“Pil Soo Kim stood half-naked in the ice-cold Tumen river. Only thirty meters separated him from China. He was shivering but he had to go on. His family was starving. There, on the other side of the freezing water, he could at least get some food. Many questions plagued him, ‘Are the border police watching [...]
Posts Tagged ‘World Watch List’
Book Review: Escape from North Korea
Posted in Advocacy, Bible, Good Books, North Korea, Persecution, tagged Advocate, Christian books, Escape from North Korea, Luke 4:18-19, North Korea, Paul Estabrooks, Persecuted Christians, Persecution, World Watch List on April 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
North Korea: The Facts!
Posted in North Korea, Open Doors USA, Persecution, tagged Famine, LiNK, North Korea, North Korea Freedom Week, open doors, Persecuted Christians, religious freedom, World Watch List on April 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The month of April is dedicated to North Korea!
Why North Korea? Because this oppressed country is the #1 persecutor of Christians in the entire world (check out Open Doors World Watch List for more info!)
The North Korean government prohibits freedom of speech, press, and association. Not only wrong-doers, but “wrong-thinkers” are punished, the press is [...]
World Watch List 2009
Posted in Bible, Church, Open Doors USA, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Christian martyrs, Free, God, open doors, Persecuted Christians, Persecuted Church, Suffering, World Watch List on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The World Watch List is compiled from a specially-designed questionnaire of 50 questions covering various aspects of religious freedom. A point value is assigned depending on how each question is answered. The total number of points per country determines its position on the World Watch List of countries that are the worst persecutors of Christians.
Eritrea: Another Christian Dies
Posted in Compass Direct News, Eritrea, Persecution, Prayer, tagged open doors, Prayer, World Watch List, Eritrea, Wi'a Military Confinement, Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom, Compass Direct, Persecution News on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Open Doors has received word of another evangelical Christian who has died while in military confinement. Teklesenbet Gebreab Kiflom, 36, who served in Unit 31 of the Defense Ministry of the State of Eritrea, died while being kept at the Wi’a Military Confinement center. The exact date of his death is unknown.
Teklesenbet, a member of [...]
North Korea removed from US Terrorist List
Posted in Carl Moeller, North Korea, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Persecution, open doors, North Korea, Kim Jung Il, World Watch List, Human Rights, Christian, Terrorist list, US removal, violators, Prison, Dictatorship, Carl Moe on October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the weekend, the United States removed North Korea – the No. 1 persecutor of Christians – from the list of states that sponsor terrorism. (To read the BBC story click: HERE.)
The 2008 Open Doors World Watch List ranked North Korea as the top violator of religious rights for the sixth year in a [...]
New Poll!
Posted in Polls, tagged Open Doors USA, Persecuted Countries, Poll, Trips, World Watch List on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
All You Need is Love
Posted in Brother Andrew, North Korea, Open Doors USA, Persecution, Prayer, tagged Brother Andrew, Kim Jong Il, Love, North Korea, open doors, Prayer, World Watch List on September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Our church kicked off a series called “40 Days of Love,” this weekend. During the entire service I couldn’t help but think of all the people that we should love….but do not want to love. Our founder, Brother Andrew, always asked the question, “Have you prayed for Osama Bin Laden today?” Most of the time [...]
