North - South

As you may have seen on the news, the conflict between North and South Korea has escallated through the recent attack of the South Korean 'Choenon' navy ship killing 46 soldiers. It was concluded that this attack was, in fact instigated by North Korea.

As a way of punishment, the South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak commanded all trade ties between North and South Korea to be halted. This will no doubt increase the already, hostile relationship between these two nations and cause Koreans to question how this situation will unravel. Many people I've spoken to here feel as though this has been a burden of uncertainty on their shoulders, not knowing what & when North Korea will do if forced into a corner.

The main factor in all this is North Korean President Kim Jong Il who is worshiped by all his followers. If you don't know much about North Korea, know that it is probably the most closed nation in the world right now, with some of the most devastating conditions, including mass malnutrition/starvation, concentration camps & re-education camps (with an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 prisoners) for any sort of political dissenters & their entire families, & almost no freedom of expression, religion, press, or movement even within the country.


I would ask that you join us in prayer as we intercede on behalf of North and South Korea. That the same God who humbled the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar would also humble the foolish pride of North Korean president Kim Jong Il. Pray that China would not come to North Korea's aid but will join with the UN in hopes of denuclearizing this world threat and that the South Korean President (a Christian man!) would be given godly wisdom in how to approach this issue. We need to pray that North Korean threat would be smothered & that the North and South would one day unite as one as a nation dominated by God's word.

I'm confident in God's activity and capability to intervene. It's a privilege to be caught in the middle of what breaks God's heart and participate in prayer for a peaceful resolution to this threat. Let's believe in the power of prayer!

"But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites." 1 Samuel 7:10