Mark 13:13 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”
Two American missionaries that have been imprisoned in North Korea for their faith were brought out for a “press conference” designed to have the government generate propaganda.
Kenneth Bae and Jeffrey Fowle were given five minutes with a reporter to send messages to friends and family along with pleading for the U.S. government to take steps to free them.
“Right now, what I can say to my friends and family is continue to pray for me and continue in efforts in getting me released from here,” Bae told reporter Will Ripley. Bae has been facing a sentence of 15 year hard labor for “hostile acts to bring down the government” although those “hostile acts” were never presented to anyone.
“The only hope that I have is to have someone from the U.S. comes,” Bae said. “But so far, the latest I’ve heard is that there has been no response yet. So I believe that officials here are waiting for that.”
Bae’s family says he’s suffering from diabetes along with heart and liver problems.
Fowle told reporters that within a month he could be sharing Bae’s cell at the labor camp. He said his treatment so far has been “good” although he was speaking with North Korean officials sitting beside him.
We as Christians must remember these Missionaries that are in prison in North Korea in our prayers for their release. These men are doing the work they have been called to do for our Lord and Savior. We are indeed living in the End of the End Times and Jesus is coming very soon.