Prayer diary: North Korea

North Korea is the worlds most closed nation with one of the worst human rights crises. The regime arguably violates every article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In February this year the UN Commission of Inquiry published its report after a year-long investigation, and concluded that the regime is committing a “wide array” of crimes against humanity, including violations of freedom of religion and the extreme persecution of Christians. The Commission of Inquiry called on the international community to refer a case to the International Criminal Court, to hold the regime to account. We’re encouraged by this, but it’s vital to keep praying.

This week’s prayer points…

• Pray that the international community would have the courage to refer a case to the International Criminal Court;
• Pray that the Commission of Inquiry’s work will make people around the world more aware of North Korea’s human rights crisis;
• Pray for increased action to break the regime’s information blockade, and flood North Korea with information from the outside world;
• Pray that the BBC World Service would respond positively to increasing calls for the establishment of a BBC Korean radio service to broadcast to the Korean peninsula;
• Ask God to move China to stop its policy of forcible repatriation of North Korean refugees;
• Thank God for the courage of Christians in North Korea worshipping in secret and at grave risk;
• Pray that God would work a miracle in the hearts of Kim Jong-Un and the North Korean leadership and change the system in North Korea completely.