

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

How God honors a nation that honors Him. From 2007

North Korea: 'He couldn't see beyond his diploma.'

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

How brainwashing affects North Koreans. From 2007. Blogsite has changed etc. But story is same and current. Please pray.

North Korea: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun...

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Contrasting the One Who is Worthy with the one who is not. (2007)

North Korea: The incredible case of Kim Hyun Hee

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Young North Korean girl blows up airplane, but is pardoned by the judge and by God. Amazing story. Chosunhouse.com no longer exists, but hundreds of audios like this one are available on this site, under "North Korea" in the search feature.

North Korea: 'Is it worth dying for Jesus?'

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

A man loses all his fingers but gains a mission for Christ. From 2007. But valid today. Visit my blogsite or other episodes of this podcast to continue your hearing of what Open Doors ministry has listed year after year as the most awful place in the world for believers in Jesus.

North Korea: 'Just look for the cross.'

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Unstoppable witness for Christ in North Korea. Note: Chosunhouse.com no longer exists, but if you will click the link at this episode you will be taken to my present blog. And there are hundreds of audios here at the Word and the Cross podcast that feature North Korea. Little has changed. God's people in that land desperately need your prayers.

North Korea: 'Just deny Christ, and cross the line.'

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

Survivor of attempt to annihilate 190 Christians tells his story. A re-publishing of a North Korean story, with the idea that evil continues on in that nation against your brothers and sisters. (Chosunhouse.com no longer exists, fyi. All Korean stories are right here on this site.)

North Korea: Executed right in front of me!

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

A young North Korean learns in a painful way what it means to be a Christian. Note: "Chosun House" no longer exists, but hundreds of the audios from that site are right here. Just search for "North Korea" under episodes. This audio first published in 2007.

North Korea: Beaten to death for bringing a Bible

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

A North Korean man is asked for a Bible but cannot bring himself to give it up. This older audio is brought forth now to remind you that essentially North Korea is the same today as it has always been... Websites mentioned on this 2007 audio no longer exist, but hundreds of NK audios are on this very site. Access them by searching for "North Korea" in episodes.

North Korea: We waited 40 years for Communion!

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

North Korean believers unable to be baptized or take Communion are sent a man of God. This audio is 19 years old and is poorly recorded, but tells a story that could well have happened this week in North Korea. Please disregard all references to chosunhouse.com, which no longer exists. All my North Korea audios are here on buzzsprout now. You can access them by entering "North Korea" in the search here.

North Korea: 'I wish I hadn't done my homework!'

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

A child's new teacher assigns the bringing in of her parents' 'Black Book.' She does her assignment but regrets it all her life. Based on true story. From July of 2007, as my heart was breaking over the North Korean situation. Chosunhouse.com mentioned on many of these audios would later become the Hackberry House of Chosun, and now The Word and the Cross that features serveral hundred North Korean stories.

'I want to return to North Korea!'

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

In 2007 I was just beginning my public telling of the horrors of a land ruled by atheists. The sites I mention on this short audio no longer exist. However, hundreds of these audios have been preserved right here on the Word and the Cross Podcast. Just go to episodes and search for "North Korea." This is an old recording, not the best quality. 19 years have passed. But North Korea still needs your earnest prayers.

North Korea: The Villagers of Goksan

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0100

It was 2007 when I began recording the horrors of the North Korean regime. Not much has changed today. The Kims still rule. God's people still suffer. Much of the peripheral information in this 2007 audio has changed, and the sound quality is very poor. But the message is clear. Pray for the people of God! Your comments will be helpful...

North Korea: Happy Anniversary, Kim Jong Un

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0100

One way Christians invade Communist countries with the Word. Also, a book you will want to read about Adoniram Judson.

North Korea: Like a Wet Bird Who Found Shelter

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0100

North Korean Cathy is about to commit suicide... in SOUTH Korea! She is stopped. Rescued. Brought to Christ. A sad/happy story to start your New Year.

North Korea's Gulags and Refugees

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:00:00 +0000

From the Crossing Borders annual report, detailed facts and stats about those who dare to cross into China... and those who get caught.

North Korea: The Story of Lois

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:00:00 +0000

A North Korean refugee living in China begins her journey with Jesus. True, recent, heart-warming story. You'll want to pray for this modern pilgrim when you have heard the tragedies that have been her lot to endure.

The Gospel is Arriving Daily in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:00:00 -0100

Here are three stories that demonstrate how Kim Jong Un, with all his diabolical effort, has been unable to keep the Gospel out of his nation. There are no closed countries. But the cross must be picked up and literally died upon. Warning: details of suffering.

North Korea, Why It's Still the Worst

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:00:00 -0100

Three articles from Open Doors North Korea. Year after year, North Korea is at the top of the Open Doors list of the worst places for Christians to live. Here you will see how they arrive at the same conclusion year after year.

North Korea: Guaranteed to Stop Our Complaining

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:00 -0100

Unspeakable horrors. May our hearts not grow hard nor our life styles grow soft. Please stop what you are doing and listen to the cry of North Korea and your family in the Lord.

North Korea: My Torturer Taught Me

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Imagine hearing of Christ first from the officer who is torturing you. Imagine being accused of being a Christian, and not being a Christian. Bizarre but true story. Pray for NK.

North Korea: Fascinating Facts!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000

A look at one NK refugee who is "making it" in life after his escape. Then, 15 fascinating facts about a very evil regime, for your prayer consideration.

North Korea: Hyeun Soo Lim Released!

