Hi,

thanks so much for stopping by! None of your donations here will go towards my trip: 100% of them will go to Open Doors work in North Korea.

In North Korea persecution is led by the state which sees Christians as hostile elements that have to be eradicated.

See for yourself here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrN0ZQfRc24

or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1UWabuK4Ek

Due to constant indoctrination, neighbours and family members, including children, are highly watchful and report anything suspicious to the authorities. If Christians are discovered, they are deported to labour camps as political criminals or killed on the spot; their families share their fate. Meeting for worship is almost impossible, so is done in utmost secrecy. The churches shown to visitors in Pyongyang serve mere propaganda purposes.

Christians must keep their faith completely secret; most do not even tell their own children about their faith until they are older teenagers for fear that they may let something slip. If a Christian has a Bible, or part of one, it will be carefully hidden and only read when the believer is sure they are alone.

And yet, many have decided that knowing Jesus is worth the risks they face. The church in North Korea is not only surviving, but growing - and they have great hope for the future. One Christian has shared: "One day the borders will open and we will unite with the South Korean and the Chinese church to bring the gospel to some of the darkest places on this earth."

The money raised through the South Korean Muskathlon can help support the church in North Korea by providing emergency relief aid (medicines, clothes and food - Open Doors is currently feeding 60,000 people in North Korea), training through radio broadcasting and by distributing books and other Christian materials.  It can also help support North Korean believers in China (who usually travel back to North Korea) by providing shelter, aid, training and training materials.   The more money we raise through my Muskathlon, the more hope YOU can bring to North Korean believers.  Thank you!

Every £35 could go towards broadcasting Christian radio programmes into North Korea, with the potential to reach tens of thousands with the hope of the gospel.

Every £58 can provide food, medicine and clothes to support a North Korean family for a month.

Any excess funds will help to strengthen persecuted Christians in other regions of the world

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