Unrest in India Continues

Gospel for Asia and other sources continue to report that the violence against Christians in India continues to spread.

People have been brutally abused and murdered, houses and churches have been burned, there have been forced conversions, people are being forcibly displaced from their towns, some living in forests, there have been incidence of poisonings of water at refugee camps, it goes on and on. In this volatile environment it is almost impossible to feel a sense of physical safety or protection. These people desparately need our prayers!

Pray for God's hand and a spirit of peace to fall on all those who would persecute and wish harm on believers. that God would open their eyes and they they too would be drawn to Jesus Christ, and receive Him as their Saviour!

Pray for protection and provision for all those who have been effected by this unrest, let God be their refuge and strongtower... and may the government act in their behalf. May the Holy Spirt wipe every tear from their eyes, and give them hope for a new day.

I pray that God moves mightily in the nation of India and in the hearts of every person.

In Jesus name, we ask and we receive.

Quoted...

"Rebel groups continue to burn and loot churches and attack Christians in Orissa and Karnataka, India, while new attacks are being reported in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. While the attacks continue, the death toll among believers continues to rise as they struggle to survive in refugee camps where access to clean water and safe food is severely limited..."

"It is estimated that more than half of the 100,000 Christians in the state's Kandhamal district are now homeless. At least 20 people have been killed in the violence. Several Gospel for Asia missionaries are missing.
Thousands of Christians are living in relief camps or hiding out in Orissa's dense jungles. Even if the violence stopped today, they would not be able to leave their temporary shelters..."

"The situation is even grimmer in Orissa, where Hindu radicals have been on a rampage since August 22. This week, a mob estimated to be 500 people attacked a police station, killing one officer and taking several others hostage. The BBC reports that the incident is thought to be in retaliation for police opening fire on a group of Hindu protestors over the weekend. Four people died, and many others were injured in the ensuing melee.
The protestors were reported to have been on a rampage burning down homes and prayer halls in the village of Kurtamgarh. When police tried to disperse the crowd, someone in the group fired a shot and injured an officer. Police say they were forced to open fire to control the situation..."

Capital Hill Rally - 12 Noon, April 29th - North Korean Freedom Lobby Day

Capital Hill Rally - 12 Noon, April 29th

North Korean Freedom Week Lobby Day 2008, April 29th

Part of the "North Korean Freedom Week" program sponsored by Open Doors & the North Korea Freedom Coalition Scheduled for April 26 - May 3rd 2008

Quoted from Open Doors..

"Open Doors USA and the North Korea Freedom Coalition are praying for your participation in North Korea Freedom Week (NKFW). Come to Washington D.C. and help us draw attention to the atrocities being conducted in North Korea. We will rally on Capital Hill. We will attend Congressional hearings. We will host press conferences and panel discussions. We will conduct a special prayer service. And together, we will heighten awareness of the egregious human rights abuses of the North Korean government..."

Booking & Travel Information

The main rally on Capitol Hill will be held on April 29 at Noon. Lobbying activities will start immediately following the rally.

North Korean Freedom Week

Prayer Updates on my "A Light Over North Korea" blog

Check out my blog specific to North Korea, for Open Doors prayer points and focus for North Korea Freedom Week which is currently in progress...

North Korea Freedom Week - April 22-29 2007

For information on this years upcoming North Korea Freedom Week campaign, check the recent updates on my "A Light over North Korea" blog...

Easter Card Campain for Persecuted Prisoners

For those whom God leads to participate in card and letter writing ministry to Christians who are imprisoned due to their faith, Christian Solidarity Worldwide has released in a pdf downloadable address book of prisoner names and addresses. They are putting this out now in the hopes that many will send special Easter cards to encourage and bless these prisoners,

I have read in many communications that former prisoners who received letters from Christians around the world during their time in prison were greatly encouraged and strengthened by this, and sometimes this outpouring can lead to early releases and is a grat way to be an advocate as well.

Connect and Encourage -
CSW's address book for the persecuted Church. http://www.csw.org.uk/LtstCampaigns/article.php?id=17

Respected or Neglected? Future of America's Elderly is in our hands

Leviticus 19:32 (New King James Version)
32 ‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the LORD.

Psalm 68:4-6 (New King James Version)
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds,[a] By His name YAH, And rejoice before Him. 5 A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

Deuteronomy 5:16-17 (New King James Version)
16 ‘ Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you. 17 ‘You shall not murder.

