Jackie: Why I'm Doing This
I'm doing this for Dawn's reasons below, plus one more. North Korea tries extremely hard to keep all its dirty little secrets within its borders. I fear that somewhere down the line, we are going to hear again a familiar American line that was often repeated regarding Nazi Germany and its own concentration camps: "But we didn't know what was going on in there." The fact is, this time many of us do, and so can anybody who does a simple google search of North Korean prisons. And those who find out need to spread the word to anybody who will or will not listen. It's a moral imperative; when millions of people are suffering, you do NOT turn the other cheek. You INTERFERE. I am interfering with North Korea's code of silence: North Korea is starving and torturing millions of people.
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I read about what you are doing in the Sacramento Bee. I think it is great what you are doing as part of bringing the hardships of prisoners in North Korea and for the two US journalists currently being held there.
ReplyDeleteI actually attend DKC (Davis Korean Church) as a non-Korean member for their english ministry. I am a seminary student currently. I also have a heart for North Korea and Korea generally. I work with various ministries focused on North Korea.
Also what you are doing has been done, I think on a smaller time frame, with a non-sectarian group called LiNK (Liberation In North Korea). I think they would love to hear what you are doing.
My friend and I have been wanting to show the movie Crossings (about the plight of North Korean refugees) in UC Davis. Maybe in co-ordination with MSM ministry at UC Davis.
Again I think what you both are doing is amazing. My prayers are with you both and with the US reporters and of course with the people of North Korea.
VMonk, thank you so much for taking the time to respond! I will look up LiNK and see what they have done. I will also look into finding that movie. Thanks again!
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