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Australian John Short was detained inside North Korea after leaving gospel tracts near a Buddhist temple. He was facing years in prison\u2014but he wasn\u2019t afraid.<\/p>\n

\u201cFear and faith cannot exist within my heart at the same time,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

In this second part of our conversation with Mr. Short, he shares how he prayed\u2014out loud\u2014throughout his captivity, how his captors responded to his faith and how his \u201cletter of confession\u201d and eventual release came about.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll also share how, upon landing back in China, he learned for the first time that his captivity was international news. He was deeply moved to learn that Christians in many nations were praying for him during his trial, including a group of Chinese house churches that prayed around the clock during his detention.<\/p>\n

Finally, Mr. Short shares specific ways we can pray for the \u201chermit kingdom\u201d of North Korea.<\/p>\n

You can hear John\u2019s wife, Karen, share her side of the story in this episode of VOM Radio.<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to this episode on VOMRadio.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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