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Free! Pastor of a very large Korean Church in Toronto, Hyeun Soo Lee was held prisoner for over two years, accused - as usual - for threatening to overthrow Kim Jong Un's paradise. That's on God's agenda for sure, but for now, Lim was simply sharing the love of Jesus with many North Koreans in his hundred trips...

North Korea, But Unafraid

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:00:00 -0100

Two Chinese missionaries, wonderfully saved by Jesus, boldly enter North Korea and minister there. Lord, increase our faith.

North Korea: How the Gospel Came to Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:00:00 -0100

The first (Protestant) NK martyr. But definitely not the last. Pray for NK today.

Worst of the Worst. Pray for North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 11:00:00 -0100

Three articles written about the state of persecution, especially in North Korea. Fact: It's not getting any better.

N.Korea: Hwa-Young's Report

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:00:00 -0100

What's it like to work for the North Koreans while living in northeast China? Great insights from a woman who has given her life to this task.

North Korea: Ae-Cha's Chilling Story

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 11:00:00 -0100

Updating "Open Doors", a wonderful group that ministers in North Korea. Also, the story of "Ae-Cha" should cause you to pray today. At least that is my intention.

North Korea: Refugee Horror

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 11:00:00 -0100

We don't like talking refugees these days because of terror threats. Understood. But take a listen to the genuine article, coming out of North Korea. Stories that should disturb us and bring us to serious prayer.

North Koreans Still Get Saved

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 11:00:00 -0100

A couple of UPI news updates on NK, and a couple testimonies. God is not stopped anywhere in the world. Live with it, Mr. Kim.

How to Pray for North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:00:00 -0100

The United Nations is slowly waking up to the crimes against humanity in isolated North Korea. Here are some of their findings. Pray!

Christians Steamrolled in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Unfathomable torture continues for North Korean Christians. Let us rise up, pray, care.

North Korea, the Fantasy

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Such lies, fed to the population from childhood. Listen, weep, pray, as always.

North Korea: They Knew the Arrest Was Coming

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Kim's family knew the arrest was coming, and paid the price for it. It is costly to serve Jesus in North Korea. Other articles also.

North Korea: Kenneth Bae and other NK victims

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:00:00 +0000

A little of the Kenneth Bae story, plus some older stories of NK atrocities... that you will pray.

North Korea: Miracle Kim meets Graham

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000

They called him the "Sun" and a lot of other legendary nonsense. But one day Kim Il Sung, founder of the state we know of today as North Korea, was introduced to the true Sun, the Son of God, by none other than Billy Graham!

North Korea: Don't fold Kim's face!

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Pride goes before destruction. How arrogant the Kim dynasty has been to attempt to replace the God of Heaven with their cheap substitutes: themselves.

North Korea: Things haven't changed

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Updated stories from OD, VOM, ICC, reveal that nothing has changed in North Korea. Pray, pray, pray.

North Korea: Save the pictures!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Stories from Crossing Borders, a North Korea ministry from Glenview, Illinois. A man is penalized for saving his family from a fire instead of his pictures of the Kims. Also, A miracle of invisibility, and PTSD.

North Korea: Gathering maggots and worse

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Answered prayer, a definition of Juche, childhood activities of North Koreans, and a tragic life history. All given with the intent that you will pray for North Korea.

North Korea: Dying for Jesus is Worth It

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Heroes of our faith are not all in Scripture. Do we follow in their train? Stories from Juche, and Extreme Devotion, available online.

Faked death, and real ones, in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Horror. I can think of no other way to describe life and death in North Korea. Beaten for having Bibles. Executed in front of a friend. No Communion and Baptism allowed. Such judgment is being reserved for this tiny island of hellishness. Pray for North Korea!

North Korea: Aquariums of Pyongyang

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 12:00:00 +0000

This is a re-release of material. The Aquariums of Pyongyang tells the story of a North Korean who went to the concentration camps in NK, and lived to tell about it. Very difficult situations pictured, caution. Pray for NK!

North Korea: Evil Men Shall Fall

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Regimes come and go, even evil ones, but the reign of Christ will be forever. Who will tell North Koreans about that coming Kingdom?

North Korea: Reunions and Missiles

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Here is a little more insight into the world in which Kenneth Bae lived for those awful years. Time is running out for families separated by the Korean War. Also for millions starving due to NK's nuclear program. Things to pray about...

Missionaries to North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0000

The prayer missions of many believers affect NK. Also a look at the history of North Korea from its first appearance as a separate nation, 1945.

Two Trafficked North Koreans

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 12:00:00 +0000

How traumatic. You finally escape North Korea... into the hands of Chinese traffickers who sell you to another life of bondage. How do these women survive such constant pain?

North Korean refugees in China. A shame

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 28 May 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Refugees who become slaves of Chinese men after escaping North Korea. Unimaginable. Unthinkable. Something to pray about.

Tears for North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 15 May 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Punishment for being hungry. The giving away of children. All glory to Kim dynasty instead of God. This is modern North Korea, and the stench is unimaginable. Please listen, then pray.

North Korea: Ji Hae's gulag experience

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:00:00 -0100

Several articles on NK oppression, including the awful tale of Ji Hae in the NK Gulag.

Being a North Korean Christian

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0100

Remember the prisoners as though in prison with them. How is that possible? How can I relate to all this suffering and pain?

North Korea government official healed!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0100

A leader of North Korea's government is healed of tuberculosis and eventually assists the church of Jesus.

