Government statistics indicate that about 35% of North Korean defectors live outside of the Seoul/Incheon/Gyeonggi Province area. Yet only the tiniest fraction of faith-based humanitarian and outreach efforts are directed to them.

Jesus said if you have a hundred sheep and one gets lost, you should leave the 99 and go find the one. But when it comes to North Korean defectors, most efforts to evangelize and disciple North Korean defectors continue to focus on the Seoul metropolitan area. There are very few churches or ministries reaching out to North Korean defectors in the countryside, yet more than ten thousand North Korean defectors live there. 


Warmly in Christ,
Pastor Foley and Dr. Foley

  • How many Christians are there in North Korea?

  • I feel called to be a missionary in North Korea. What should I do?

  • Where does VOM Korea's NK Bible translation come from?

We've answered these questions (and more) on our website.


As a Christian, what are you ultimately hoping for?

This is one of the most important questions as a Christian.

Many Christians around the world have the "hope of blessing" in this lifetime, but persecuted Christians have reminded us that our hope is actually "the blessed hope" - the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ himself.


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Continue to pray for Chinese Pastor Pan and his congregation on JeJu island. They have been seeking asylum in South Korea for the past two years, but they were denied for a second time. Their future remains very uncertain as they could face repatriation back to China if another opportunity doesn’t open up for them.  
 
Pray for pastors in the Donbas region of Ukraine. Many Protestant churches are “underground churches” since there is no chance of registration. At the beginning of the war in 2014, many pastors left, but several stayed and continue to minister in that area. There are an estimated 50 underground churches in this region. Please pray for these pastors to be faithful witnesses of Christ in a difficult region.