Interesting that I received this [post to follow] in an e-mail today as I was pondering [last night] the moral and ethical state of this nation and remembering Terri Schiavo and how she was determined to be of so little value that our judicial system showed her no mercy and gave permission to end her life in a most inhumane way.

This was a great blow for those who are disabled and infirm and a turning point for this nation. Can we redeem this? We can not ignore the direction that eldercare is taking right now, please read the article from the Center for a Just Society

"Abused, Neglected and Forgotten: A Call to Conscience"

Some quotes...

"The plight of elderly Americans is a top concern for the Center for a Just Society because this population is at significant risk of abuse and neglect...

"...three factors will soon place aging Americans at even greater risk in long term care facilities. Those factors are demographic, economic, and cultural...

"Translating this into the public sphere, Christians should be at the forefront of ensuring justice for the infirm and the elderly. We should be in the vanguard of making and enforcing laws that protect the dignity of older men and women, especially those who are languishing in long term care facilities. The pro-life movement has done an incredible job establishing pregnancy care centers across the country to help women with crisis pregnancies. In a similar way, Christians should start thinking about how they might create an infrastructure to help protect the elderly in the coming years. It is our duty as Christians—and as citizens—who were nurtured and cared for by those who now need our help..."

The Religious Liberty Partnership

Report from ASSIST News Service (ANS)
www.assistnews.net

Monday, March 12, 2007

Religious Liberty bodies form new partnership
- cooperating for the benefit of the Church

By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)
Special to ASSIST News Service

AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- On Thursday 8 March, fifteen organisations working for the persecuted church met in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and formed a network called "The Religious Liberty Partnership".

This network will meet annually, while a working group, consisting of five members, will handle cooperative action during the year. The Chairman is Merwyn Thomas of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, UK.
The aim of the network is to coordinate efforts, inform about the needs of the persecuted church and the work of the organisations, and to pray together. Through this unique network the religious liberty bodies believe that the suffering church can receive more relevant help than ever before.

Among the members are leading organisations such as Open Doors, Voice of the Martyrs, Christian Solidarity International, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, World Evangelical Alliance together with around ten other similar organisations. New members can be included in the future.

According to Johan Candelin, who represents the World Evangelical Alliance in the working group for 2007, this is wonderful news. "This is historic news as it is the first time these organisations have come together to join hands. The real winners are our suffering brothers and sisters. This development also sends a positive signal to the global church about the spirit of unity present in the Amsterdam meeting."

The next annual meeting will be held in March 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland.

500 Hindu extremists attack Gospel for Asia Bible School

In countries like India, radical Hindu groups and anti-conversion laws are the source of increasing persecution. Yesterday, Gospel for Asia underwent their most serious attack to date...

"About 500 anti-Christian radicals attacked a Gospel for Asia Bible college in the eastern Indian state of Orissa on Wednesday evening, February 28. Gospel for Asia leaders in the area report the mob, which was mobilized by a Hindu nationalist group, systematically attacked the approximately 300 students and staff members present on the campus. Five students and the women's dorm director were seriously injured. All have been hospitalized, and one student is in critical condition....
"The magnitude of this attack is unlike anything we've ever seen," said Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan. "This is one of the most severe situations we've dealt with, but our students and leaders are not discouraged."

Yet in the midst of persecution their witness remains faithfull as Gospel for Asia's leaders in that area ask that we pray for their enemies...

"Please pray that this will become an opportunity for us to share the love of Jesus to the people who are persecuting us," one GFA leader from Orissa requests..."

The Killing Season - Burma

Matthew 25:40
And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

Christian Freedom International ministers to Burmese refugees in a number of essential ways including field hospitals and backpack medics who take dangerous risks to travel on foot to these people and minister hope and medical assistance to those who would otherwise have no medical care.

Keep the Karenni Christians and people of Burma in your prayers, especially in this season and if so led.. find out more about this opportunity to fill a backpack ($50.00) which will work to serve and bless many people in great need!

Quoted from Christian freedom International...

"Karen Christians, an ethnic minority in Buddhist-dominated Burma, have been the victims of genocidal persecution at the hands of the Burmese military for decades...

And then comes the killing season: the few months out of year when the military takes advantage of the dryer climate to comb the dense jungles in search of hiding refugees. If they are found, these brothers and sisters in Christ face the horrible reality of kidnapping, torture, or death..."

