Caleb Mission Newsletter 💌 The Second Week of June

Hallelujah! May the God of peace be with you always.

A new chapter has opened in the history of South Korea. As we face this new season, there is much to pray for, and the mission field needs your intercession and support now more than ever.

Even in the midst of these challenges, Caleb Mission continues—just as it has for the past 27 years—to rescue North Korean escapees and proclaim the gospel without wavering. At the heart of this mission have always been faithful supporters like you who kneel in prayer, and intercessors who continually lift up this nation and its people.

Now, the flame of prayer is spreading beyond the Korean Peninsula, with members in the United States and Europe joining this spiritual movement. Our desire is to look only to God, trust in Him fully, and walk this path together in prayer.

Despite the severe challenges in China right now, new rescue missions are beginning to emerge. Rescuing escapees is becoming more difficult and costly than ever before. It is also incredibly challenging for our missionaries and local pastors to care for and disciple the rescued North Koreans in our Southeast Asia center. Please remember them in your prayers.

One recently rescued sister was sold into China at the age of 18 and lived in a rural village for 20 years, unable to use her native Korean language. She said, “For the first time in 20 years, I spoke Korean again and ate kimchi—it made me happier than I could have imagined.” She shared that speaking her native language again and worshipping Jesus at the mission center brought unspeakable joy.

We’re also witnessing beautiful moments where North Korean escapees who have already settled in South Korea call newly rescued women in the Southeast Asia center via video, sharing their testimonies about how they escaped through Caleb Mission and their new life and faith in South Korea. These mentoring moments are powerful and encouraging.

If you have a heart for discipling North Korean escapees, we invite you to reach out. You can pray with those in our Southeast Asia center, meet them through video calls, and be a great source of encouragement.

By God’s grace, things are progressing well within our community of escapees. Many are laboring together in faith, being trained as gospel leaders and future missionaries to North Korea. We ask for your continued prayers and partnership. We also believe God will anoint and provide all the resources needed.

Thank you always.

Yours in Christ,

a debtor to love,

Pastor Seungeun Kim

1. Heavenly Father, may those who pray be victorious, and help us live by the truth that sets us free in Christ Jesus.

2. God, may North Korean escapees hold onto the hope of returning to their hometown through a gospel-centered reunification of North and South Korea. Raise them up as prepared vessels, ready to sow the seeds of the gospel.

3. God, pour out Your abundant blessings on all those serving this mission—pastors in Southeast Asia who work with defectors, missionaries and their families, domestic ministry staff, and all supporters and prayer partners who labor together in this calling.

In Jesus' Name,

Amen