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Thursday, February 20, 2014
North Korea Detains Christian Missionary For Distributing Gospel Tracts
London's The Telegraph reported yesterday that North Korea has detained a 75-year old Christian missionary for distributing Korean language gospel tracts that he had written. He could face up to 15 years in prison for his actions. The missionary, John Short, is an Australian who lives with his family in Hong Kong and is a member of The Gospel Hall brethren. This was his second trip to North Korea. Short's wife told the press: "We're faith missionaries and he believed that we should care and not just talk but do something… Ultimately, we're in God's hands and that's how we look at it."