Posts Tagged ‘North Korea’

Support for Reunification on the Korean Peninsula

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Share Significant steps towards peace were made last week as an international consultation took place in Hong Kong. The World Council of Churches supported consultation focused on reconciliation and reunification on the Korean Peninsula and brought together church leaders and participants from North and South Korea. Some 137 church leaders from across the globe also participated including representatives... Read More »

Pray for Korea

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Share 2009 Common Prayer of the North and the South for Peace and Reunification God of providence who takes care of all creation! We thank you for having liberated our nation from Japanese occupation 64 years ago, having opened a way of dialogue and reconciliation in the midst of national division and suffering of Korean war, and for calling us, Christians, to gather together to pray for peace and... Read More »

Bill Clinton heads to North Korea

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Share Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is heading to North Korea for negotiations to secure the freedom of two detained American journalists, a news report said Tuesday, nearly five months after they were arrested on the China border. Clinton is on his way to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, where he will try to win the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency... Read More »

North Korea Publicity

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Share On Thursday 4th June, Associate Director for Church Solidarity (Asia, John Barr) and Communication Coordinator, Amy Goodhew travelled into North Korea for three days to view UnitingWorld projects in the country. UnitingWorld runs an orphanage, TB clinic and computer training school in Rason City, the the North East of the country. Also under construction is a nurses school and a larger TB clinic... Read More »

North Korean Missile Launch

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Share The recent missile launch in North Korea and created headlines around the world and focused attention For many years efforts have been made by Christian organizations in South and North Korea to bring about peace on the Korean Peninsula. To read more about these efforts please click here  

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