North Korea: Pastor sentenced to LIFE

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0100

Just this week a South Korean pastor with a long-time ministry in North Korea was sentenced to hard labor for life, in a Communist-style meting out of 'justice.' What will we do about it?

The high price of believing, in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0100

Several stories of nearly unbelievable faith in persecuted North Korea. Please pray.

North Korea: A tale of two refugees

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0100

Boa is now in South Korea, but still suffering. Jong misses his mother. He still lives in China, an orphan taken in by Christians. Worthy of our prayers. Stories from Crossing Borders ministry.

The Lamentations of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 11:00:00 -0100

Brainwashed prisoner nation deserves our tears and prayers.

North Korea: On being brainwashed

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 11:00:00 -0100

"Testimonies" of the wonderful world of North Korea, from those who have never known anything else. Tragedy needing our prayers.

North Korea: Fate of Yodok residents

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 11:00:00 -0100

Suicide. Unknown sentences. Unimaginable diet. Forced confessions. The nightmare that is North Korea hasn't gone away. Let's continue to pray.

North Korea prisons: To escape or not to escape?

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 11:00:00 -0100

From 'The Aquariums of Pyongyang' the story of a brutal childhood from one who actually escaped NK prisons.

North Korea: Bible Balloons to the Animal Farm

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 11:00:00 -0100

There are no closed doors. The Gospel always gets in. Even when the regime is corrupt and the people seem brainwashed. God is greater than all that.

North Korea: Goodbye, dear son

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Yes, NK parents actually give away their children rather than have them grow up in poverty and suffering. Heart-rending story of a nation ruled by evil.

The god of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Anyone competing with the Kim dynasty can be executed. Oh Lord, how long!

North Korea: How it all began

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

The Christianj people of Korea, like the Jews in exile, were sold out to an evil ruler many decades ago. Here is a little of the story.

North Korea: Kim Il Sung, Church Organist!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000

You read it right. The brutal dictator of North Korea, grandfather of the present pariah, was once organist for his family's church. This and other stories for your consumption today, that you might be led to pray...

North Korea: Illegal immigration, NK style

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 12:00:00 +0000

People fleeing for their lives. The Pope saying , mercy, mercy. The political right saying, law, law. What's a born-again to do? How do you look at illegal immigration? All wrong, all the time? Does compassion ever enter in, or only the laws of the land?

North Korea: The night of no parents

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 12:00:00 +0000

What power has been given to teachers! Hear of another school assignment given in North Korea many years ago... Let your heart be gripped with the reality of the suffering of God's people.

Balloons into North Korea, still

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Is it right to go against the laws of the land for Jesus? Hear what is happening in South Korea. There's a way to do it, and a way not to do it. Bottom line for CEO of VOM Korea: No closed doors. VOM's CEO shares why on this program,

North Korea: Wrenching pain of a refugee

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Trafficked, beaten, bereaved. The life of a North Korean refugee. But God... Story of Ok-Seo, from Crossing Borders. This is the Chinese 'chaos' that is not reported in the news but has resulted in many more deaths and ruined lives...

Hard choices for North Koreans

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:00:00 +0000

And in neighboring North Korea: Should I choose my husband, my children, my business... or my life? Most of us are not faced with such choices. For the North Korean, it can be daily fare.

Why North Korea fears Christians

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:00:00 +0000

As in China, so in neighboring North Korea... Some religious expression is overlooked in North Korea, but never Christianity. Why is this? From a report by David Hawk.

A history of North Korean persecution

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:00:00 +0000

What is threatened by ISIS Muslims has already happened in North Korea. Why North Korea? How did it become the world's worst place for Christians? Interviews with those who have suffered there.

North Korea: When Sang-Hwa found that Bible

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:00:00 +0000

ISIS shares one thing with North Korea: hatred of Christians.In spite of worldwide hatred, the church survives: The day North Korean Sang-Hwa found her parents' hidden Bible, was pivotal in her life. Hear her story and that of Yong Sook, who saw firsthand how family members betray each other to survive in North Korea.

Ten secrets from North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Today's message is from the group Open Doors. Isis is not the only group wanting to wipe out the church. Besides the 10 little known but important facts about the North Korean church, 3 stories of believers of a past generation who gave all for Jesus.

North Korea: Jesus' compassion in China

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Gifts given with no strings attached: an incredible notion to the North Korean refugee, but Jesus gives such gifts...

North Korea: Traveling the Underground Railroad

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Crossing Borders offers some background facts about the horrid situation of refugees coming out of North Korea. The Good News: Jesus in His people is still present to help the downtrodden.

North Korea: Slave of men, servant of Christ

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Mrs. Cho escapes North Korea, is sold into slavery twice, then meets Jesus in His people and all is changed...

Counting Calories in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000

From the Crossing Borders Annual Report, some staggering facts about North Korea.

North Korea: Jae Hwa rescued by God's people

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 12:00:00 +0000

From Crossing Borders of Glenview, Il, comes the story of young Jae Hwa, daughter of a trafficked North Korean mother. Hear how God's church was there for her!

North Korea: Revival, 1907, in the future home of Kim Jong Un

Jonathan Goforth — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:00:00 -0100

Where Kim Jong Un reigns today, the Spirit of God ruled in 1907. Listen to Jonathan Goforth's account.Read by Bob Faulkner

To live in North Korea, or not to live

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000

How to pray for North Koreans? A nation so ripe for judgment that all Christians must be evacuated? Or that those believers who remain will finish the task given them?

