South Korean Christian missionaries spread a political message in the North

International Herald Tribune ^ | November 1, 2007 | By Choe Sang-Hun

[jwalburg]

SEOUL: For years, under the leadership of Choi Kwang, a hard-driving missionary from South Korea, North Koreans seeking refuge in China were taken to apartments where they were put through a rigorous training course in Christianity that began daily at 6 a.m. and continued until 10 p.m. The trainees repeated out loud the words of an eight-hour-long tape recording of the New Testament.

Before taking breaks for meals, Choi and the North Koreans would embrace and pray: "Let's spill Jesus's blood in North Korea! Let's become martyrs for North Korea!"

By 2001, when his underground proselytizing network was broken up by the Chinese police, Choi had turned about 70 North Koreans who had come to him in search of food and shelter into missionaries. At least five of them are believed to have been executed in North Korea. At least six others are thought to be in North Korean prison camps.

[jwalburg]

They send balloons and float messages on the water. They fight to end the idolizing of Kim Jong. They try to simply get news into the north so that the people are not isolated from reality. Not sure about all the methods but the zeal is astounding.

[jwalburg]

[SevenofNine]

Look what they doing in South Korea Chia Pet be so roaney now

[Tamar1973]

Well, if he’d find Jesus, he wouldn’t be lonely anymore.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

The difference between Christian martyrs and Muslim ones is that Christians don’t die murdering other people.

[SevenofNine]

Touche Tamar

I understand that Ruth Graham because she became MRS Billy Graham was missionary that now North Korea that what I understand

[Tamar1973]

That’s true. She went to High School in Pyongyang! Before the commies ruined it, Pyongyang was nicknamed “The Jerusalem of the Far East” due to the popularity of Christianity there.