Did you know, that for North Korean who says you have to be lucky to eat just two meals per day, 'rice cake soup' ( which is the most common meal that every Korean has) is no more in their memory.
Recently developed asphalt road following ‘Ap Rock River’ (river which lies on the bother line of China and North Korea) has allowed wider travel. We could able to visit the village of upper river and we didn’t know how to express heartbreaking scenery of rural community which had 10 houses that is all falling apart. What has surprised us even more was that such place was watched by guarding soldiers. It was indeed marvelous to see how quickly people ran across the river by avoiding the eyes of soldiers with carrying the materials to fix the house and food given from us.What we do here is that passing on love of Jesus to North Korean people who have came to every parts of river side village church of China by passing the Ap – Rock river, by giving them foods and clothes to wear. Some American people knew this activity and recently they have asked us to pass on the Bibles, Radio and things like Rice cake for Rice cake soup! However, did you know Rice cake soup is already forgotten food by North Korean? Things like radio, rice cake may seen to obviously odd to have which might lead to worst case of threatening Christian followers lives. Rather, it’s more important to understand the real and detailed situation of North Korea, and be modest towards supporting them. This will be must more wiser method of mission strategy.
People, who well understood the situation of North Korea,
have collected donations to prepare 100 sacks of flour, and handed to North Korean people to come across the river. They were so happy and relived from danger of getting caught as it can be easily thrown away and hide compare to rice cake or noodles. It was so heartbreaking to see them to carry 2 or 3 sacks of flour and running through 60 ~70 slop degrees of harsh mountain roads. Nevertheless I felt happy to help them with small things and knowing that for those who carried flour were admired by who didn’t.Maybe it is not a something radical thing to do,
but so many hidden hands that could have been impossible to do all this with out their help. I thank for Americans and South Korean supports who helped all this, and even from followers who resides in China for collect the donations and putting so much effort to make all this mission to come true. I also believe this was possible as there was a God’s guidance, devotion to death with strong faith of those North Korean brothers.
As God has mentioned,” don’t let your right hand know, what your left hand is doing”, and I have discovered this is indeed the best strategy for mission in North Korean.
Missionary B
August 27th of 2008
As God has mentioned,” don’t let your right hand know, what your left hand is doing”, and I have discovered this is indeed the best strategy for mission in North Korean.
Missionary B
August 27th of 2008