North Korea: The rats of Yodok

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000

A prison camp in North Korea. We have 6000 family members there. Warning: Disturbing images. Also, apologies for the acoustics of this recording. We have improved things since...

North Korea: Kim Jong Un is not the antichrist

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0000

To look at the North Korea of our day may well be a preview of the coming Tribulation period.

North Korea: What the Korean dictator never knew

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000

Here I share one of many secrets that Kim Jong Un never heard about. But we have heard, and we care.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un: What can we learn?

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000

Why the 3rd son? Why so young? Anything like the Korean nation in the Bible? What should we be doing?

What in North Korea is Going On?

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000

In this audio we catch up with the news of North Korea. A five year summary.

Helicopter in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000

Slowly we survey modern but ancient North Korea, with an eye out for eventual blessing of brothers we will find there.

North Korea, the unbearable

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000

North Korea returns to my subject matter, a desperate place needing desperate prayer.

North Korea propaganda: Defeat American Imperialists!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:00:00 -0100

Lies North Korean children are told, produce activities that fill their days.

North Korea: How I left North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Mr. Nam of North Korea is displeased with the ruling Kims' idea of justice. But his attempts to reform his government are short-lived and meet with serious consequences. Out of it all: another man finds Christ.

North Korea: We just wanted to help

Kim Seung Min — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

South Korean citizens, born in North Korea, attempt to help free others, with tragic results. A prayer request...

North Korea: All in Christ's family

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

A young woman in North Korea is told to flee soon. Her story, and a short history of the four generations of Christians that produced faith in her heart.

North Korea: Pyongyang to Seoul, a World Away

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Mrs. Kim escapes and re-escapes from North Korea, and is now serving the Lord in the South.

North Korea: Refugee Meets Jesus

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Another story of what God does when His church is in place. This tale is out of China and North Korea.

North Korea: My father was a South Korean

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Having a South Korean father in Communist North Korea poses some unusual problems...

North Korea: Note from a kotjebi

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

They wander around from place to place looking for food. The North Koreans have nicknamed them 'kotjebi', flower swallows. This one found Jesus.

North Korea: Mr. Lee: Marked for life, 2

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The mark of God on a man's life trumps the marks of the enemy of our soul. Here is a North Korean living for God in South Korea that you will want to know.

North Korea: Mr. Lee: Marked for life, 1

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Doesn't take much to offend a dictator. A life can be ruined by a stray comment. Here is the true story of 'Mr. Lee' of North Korea...

North Korea: Aquariums of Pyongyang: An update

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

What happens to refugees after their destination is reached. We seldom hear about the ongoing trauma...

North Korea: On a mountain in Seoul

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

A visit with one of the key players in North Korea ministry. His story is part of the basis of the new and important video, the Crossing. We were granted an interview with him.

North Korea: I used to hate Americans!

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The difference Christ makes in North Koreans! I witnessed it firsthand just a couple of weeks ago.

North Korea: A new look at the DMZ

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Go with me on a quick visit to the border of North and South Korea, a part of our recent mission trip to Seoul.

North Korea: Of Korean crosses

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Crosses in South Korea are vastly different from the ones in the North. From the summer trip to Seoul Korea...

North Korea: Lives for sale

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Many have risked their lives to tell the stories of North Korea. Not to mention those whose lives are constantly up for grabs, like the trafficked women of the China/NK border.

North Korea: One big unhappy family

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

A description of family as defined by Communist Kim Jong-il of North Korea.

North Korea: Korea's Bible women

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Women found a unique place of ministry in Korea's early church days...

North Korea: Korea's Bible men

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000

How did the Korean church become so 'Biblical' ? It all started with Bible men and Bible women...

The deadly politics of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Politics of death and brutality. A people's republic that destroys its people. A cry goes up for the world - and especially the church - to hear. What shall we do?

North Korea: Don't leave me in prison alone!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0100

Arrested as a non-believer, saved in jail, then...abandoned! Or so it seemed.

North Korea: How to use propaganda for Jesus

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0100

Life keeps throwing lemons to the North Korean believers. They are learning to take those bitter things and make 'lemonade.' Here's a tasty sample.

How the Gospel came to North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0100

A brief North Korean-written history of the church of that nation. A church sadly in need of repair...

Kim Jong-Il, Mother of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0100

Can you believe that Kim Jong-il of North Korea asked his poets to refer to him as the mother of the nation? This is what happened...

Fax attack on North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:00:00 -0100

How do you reach an 'unreachable' nation? Several ways, actually...

North Korea: Romance re-visited

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:00:00 -0100

What kind of love will it take to minister to those suffering for Jesus, and to suffer ourselves?

North Korea: Baekjeong like me

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:00:00 -0100

Jesus was friend of the lowly. When we learn how to follow Him in this simple matter, the lowly will become mighty.

North Korea: Starry-eyed, beware

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:00:00 -0100

We need to check our motives when involved in ministry to a devastating place like North Korea.

North Korea: Three incredible stories

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:00 -0100

Great stories have heroes and tragedies working side by side. Here's three true stories with those very elements.

North Korea: How much is enough, already?

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0100

The suffering, the pain, the agony. Does God know, will He deliver, when? Questions we love to ask. But obedience is better. We are told to pray and act for our brothers. God will do His part...

North Korea: Kim vs. Kim, 2

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Can we understand men who hazard everything for Jesus? But didn't He call us all to do that?

North Korea: Kim vs. Kim, 1

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0100

True and oft-told story of a citizen of North Korea, forced to leave his native land to survive. (Part one)

North Korea: The soul of Korea is gone.

