March27 , 2023

    Christians in North Korea “Desperate” to Acquire a Copy of the Bible

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    According to Rachel Godwin from World Help, Christians in North Korea are so desperate to get their hands on copies of the Bible that they are willing to risk 15 years in a labor camp or death.

    Christians in North Korea avoid getting caught reading the Bible. Otherwise, they could end up in a labor camp, or even face death.

    World Help is a Christian humanitarian group that aims to smuggle 100,000 copies of the Bible into the country. “There are still countless believers across this dark nation who are desperate for Bibles,” Godwin said. “Some people have never even seen a copy of the Scriptures in their life … but they know they would do anything to get their hands on one.”

    Christians in North Korea avoid getting caught reading the Bible. Otherwise, they could end up in a labor camp, or even face death. In a true story recounted by Godwin, a small group of Christians in the country got on a fishing boat one early mo