CFI Field Hospitals
http://www.christianfreedom.org/program_detail.aspx?id=10

Backpack Medics
http://www.christianfreedom.org/Medical/backpack%20medics.html

Praying for North Korea [US Prayer team]

A number of months ago I joined the Open Doors prayer campaign for North Korea because I had a burden for this nation beforehand... this was before all the political and military issues surfaced.I believe that this surgence of activity is a result of the stirring up spiritually of this nation and also that this nation is key in the end times prophecy, as is China...

I think this is a good time to remind people about this three year ongoing prayer campaign, and especially with the recent events and the role this nation is playing worldwide, perhaps some of you may be called to also join at this time..

I am not sure if people outside the US are able to join because Open doors is US based and the time slots are based by state, but you can check...

Here is the link
http://www.opendoors.org/3ypnk-us/

If you can not or are not led to join the team, you can still hold up the team 'prayers' in your prayers!

Global Week of Prayer for North Korea

June 19th - 25th will be a global week of prayer for North Korea sponsored by Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

A Light Over North Korea

I have a new [added blog] for the persecuted church specifically for North Korea.

I will be building upon it as time allows. ...

A Light Over North Korea
http://nkpersecution.blogspot.com/

If there ever were a place that one could call hell on earth today it would be North Korea. Many people think the days of Nazi germany, death camps and similar atrocites are things of the past.. but they are alive and thriving in North Korea. Fortunately, God has never forgotten the North Korean people, whose capital was once called the Jerusaleum of the East. There is still hope and that hope is faith and salvation through Jesus Christ, the true path to freedom for all people.

North Korea Freedom Week [In progress]

Please go to the "Open Doors" site for additional information and suggestions on how to pray specifically over these areas.

This is North Korea Freedom Week, a week long of focused prayer and other events designed to open peoples eyes to the true condition of the North Korean people. Prayer vigils are scheduled in the cities of Houston, Washington dc and Los Angeles.

Does YOUR Church have any idea?

Reported by Open Doors...

"An estimated 200 million Christians worldwide suffer interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith in Christ, with another 200 to 400 million facing discrimination & alienation..."

This "should" be a mind boggling but also commonly known fact to ALL Christians, but the sad thing is that the majority of Christians refuse to pay attention, learn the truth or acknowledge their persecuted brethren... I think only 3% [of all Christians] actually support and keep abreast of what is happening to fellow believers who are enduring genuine persecution?

More effort and pain is required to support our persecuted brethren in many areas where other groups are not willing to tread... yet both the saved and unsaved in these area villages and towns reap the benefits from these missions & agencies.

It's ironic because many Christians avoid opening their eyes and acknowledging the extreme suffering of their brethren, because it is so painful.. yet these same people will constantly refer to "the cross and Christ's sacrifice"... It would seem that Jesus' death on the cross is merely some form of "abstract concept" to them, not something that needs to be related to the here and now.

New Version of UN Human Rights Council will allow Wolves IN !

Changes to the UN Human Rights Council have loosened former restrictions and opened doors that will actually allow the repressive regimes and major human rights violators an opportunity to be voted into the group and part of the future decision making processes and laws.

Quoted from Christian Freedom Intl report...

" The UN General Assembly voted 170 to 4, with 3 abstentions, to create the new body designed to expose human rights abusers and help nations develop rights legislation and policy. The U.S. was joined only by Israel, Palau, and the Marshall Islands in opposing the motion ... "

Although the mandate of the new revised group looks good, it is the criteria that determines the members that is the grave concern here. Less votes will be required to vote a nation in, and those who are well known human rights violators will have rights to be submit for membership. Political pressure will in all liklihood allow new entries [wolves into the fold].

Imagine countries that methodically torture and abuse people making the kind of decisions as to laws on how to "protect people"... This is an absolute travesty of God's justice!

Pray for the Persecuted Church as never before now because the floodgates of evil have been now opened wide through this decision and the innocent will suffer more than ever before. God help and sustain the body of Christ and ALL those who suffer under the evil oppressers.

Open Doors 2006 list of Most Persecuted Nations

Open Doors ministry has released it's 2006 annual report and listing of the top 50 Countries where Christians suffer most for their faith.

North Korea tops the list for the fourth year in a row.