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0100

How many times can a nation die and come back to life? Korea is a remarkable place and here is a piece of her history and a request for prayer.

North Korea: Of hunger pains and small spoons

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Hunger and prison and North Korea: a deadly match-up, but it is experienced regularly by members of your family...

North Korea: Born and bred in the briar patch

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Can the persecutors of the church have any idea what they are doing? But we know. They are creating martyrs for the Kingdom of God. They think to destroy us, but they cause increase instead.

The trafficked women of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Vulnerable, deceived, sold, ruined. Not an uncommon life for a North Korean woman. Some will find Christ.

North Korea: Refugees without borders

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Would you take an illegal alien out to eat? Would you give him a gift even if he tried to steal from you? Thorny questions in NK ministry...

North Korea: God at a railroad crossing

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0100

"You sure made a believer out of me," we often hear people say. One man said it to God recently...

North Korea: He slept in a stairwell

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0100

As we make our regular rounds of life's daily duties, sometimes the Lord puts someone special in our path.

North Korea: One way to heat a home

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Here, a flip of a switch, a turn of a thermostat, we're warm. There - in North Korea - an all day back-breaking trip to the mountains.

North Korea: Out of the shadow of death

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0100

One man's story of fleeing the horrors of North Korea... and finding Jesus!

North Korea: We live very happy lives...

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Fed untruths about life, country, God, from their earliest days, has there ever been a more deceived people on earth than the North Koreans? May God's Truth one day prevail.

Escaping North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

First in a series of reports from Mike Kim's 'Escaping North Korea.' In this one, a look at the North Korean mind-set.

North Korea: How close can you get to a tiger?

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Is missions a spectator sport? We all know the answer, but how many go beyond just dreaming and watching?

North Korea: Enter the baekjeong

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000

What in the world is a 'baekjeong'? Very uncommon name but very common species of humans: The lowly.

North Korea:Young Mr. Kim

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Tragic and current story of a ruined life, but one that can be rescued by your prayers.

North Korea: A prisoner chosen of God

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Son dead, husband dead, horrors undefinable. But this woman believes she is special to God.

North Korea: Stories from Mrs. Im

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000

A recent NK defector gives her insights on life in her former homeland.

Convicted in a North Korean jail

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000

What would you do if you were asked a question, the truthful answer to which could affect the lives of your entire family?

North Korea: When the time is right

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0000

God holds the nations in His hands and knows when it is time to bring one down and another one up. God knows how to deliver His people. We must not misinterpret God's patience for lack of concern.

Birth of a North Korea Ministry

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Final chapter of a testimony given by a North Korea defector and radio broadcaster.

North Korea: Home sweet home

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Beaten and threatened for being hungry and leaving the nation. Doesn't seem right. It's not right. A call to prayer.

North Korea: Here comes Jesus!

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

It's not all bad news in North Korea. The Good News is going in as I write...

North Korea history lesson: The great famine

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

A citizen of North Korea gives his take on the history leading up to North Korea's great famine. A call to prayer.

Family chatter in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

How does this conversation between a man and wife in North Korea compare to an American dinner-time chat?

North Korea: Pass the dandelions, please.

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Should we believers be complaining about the financial situation in America today?

North Korea: Refugee, definition please

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Here is a proposed letter to the editor dealing with China's treatment of North Koreans who flee to their country. Many of the refugees are or become our brothers and sisters in Christ.

North Korea: Son Jong Nam awaits death

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Long-standing Christian North Korean prisoner may be executed if God does not intervene. A Call to prayer.

North Korea: Of political offenders and foreign spies

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

To be a Christian in North Korea is to be a spy, in the eyes of the government there. Eyewitnesses verify this fact. A call to prayer.

Along the China-North Korea border

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

For a North Korean to go for help into China is pretty bad. But if he gets associated with the Church, it's downright awful. A call to prayer.

Former North Korea agent confesses: We targeted believers

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Inside information on the workings of North Korea's security system. And a call to prayer.

North Korea: When you get sent back

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

North Korean refugees, many of them newly converted to Christ, are routinely sent back to their land, to face consequences described in this audio blog.

Life for the North Korean refugee

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

What is it like to be sold to another human being? Tragically there are still people who know. A call to pray.

North Korea: Eyewitnesses of Christian persecution

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Are we just making up these stories about persecution of believers? Here are some people who have actually seen it happen.

North Korea interviews confirm there are underground believers

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Here are some of the recorded testimonies of those recently escaped from North Korea. They all point to the existence of a living church in this Communist nightmare.

North Korea: Refugees Confirm: Kimilsungism Lives

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Updated refugee interviews confirm that the worst elements of the North Korea regime are still in play. A call to prayer.

North Korea: The churches you cannot see

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

The visible church does not exist in North Korea. Thank God that His true church does. A call to prayer.

North Korea: If I could be born again

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

The story of a young North Korean I recently met, and a call to prayer.

North Korea Interviews: The State of Religious Freedom

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

From the very source itself, the North Korean people, the story of religious rights under Kim Jong Il

North Korea: The gift of the sleeping Christ

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Deliverance or peace. We will always be given one or the other. Asking especially for God's peace for God's people in North Korea, until he is ready to deliver.

North Korea: Kim Il Sung and the foxtail millet

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000

What's worst about North Korea, its way of life, or the object of its affection?

North Korea: Paradise: A Garden in a City

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000

A description of the city that descends from Heaven, the Garden of Eden, and the place Paul and the thief on the cross experienced.

