Thanks for waiting :)
My apologies for disappearing for a little while. I'll be honest and tell you that I've been struggling a bit spiritually. I have been distracted and not very consistent in praying for these needs myself. I didn't feel that I could type up this information and prayer requests, asking people to pray, when I myself was not praying. The Lord is working on me and I'm ready to fight again. I pray that you've continued praying for the lost in this world and that you'll rejoin me now with some new requests. Again, I'd love to read your comments about how God is working in you as you pray for the lost of this world, personal requests, or answers to prayer. It's nice to know you're not fighting alone. That's why I ask/encourage you to comment. Thank you for even stopping by and taking the time to lift up the nations to Christ. Be blessed my friends. Don't forget to put on the armor (Ephesians 6)!
North Korea
There is a big struggle econonmically with provisions for the military in the attempts to become a nuclear power. There has also been a severe famine for a while and it does not look to be ending soon. (Do you think some of that could be spiritual?)
Religion
~The majority (64.31%) in North Korea are non-religious. Traditioal ethnic religion is next in line with 16%. Christianity is last on the list with only 1.69% of the population
~"All religions have been harshly repressed. Many thousands of Christians have been murdered since the Korean War - in 1953 there were about 300,000 Christians, reduced to a few thousand today."
Challenges for Prayer
~Idol worship
~The persecution of the church/Boldness, strength, safety for the believers there. As I was praying for this today, I was convicted of my prayers. I was praying that believers would be bold and not run, but remain in the strength of the Lord; and then it hit how simply and easily I pray that prayer while I'm here in America and went to church this morning with no threat of being caught and killed. Please as you pray for this request, really ask the Lord to show you how exactly to pray. That we would understand His heart and the believers in North Korea would truly be encouraged.
~Because of the repression of religion, the majority has never heard the name of Jesus.
~Means of witness are pretty limited right now. South Korean Christians have been praying and preparing, waiting for the land to be open to the gospel, so pray that this will happen very soon! Korea is very open to business men and they are able to get into the country very easily. There could be some very strategic moves for believers in this way. Some Non-Government Organizations have had the opporunity to run an aggricultural training program through an independent church!
God is working in ways in North Korea that are beyond our comprehension. Intercede with me for the people in this country. Pray that the light of the gospel of the glory of Jesus Christ would shine on them and pierce the lies that the gods of this age have blinded them with. (2 Cor. 4:4)
All information and quotes came from Operation World.
North Korea
There is a big struggle econonmically with provisions for the military in the attempts to become a nuclear power. There has also been a severe famine for a while and it does not look to be ending soon. (Do you think some of that could be spiritual?)
Religion
~The majority (64.31%) in North Korea are non-religious. Traditioal ethnic religion is next in line with 16%. Christianity is last on the list with only 1.69% of the population
~"All religions have been harshly repressed. Many thousands of Christians have been murdered since the Korean War - in 1953 there were about 300,000 Christians, reduced to a few thousand today."
Challenges for Prayer
~Idol worship
~The persecution of the church/Boldness, strength, safety for the believers there. As I was praying for this today, I was convicted of my prayers. I was praying that believers would be bold and not run, but remain in the strength of the Lord; and then it hit how simply and easily I pray that prayer while I'm here in America and went to church this morning with no threat of being caught and killed. Please as you pray for this request, really ask the Lord to show you how exactly to pray. That we would understand His heart and the believers in North Korea would truly be encouraged.
~Because of the repression of religion, the majority has never heard the name of Jesus.
~Means of witness are pretty limited right now. South Korean Christians have been praying and preparing, waiting for the land to be open to the gospel, so pray that this will happen very soon! Korea is very open to business men and they are able to get into the country very easily. There could be some very strategic moves for believers in this way. Some Non-Government Organizations have had the opporunity to run an aggricultural training program through an independent church!
God is working in ways in North Korea that are beyond our comprehension. Intercede with me for the people in this country. Pray that the light of the gospel of the glory of Jesus Christ would shine on them and pierce the lies that the gods of this age have blinded them with. (2 Cor. 4:4)
All information and quotes came from Operation World.
posted by Kristin @ 8:46 PM
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