The top ten nations are...
1. North Korea
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Iran
4. Somalia
5. Maldives
6. Bhutan
7. Vietnam
8. Yemen
9. Laos
10.China

Although it is hard for many to think of these people as blessed, it is clear in God's Word that they truly are... perhaps those blessings are not apparent at the moment, but eternally they will be made clear. Many of God's children who are suffering and carrying the cross of persecution and those who already wear the white robes described in Revelations have met most [or even all] of the qualities and criteria that Jesus said qualified a believer to be counted as blessed.

Matthew 5:3-12
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Another vitally important thing that greatly blesses these believers is knowing that they have not been forgotten by their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ... those of us in nations that are not experiencing the same levels of persecution as they.

Revelation 2:9-10 "The Persecuted Church"
I know your works, tribulation, and poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Remember the plight of the suffering "church of Smyrna", stand in the gap for them through your prayers, advocacy, and the active sowing of seed into those ministries [Voice of the Martyrs, Open Doors, Christian freedom International, etc...) that would help them not only endure these trials but also supply their very essential needs!

Matthew 25:31-40
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Report of 2006 top ten nations
http://www.opendoorsusa.org/Display.asp?Page=WWL_frontpage

SUNDAY 03/12/2006 - Global day of prayer for BURMA

* This Sunday, March 12, 2006...

The nation of Burma will be lifted up in a day of global prayer.

Pray for God to supply all the needs of the faithful and diligently protect those who are persecuted and suffering within that nation. Please intercede for a change of heart among it's leaders and military forces... petition the Lord for a spirit of peace to blanket the land and settle deep into it... Ask for a deep spiritual seeking amongst all the people, a strong desire to know the one true God and to once again [as it did in the early 1800's) have the Holy Spirit sweep across the nation, awakening hearts and leading multitudes to Jesus Christ.

Psalm 57: 1-2

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; nd in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me. He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

Multitudes of Homeless Burmese

* Multitudes of Homeless Burmese

Psalm 57: 1-2
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me. He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

The following report [which highlights the day of prayer for Burma] goes into detail about the state of unrest, vast human rights violations and oppression of the Burmese people. There are literally multitudes of displaced people living as vagabonds forever on the move within it's jungles, as well as a huge population of refugees who have fleed from this repression and violence... but there is hope, salvation and peace through Jesus Christ. Inform yourself over the situation in Burma and let God move your heart to intercede for ALL the people within that nation.

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ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Wednesday, March 8, 2006

BURMA (MYANMAR): GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER - 12 MARCH

By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)Special to ASSIST News Service

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- Sunday 12 March is the Global Day of Prayer for Burma.

BURMA – NATION IN CHAOS

Today, after half a century of continual conflict and chaos, Burmese citizens live under one of the most brutally repressive regimes in the world. Whilst Burma's military junta is defined by a mix of Buddhist and Marxist thought, its real interest is power, not ideology. Meanwhile many of Burma's ethnic minorities have large Christian communities and are pro-democracy. The Karen, Burma's largest ethnic minority - around 20 per cent of the population - are 40 percent Christian. Christianity is dominant amongst the Kachin of the north and the Chin and Naga of the west, and is widespread amongst the Karenni and Karen of the war-wracked east. Burma's military dictatorship brutally and decisively crushes all dissent, but active insurgencies are continuing in the Shan, Karenni and Karen eastern states. Burma's army is infamous for its gross human rights abuses which include forced labour, rape, killings, beheadings, the mutilation of bodies and the use of terror squads. Burma's internal conflicts have created over a million IDPs (internally displaced people) forced to be constantly on the move through dense jungle, as well as more than a million refugees, mostly in camps in neighbouring countries.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

a miracle of peace to Burma, from our Creator God who brought order to chaos and light to darkness, from our Sovereign God who rules over the nations and holds the hearts of 'kings' in his hands. (Isaiah 40:12-26; Proverbs 22:1) May peace, not power, be the heart desire of all Burmese, especially those in positions of influence and authority. And may peace be accompanied by wisdom, justice, grace and reconciliation.