North Korea: The romanticizing of pain

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Can we keep walking away from our brothers after a good cry? Don't they deserve more?

North Korea: Danger! Air Bags Aloft!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0100

A question: Where is the most dangerous place on earth really?

North Korea: Happy birthdays, unhappy birthdays

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

A demonstration of 'forced' devotion, and a call to pray for North Korea.

North Korea refugee: China is beyond description!

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Another story of a North Korean refugee visiting China. An appeal for prayer.

North Korea: Seven Million Dead

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

How long, O Lord? we continue to pray for North Korea. Millions dead and more dying as you hear this audio. Let us not grow weary.

North Korea: Kim Il-Sung's final days

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Kim Il-Sung finally died and left his son in charge. A study of the history surrounding this event and a call to prayer.

North Korea: Hyok's big mistake

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Imagine a beating and much more for drawing a caricature of the President... while you're ten years old. A call to pray for North Korea.

North Korea: Return of the Arduous March

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Is North Korea getting better or worse? After the answer, a call to pray.

North Korea: One bright spot

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0100

For many decades there has been at least one positive entity on the Korean peninsula. God's church.

North Korea: Living with the enemy

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Richard Saccone lived in North Korea for one year and saw something worth seeing. We need to see even more.

What's new in North Korea?

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

A sampling of North Korean propaganda from today's news. And a call to pray.

North Korea: The Romanian connection

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

The connection between old Communist Romania and present-day Communist North Korea. And a call not to stop praying now!

North Korea: The mills of God and history

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

North Korean history continued, with another call to prayer.

North Korea: Something in the air

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Brainwashed by propaganda from a child up, what's a North Korean to do? A call to keep on praying.

North Korea: When a nation chooses Christ

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Contrast of North and South Korea since the Communist take-over. A call to stand with our brothers in Christ.

North Korea: Police brutality - the real thing

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

A look at the horrible conditions of North Korean prisons, and a call to pray.

North Korea: The great music of Juche

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

The music of North Korea and a continued call to pray for that nation.

North Korea: Including the cornhusks...

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

A North Korean refugee tells of the appalling hunger of his home land. A call to act.

North Korea: Unbroken succession

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

North Korea today bears striking similarities to the Korea of yesterday.

North Korea: Slow and painful death

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Summary of North Korean history in the 80's and 90's, as the famine came on. A call to act.

North Korea: Help! Someone call 911!

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

North Korea's food woes and a call to help this nation, in prayer and other ways.

North Korea: Carefully taught

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

How North Korean math books teach children to hate. And a call to prayer.

North Korea: The Lamb that was slain

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

A look at the highest motivation for North Korean ministry.

North Korea: Stop that prayer!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

Do we pray properly for the ones we call the 'less fortunate' ? But who are the truly blessed?

North Korea: Korean War miracle

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0100

How the Communists were truly defeated in their bid to take the Korean peninsula. And how Christ was glorified.

North Korea: Imagine a Mexican

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Imagine a Mexican 'alien' being treated like a North Korean refugee. Impossible. A call to prayer.

North Korea: It didn't end at Rome

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

North Korea's church continues to suffer, but rejoices in it.

North Korea: Global warning

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

North Korea seems to be backing off on promises made to international community, while it continues to announce its hatred for all things Western and Christian. A call to pray.

Why Hwang left North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The defection of Hwang Jang Yop is shrouded in mystery and gives us one more reason to pray.

North Korea: Merry Christmas, Mr. Kim

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

No Christmas in Korea, but through most of the rest of the world. What must the dictator be thinking?

North Korea: Always winter, but never Christmas

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A joyful anticipation of the coming reign of Jesus.

December 22: Hope for North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Spring arrives early when a man has hope in his heart. This is our prayer for North Korea, the hope of Christ's promises shed abroad in their souls.

The wealth of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

nterview of a 15-year-old North Korean who finds Christ and her Life in China as a refugee. A call to repentance.

North Korea: A Korea-watcher's Christmas carol

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The Longfellow carol 'I heard the bells on Christmas Day' in the light of North Korea. A call to prayer.

North Korea: Somehow he survives

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The reasons for Kim's long reign, and a call to prayer.

North Korea: Of bread, bribes, and bullets

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The role of bribery and increasing military might on the mores and hunger of North Koreans. A call to prayer.

Self-criticism: North Korea's "confessional"

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Confession systems of the world all fall short of christ's method. A caution against ignoring one's own sin.

North Korea: Kim's believe it or not

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Some of the strange tales that have grown up around the Kim dynasty, and a call for the Truth to come to North Korea.

North Korea: They killed him twice!

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A young Korean during Korea's war years proves his love to Christ. A call to join him.

North Korea: Where hard hats wear hard shirts

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A look inside another Korean prison

North Korea: Of people who live in glass houses

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Commentary on some recent Communist propaganda. Kim speaks of the flesh...

North Korea: Blessed Holy Birth!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Christmas wish list for North Korea.

North Korea: Broken lives

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The saga of another refugee whose life is broken in pieces by tragedy. A call to prayer.

Invasion of North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Unity in the Spirit, not in the flesh, is called for when Christ re-enters North Korea.

North Korea: Could the famine have been averted?

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Government mismanagement in North Korea may have killed millions. So much for which to pray.

North Korea heads downward

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0100

How Kim Jong Il brought the North Koreans to new lows. A call to pray.

North Korea: Growing up with Il-Sung and Jong-Il

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A look at the schools of North Korea and a call to prayer.

North Korea: No, shoot ME!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A story of two martyrs of the Korean Church.

