At just 33 years old, Ri Hyon-ok gave her life under North Korea’s brutal Kim regime—not for wealth or political power, but for distributing small, hidden pages of the Holy Bible. After being publicly executed in Ryongchon on June 16, 2009, her entire family, including her three young children and elderly parents, was sent to political prison camps under the state’s “guilt by association” policy.
Her sacrifice remains an enduring testament of faith, hope, and courage in the face of totalitarian oppression.
How can the global Church better support and pray for persecuted believers today?
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