BURMA – CHURCH UNDER ATTACK

In the mid-1960s nearly all foreign missionaries were expelled and all private schools and hospitals, mostly run by Christian missions, were nationalised. Today, Burma's registered church has a limited religious freedom. The government imposes restrictions on witness, the building and repair of church property and the importation and distribution of Christian literature. The government monitors religious activity to ensure there is no talk of human rights or democracy. Christians are frequently discriminated against and persecuted 'in the public interest' because they mostly belong to the restive ethnic minorities. Buddhism is strongly entrenched and is used by the regime as a weapon against the ethnic minorities. The government is known to fund and arm Buddhist militias to burn the churches and violently persecute the Christians amongst the Karen and Karenni minorities. These attacks form what is really government-sponsored religious offensive within a larger civil war.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

God to protect and nurture Karenni and Karen believers, forced to live in constant fear and with abject poverty and hardship, as they face brutal offensives from Buddhist militias and the Burma army. (Isaiah 40:11) the Holy Spirit to fix the eyes of all Burma's repressed and suffering Christians firmly on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2). 'Consider him [Jesus] who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.' (Hebrews 12:3) May Jesus be their strength, direction and hope.

BURMA – IN GOD'S HEART

When Adoniram Judson, America's first foreign missionary, arrived in Burma in 1813 it was a hostile and totally unreached territory. He was 24 and worked there for 38 years until his death at age 61. Judson laboured for six years without any fruit. When berated for his lack of results he replied, 'The prospects are as bright as the promise of God.' His first convert Maung Nau was baptised on 27 June 1819. Judson persevered, but with little progress and inconceivable, costly suffering. The first Karen Judson led to the Lord was Ko Tha Byu, a slave and hardened criminal. After his converion in 1828, Ko Tha Byu became a mighty evangelist who ultimately led to Christ multitudes of Karen whom God had prepared to receive the gospel. But it was in 1831 that Judson noticed a distinct change come over the land. He observed: 'A spirit of inquiry is spreading everywhere, through the whole length and breadth of the land.' The Holy Spirit moved in power and many thousands of Burmese from right across the nation sought and received salvation. Less than 200 years later, Burma today has around four million Christians - 8.7 per cent of the population. And the prospects for Burma are still as bright as the promises of God.

PLEASE PRAY:

that God will revisit Burma with another special outpouring of his Holy Spirit, that a 'spirit of inquiry' will once again flood the land, so deep it reaches up into the high places of government and military power. that God's Spirit will bring deep conviction of sin to Burma, that the killings and oppression might end with repentance and restoration.

** Printed with permission **

(03/01) Day of Prayer for Nigeria - URGENT

Nigeria is currently experiencing a great spiritual upheaveal and unrest . There has been much violence erupting against Christians, and some counter violence against Muslims occurring on several fronts. Churches have been burned, many people killed and there is a great stirring up by political forces against religious minorities. Many factors have combined to create this hostile environment, one of them being the fall out from the danish cartoons that have incited Muslims to recent violence across several nations.

Quoted from CSW

"... Sources in northern Nigeria report that at least 30 churches and 250 shops and houses were destroyed in Borno State, when a peaceful protest in the capital city Maiduguri turned violent and a crowd armed with sticks, machetes and iron bars rampaged through the town destroying Christian properties and targeting members of the clergy..."
http://www.csw.org.uk/latestnews/article.php?id=480

However this is just the tip of the iceberg, and there are other factors that have created this volatile situation, many groups have been working long and hard to turn the nation of Nigeria into an Islamic nation.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has informed us that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have designated 1 March as a day of prayer for Nigeria.

Remember this nation and pray for it's people and the breaking down of those strongholds that have set itself against the Kingdom of the most high God on March 01/2006!

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (New King James Version)

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

Seoul Wailing Prayer Vigil - North Korea (02/28-03/01)

Please pray for God's spirit and power to fall upon and ignite all the participants of this prayer vigil being held for the North Korean people and His church...
http://www.kccnk.org/Eng/index.html?PHPSESSID=9da3bc75a3380f4e73

"... On February 28 - March 1, 2006, KCC will be hosting the Seoul Wailing Prayer. This spectacular event will be held at the Youngnak Presbytarian Church in Seoul, Korea, and an attendance of approximately 26,000 attendees is expected. This event is expected to be the largest gatherings of Korean pastors (total 6,000 pastors expected - 5,000 from Korea and 1,000 from outside Korea) from all over the world for North Korea freedom, and will feature many prominent speakers and experts on the North Korean issue. We will be honored by your presence, as well as that of your congregation, or any other interested person will be greatly appreciated. Won’t you please join us, and be part of this historic event?..."