North Korea: Report: Korean slain for using phone

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Things do not seem to be getting that much better in North Korea. A call to prayer.

North Korea: Healing needed: now!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A look at North Korean prisons of the 90's (and today), and a call for the Gospel for North Korea.

North Korea: Two fathers and two sons

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Billy and Franklin Graham meet Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. The Gospel is in North Korea.

North Korea: Thank You, God

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Thanksgiving for North Korea and the cross.

North Korea: Beware the unity of men!

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

When men get together in the church, a Rome-style unity is forged. May God keep us from that by yielding to the true unity produced only by the Spirit of God.

North Korea: Getting out

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Getting people out of North Korea is big business now. Our business remains getting Christ into North Koreans.

North Korea: The birds of Yanji

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

How the famine of North Korea has stunted the growth of a nation. A call to prayer.

North Korea: This too shall pass

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Tyrants come and go, but the people of God remain. A call to prayer for the lost.

North Korea: The Chosun people

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A former guard at a North Korean prison speaks out.

North Korea: Unhappy medium

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

An overview of North Korean TV and radio with a call to prayer for the Truth to set NK men and women free.

North Korea: Far from home

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Another look at a North Korean refugee and another call to prayer.

North Korea: Memberships available

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A question about the cross.

North Korea: No more power plays!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The powerful church of Rome and its allies have nothing to offer a newly-opened North Korea.

North Korea: Falling star

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

North and South Korea have reversed roles in the past 25 years. Is it because of where Christ is in those two nations?

North Korea: How bad was it?

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

How bad was the famine of the mid 90's? A call to prayer for North Korea.

North Korea: Meet a privileged American

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

Comparing my lifestyle to that of a North Korean causes some reflection.

North Korea: When God abandons

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:00:00 -0100

How God abandons people and nations. Even great nations. A call to repentance.

North Korea: Short-lived joy

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The Japanese are defeated. But the joy of the Korean people is short-lived.

North Korea: A dollar and ten seconds

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0100

The direction of our country and the church within it causes concerns that relate to the North Korean situation.

True weight-watchers continue to suffer

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0100

A 2005 update on the situation inside North Korea, with the continued call to pray.

North Korea: Twenty-five kernels of corn today

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A look at a North Korean prison camp through the eyes of a witness.

North Korea: Human Bombs

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

If people are willing to lay down their lives for Kim Jong Il, should we not be ready to do the same for Jesus?

North Korea: The refugee way of life

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Story of a modern North Korean family treated as a criminal by two governments, simply for being hungry.

North Korea: Unity: it's already here!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Christ's unity already exists. Getting Rome and the 'united' church on board to help a new North Korea will not be necessary, thank you.

North Korea: Pyongyang sets new record!

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The proposed tallest hotel in the world reminds us to count the cost before we take up the cross.

North Korea: The war effort

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Christians encouraged to abandon political theory and get in the real fight for North Korea.

Confession to North Korea: We left our Bibles at home

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Why people in America don't carry a Bible to church, and how to explain that to the North Koreans.

North Korea: God without borders, we thank You

Bob Faulkner — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A time of thanksgiving for North Korea and what it teaches us.

North Korea's untouchables

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A look at special education in America and North Korea. Some pretty substantial differences.

North Korea: Kim Jong Il's unique educational system

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Story of another subject of brutality in North Korea.

Bombs falling on North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A commentary on news coming out of North Korea. How nations compromise with this nation and help keep it in power.

North Korea: What could be worse than Nineteen Eighty-Four?

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A look at the novel 1984, and how its predictions did not even match the reality of today's North Korea.

North Korea: Plowshares to swords

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How farming is valued less in North Korea than the military. After Christ comes, swords will be beaten into plowshares again.

North Korea: What does it all mean?

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Update on North Korean news, the meeting of the two Presidents and a call to prayer.

North Korea: Tragedy in the rogue regime

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A story of a refugee from North Korea, choosing between earning food money in China and raising her children in North Korea.

North Korea: Born to lose

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Hungry people classified according to their loyalty to the dictator. That is the reality of North Korea.

North Korea: The long night of the Korean peninsula

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Details of the persecution of believers during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

North Korea: All I did was spill some ink

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A look into the life of Yodok prison in North Korea, and a call to action.

North Korea's Christian warriors: Be strong!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A poem from the 19th century reminds God's people to be strong!

North Korea: A dear leader, a fog, and 2 apricot trees

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How North Koreans worship a false god.

North Korea: It's a bird, it's a star, it's Kim Jong Il!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The legends surrounding the Kims must bow one day to the Truth of God!

North Korea: Bibles buried in the backyard

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How to bless a prisoner in North Korea.

For North Korea: a return to the Dark Ages?

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Warning about uniting with Rome under the guise of helping North Korea.

North Korea: Communism, Kimilsungism, Christ: a contrast

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Similarities and differences in three governmental methods.

North Korea: The blame-it-on-Bush approach

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Bruce Cumings' 2004 'North Korea' is reviewed. The challenge is to ignore political views and ask God to be the Lord of North Korea.

For North Korea lovers: Three thoughts from Scripture

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Thoughts from the Word for those who wish to minister to North Korea.

North Korea: My first execution

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Growing up in North Korea means being attendant at public executions.

North Korea: Whom do you trust?

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Conflicting reports about North Korea. The vast majority indicate there is much to pray about.

North Korea: Kim's mom: I go to church to relax.

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Kim Il Sung's version of his family history, denying any serious commitment to Christ.

