Shinuiju Dongbu Church
Praying for North Korea
Baptism in Mongolia
Shelter for North Koreans
Christians in North Korea nearly disappeared due to the continual
persecution by the North Korean government.
One pastor, in spite of his sadness over losing his father to the com-
munists, has devoted his life to restoring the church in North Korea.
For several decades, Rev. Sungho Kim has embraced the North Korean
people with the love of Christ. Although he is in his late 80s, he still works
hard to restore the North Korean church.
Rev. Kim’s father was the pastor of a KEHC church in the north for a few years and
later became a professor at Seoul Theological University while pastoring a church in
Seoul. He was kidnapped during the Korean War and never seen again. Here is an
excerpt from a passionately written letter Rev. Kim wrote to his father:
“What has happened to Shinuiju Dongbu Church now . . . father! Restoring
that fallen church is my fervent hope and prayer. Someday, a church will stand
tall again in that place. Father, in that church where you shared the Gospel and
pastored, I see a vision of your descendants sharing the Gospel.”
Rev. Kim has been doing the dangerous ministry of setting up a shelter for North
Koreans, sharing the Gospel with those traveling overseas, and training them to go
back to North Korea to plant underground churches.
Also, after several years of ministry in Mongolia, Rev. Kim now primarily focuses
on training Mongolians and ethnic Korean Chinese nationals living in South Korea
who can enter North Korea, unlike South Koreans who cannot enter North Korea to
share the Gospel.
He partners with Rev. Min-cheol Lee, a former missionary in Mongolia, to make
disciples among Mongolians in Incheon, South Korea. One young Mongolian Christian
named “Augie” has been learning Korean for the last several months and will soon
begin his studies at Seoul Theological University to be trained as a pastor. Augie came
to know Christ through Korean missionaries in Mongolia, and now in Korea, he is be-
ing trained to take the Gospel back to Mongolia, North Korea, and beyond. Praise the
Lord for his work in Augie’s life, and pray for Augie to be well trained and used mightily
for God’s kingdom.
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