North Korea: Will You Choose Faith or Fear?
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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🗓️ 17 July 2021
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Australian John Short was detained inside North Korea after leaving gospel tracts near a Buddhist temple. He was facing years in prison—but he wasn't afraid.
"Fear and faith cannot exist within my heart at the same time," he says.
In this second part of our conversation with Mr. Short, he shares how he prayed—out loud—throughout his captivity, how his captors responded to his faith and how his "letter of confession" and eventual release came about.
He'll also share how, upon landing back in China, he learned for the first time that his captivity was international news. He was deeply moved to learn that Christians in many nations were praying for him during his trial, including a group of Chinese house churches that prayed around the clock during his detention.
Finally, Mr. Short shares specific ways we can pray for the "hermit kingdom" of North Korea.
You can hear John's wife, Karen, share her side of the story in this episode of VOM Radio.
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| 0:00.0 | Do you ever feel like fear keeps you from doing what God has called you to do? |
| 0:05.0 | God has called John short to spread the gospel in Communist nations. |
| 0:10.0 | And even though he's been detained and threatened and harshly interrogated, |
| 0:15.0 | fear has not held him back. Why not? |
| 0:19.0 | Fear and faith cannot exist within my heart at the same time. |
| 0:24.0 | When we live by faith, trusting the Lord, moment by moment. |
| 0:30.0 | Fear has no room in our heart. |
| 0:33.0 | Jesus never promised his followers an easy path. |
| 0:37.0 | In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them. |
| 0:40.0 | He sent them out as sheep among wolves. |
| 0:43.0 | Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles. |
| 0:46.0 | And they're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world. |
| 0:50.0 | Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help. |
| 0:55.0 | Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network. |
| 0:58.0 | Welcome back to The Voice of the Martyrs Radio. |
| 1:00.0 | My name is Todd Nettleton. We are taking time this week to share again |
| 1:05.0 | one of the most powerful conversations we've ever had on VOM Radio. |
| 1:10.0 | A conversation with Australian gospel worker John short about his detention inside North Korea. |
| 1:19.0 | We heard the first half of this conversation last week. |
| 1:22.0 | And if you missed it, you'll definitely want to listen on our website |
| 1:26.0 | VOMradio.net or find VOM Radio wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 1:33.0 | Last week we heard how John short was on a tour inside North Korea. |
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