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SummaryMy name is Ji Ho, and I live in North Koreaβ€”a place where following Jesus could cost you everything. When the Secret Service raided our home, they were looking for a radio and a mysterious book. My father was taken, and I was left to wonder what kind of book could be so dangerous. Over time, my hunger became worse than my sadness, and I remembered the old radio my father once used. I risked everything to listen to it… and that’s when I heard about Jesus. πŸ“»βœ¨

The words from the radioβ€”*You are the salt of the earth…*β€”sparked something deep inside me. I began to believe. Despite the danger, the lack of food, and the loneliness, hope came alive in me. I don’t know where these broadcasts come from, but they changed my life. πŸ™

Even if I starve or get caught, I now know Jesus. And I will remain β€œsalty” till the end, shining my little light in this dark place. Thank you to those who send these messages… you gave me life. πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’‘

We shared this story at our 2024 World Watch List release event, which you can watch here:

Ji Ho’s story is based on several true accounts of life in North Korea. While details have been created or combined to protect any specific person or place from identification, this story is a look at what life is actually like for North Korean Christians and how Open Doors’ radio ministry reaches into the country that’s most closed to the gospel.

You can learn more about Open Doors at https://www.opendoorscanada.org/

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01:02 Secret police raid home
03:45 Discovering the gospel
05:58 Hope in persecution
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STRENGTHENING CHRISTIANS WHERE FAITH COSTS THE MOST Learn more about persecuted Christians at https://www.opendoorscanada.org Contact us at opendoors@odcan.org Our Purpose is to strengthen and equip the Body of Christ living under or facing restriction and persecution because of their faith in Jesus Christ, and to encourage their involvement in world evangelism by: - Providing Bibles and literature, media, leadership training, socio-economic development and intercessory prayer; - Preparing the Body of Christ living in threatened or unstable areas to face persecution and suffering, and; - Educating and mobilizing the Body of Christ living in the free world to identify with threatened and persecuted Christians and to be actively involved in assisting them. We do so because we believe that when one member suffers, all members suffer with it (1 Corinthians 12:26), that all doors are open and that God enables His Body to go into all the world and preach the Gospel.
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