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Pray that, during recruitment trips, the Lord will send new North Korean defectors who have a heart for gospel ministry to be trained in discipleship techniques that have been effective. Additionally, North Koreans have almost no experience of resolving conflicts in relationships, so during doing ministry activities, students may easily have misunderstandings and conflicts with each other. 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