A Chinese missionary living along the border with North Korea shared the gospel with and discipled 1,000 North Koreans before being killed by assassins working for the Communist government.
The missionary, who was known as “Pastor Han,” lived in China near the border and regularly told defectors about God. One of those defectors was a man known as Sang-chul, who recounted his interaction with the pastor in a Voice of the Martyrs video.
Untitled 3 – “They told us that a missionary will be nice to you at first, but when they get you into their homes, then they will kill you and eat your liver,” :13
Sang-chul fled across the border because he had no work or food in his village. He picked mushrooms to sell and make a living.
Untitled 1(4,5,6) -“But in the mountains, I met a man. He said, ‘I can sell those for you.’ And he didn’t cheat me. He gave me all the money from the sell.” :24
It was Pastor Han, who led a church near the border.
Untitled 2 – “One day,” “I asked why he would do this, for he himself was in great danger for assisting a North Korean. ‘It’s because I am a Christian.’ :14
Pastor Han told Sang-chul, “God is real. There is hope for every person.”
And the pastor’s boldness bore fruit.
In 2016, Pastor Han was killed by North Korean government assassins.
Sang-chul has helped carry on Pastor Han’s legacy. He knows that he, too, may suffer the same fate.