“You know that book I brought home last time—can you get me another one?” Mr. Park asked. “I didn’t realize how precious it was until I got home and read it. I regret only taking one.”

The connection with Mr. Park in North Korea was poor, and Mr. Kim couldn’t catch every word, but he heard enough to follow up: “Did you just say you memorized the entire book because it was so meaningful?”

Mr. Park confirmed: “Yes. When I’m alone, I whisper it to myself and memorize it so I won’t forget.”

Mr. Kim was deeply moved. Sensing Mr. Park’s desperation, he reassured him, “You’re doing well. I’ll make sure to include more in the next food shipment. By the way, have you seen any other believers around you?”

Mr. Park hesitated before answering. “Sometimes, when I listen carefully to what people say, I think, ‘That person might be a believer.’ There’s an elderly woman nearby who hums a song that sounds like a hymn I once heard in China. I asked her to teach it to me, but she was startled and changed the subject. Her children also seem… different. I can’t be sure, but when I see them, I feel a sense of peace. Most people here are barely surviving—it’s heartbreaking. Please pray for us, a lot.”

As Mr. Kim hung up the phone, his throat tightened. Tears filled his eyes as he whispered, “Ah, Lord… You haven’t given up on North Korea. Your love reaches even here.”

How to Pray:

• Pray that more Bibles to make it into the hands of NK believers who keep their faith by reciting the Bible sections carried in a long time ago and holding on to the word of life in their memory.

• Pray for creative ways to transmit Bible recordings or ship printed Bibles to those NKs earnestly longing for their own copy of this precious book.

• Pray that the day will soon come when NKs can read God’s word to their heart’s content.

• Pray for NK believers to be able to share the joy of worship with other individuals or small groups.

• Pray that more NK people will either hear or read this Good Book and respond to God’s grace.