North Korea: Guardian Shoes

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

One of the many legends that grew up around Kim Il Sung, proving the Enemy's use of him.

Death in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A refugee tells her story.

North Korea: Sun or moon?

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

What will North Korea's future be? More of the same or religious tyranny?

North Korea: The mandate of heaven

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Why are things going so wrong in Kim's Korea?

North Korea: Rogue Regime

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Jasper Becker's book about North Korea.

North Korea: Placing God under arrest

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

To place a follower of Jesus in a prison is to place God there, Who lives in His people.

North Korea: Childhood memories; darkness in paradise

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

North Koreans are brought up to believe that all is well in their secluded land.

North Korea: I'm gonna tell on you!

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Exposing the evils of rogue regimes.

North Korea: Hidden Gulag

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Partial description of North Korea's prison system.

North Korea: Mommy, don't make me go!

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A tragic tale of a North Korean couple in hiding that must part with children to survive.

North Korea: Of saber rattling

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How the news out of North Korea gets 'doctored.'

North Korea: Kim and Graham: Who used whom?

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Billy Graham visited North Korea's dictator twice in the 90's, but to whose advantage?

North Korea: Even bullets avoid him!

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The lied-to people of North Korea need our prayers. Example of Kim propaganda.

Don't complain about North Korea!

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

North Korean refugees remain loyal to Kim Jong Il until they discover the truth.

North Korea: Don't feed the foxes!

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Should we keep supporting the North Korean government by 'charity'?

North Korea: A Korean destroys Korean culture

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How the Kims of North Korea have slowly eroded Korea's culture

Near total eclipse in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A false 'sun' is shedding darkness in North Korea.

North Korea: The glorious Pyongyang church: 1907

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A quick look at the Pyongyang Revival of 100 years ago.

North Korea: Associated with Christ? Guilty!

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How North Korea's prison system is horribly unique

North Korea: The most famous mountain in the world

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The lies of the North Korean government cause us to pray for this nation.

North Korea: Do not fold the Great Leader's face!

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The Kim dynasty of North Korea has been raised to god status.

North Korea: Food for 5 days a month

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Interviews of North Korean refugees prove the food shortage there is not over.

North Korea: I can only imagine

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Thoughts to which we are led when contemplating North Korea

The children of North Korea: carefully taught

Bob Faulkner — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

From cradle to grave Kim Jong Il brainwashes the North Korean people.

North Korea: Ignorance is not bliss

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The complete lack of informational rights in North Korea

North Korea: So this is Paradise

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Glimpses of North Korea during the famine of the 90's

From North Korea to God

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How one unusual North Korean found the way to God.

North Korea: Calling the kettle black

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Kim Jong Il of North Korea assumes that the United States is hostile .

North Korea: Time for some violent gardening

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Many ways our hearts can be distracted from the Lord

North Korea: On choosing our heroes

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Warning to South Koreans and others who go after false heroes, when so many true ones are available.

North Korea: The Presbyterians come to Korea

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How Protestant Christianity began to make itself felt in Korea

North Korea: The reincarnation of Kim Il Sung

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How North Koreans view the Father and the Son.

North Korea: Assassination, massacre, and Ronald Reagan

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Difficult times hit South Korea, as the North awaits its opportunity.

Christ in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Beginning of a series on church history of North Korea

A woman's paradise: North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How North Korea has produced so many wonderful women ( and rejected so many more )

North Korea: Mirror, mirror...

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

North Korea deceitfully describes South Korea.

North Korea: The Song of General Kim

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A 'hymn' composed for the father of North Korea.

North Korea: Unimaginable Poverty

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

North Korea's idea of 'spiritual'

Confidence in North Korea

Bob Faulkner — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The North Korean view of 'confidence'

North Korea: You are what you eat

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

North Korea's constant propaganda has created a sick people

North Korea: Lies countered by light

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Korea is the modern descendant of the Stalinist era

North Korea: Remembering prisoners

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A sad look at North Korean concentration camps

North Korea: Prison witness: Ji Hae Nam

Bob Faulkner — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The tragic story of escapee Ji Hae Nam of North Korea

North Korea: Confession in a communist camp

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

'Self-criticism' one of the techniques used by Communist regimes.

North Korea: Do not die before we kill you!

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A discussion of suicides in North Korean concentration camps

North Korea: "You gotta be crazy to try to escape."

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Kang Chol Hwan contemplates whether it is crazier to try to escape or to try to remain in a North Korean prison.

North Korea: The way to eat a salamander

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The starvation level of a North Korean concentration camp

North Korea: School in a concentration camp

Bob Faulkner — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

What's it like to be a student in a concentration camp?

North Korea: Roaring mice, proud kings, and the Dane-geld

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

How parables in literature seem to point to Kim Jong Il.

North Korea: The aquariums of Pyongyang

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

An escapee from North Korea tells of ten years of horror in a Kim prison.

Is North Korea a Communist Nation?

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The sameness of tyranny, whether it be by Lenin, Mao or Kim Jong Il.

North Korea: The poor Chongryon

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Supporters of North Korea in Japan protected by the motherland.

North Korea: So what is Juche really?

Bob Faulkner — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Juche: North Korea's 'state religion' or political philosophy?

North Korea: Return to Animal Farm

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

The endless cycles of human power struggle.

Name that nation

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Difficult questions about refugees and immigration.

North Korea: What's wrong with this picture?

Bob Faulkner — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000

North Korea increasingly getting its way on the world stage.

North Korea: God's Open Door Policy