Beyond the dark,we pray for the dawn
A signature of your promise to pray for 25 million North Koreans. Your one signature becomes one light in the dark.
— people have signed so far
praying together from — countries
Until one million pray at the same time
The ‘Nehemiah One Million Prayer Petition’ Campaign is designed to engage people from all over the world who have a heart for North Korea.
Through this campaign we REMEMBER the 25 million North Korean citizens, STAND WITH them, and PRAY for them. Inspiration comes from the 178,000 people who petitioned former President Obama to fight for the release of Kenneth Bae, detained from 2012 to 2014 in North Korea.
Its aim is to have one million people simultaneously praying for the 25 million North Koreans who live there. Join us in prayer by signing the petition.
Sign the petitionRemember
We hold the forgotten 25 million of the North in our hearts.
Stand With
Across borders, we stand beside them with one heart.
Pray
Toward the day one million kneel at the same time.
From one person's prayerto a million prayers
This is not a movement of politics or ideology. It is a movement of love for the people who live in that land.
Nehemiah sat down and wept
Nehemiah, an official in the royal court, heard that Jerusalem lay in ruins and first sat down to pray. What began in that prayer led to the wall being rebuilt in just 52 days.
One man set free
Missionary Kenneth Bae was detained in North Korea for 735 days. Behind his release were 177,000 signatures from around the world and the prayers of countless people.
Now, the people of that land
If signatures and prayer brought one person home, a million prayers can reach 25 million. Prayer is the one road no border can inspect.
I was imprisoned for a time, but the people of North Korea must live their whole lives imprisoned in a world without freedom. Just as countless signatures and prayers set me free, I hope the day comes soon when a million prayers bring freedom to 25 million North Koreans.
Why prayer is needed now
Living in an authoritarian state
According to a 2021 report on human rights, the U.S. Department of State described the North Korean government as “an authoritarian state led by the Kim family since 1949.”
2nd highest Christian persecution
Despite dropping to number 2 after 20 years at the top, persecution remains absolute in every area of life — scoring 96 out of 100 persecution points.
Christians arrested, churches closed
Under the 2020 law rejecting reactionary ideology and culture, Christians are arrested and churches discovered by the government are shut down.
Christians are imprisoned
The Christian population is estimated at about 400,000 (1.5%), of whom 50,000–70,000 are held in prisons and labor camps.
South Koreans are imprisoned too
Six South Koreans (Kim Jungwook, Kim Gukki, Choi Chun-gil, Kim Wonho, Ko Hyunchul, Ham Jinwoo) are jailed in North Korea, some detained for 13 years (U.S. Dept. of State).
Urging Repatriation of 6 South Koreans Detained in North KoreaInformation is controlled
North Korea ranked lowest among all nations in the “free information inflow” category.
This month's prayer points
At the end of each month we send prayer points in Korean and English. Sign the petition to receive them by email.
“It Was Good” — to be declared once again over the North
“How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land?”
New to prayer?
It doesn't have to be elaborate. Take three quiet minutes and follow this simple flow with us.
Pause for a moment and still your heart.
Slowly read one of this month's prayer points.
Picture those people and pray, carrying hope for them.
The whole world kneels together
The deeper a country's color, the more people there have signed to pray for North Korea. Hover a country to see, and add your own signature.
Colors show how many people from each country have signed. Countries too small to draw still count toward the total.
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