Christian Friends of Korea

08/10/2024

We give thanks for every reminder that God is faithfully working in inexplicable ways, places and hearts. We trust that He is moving in hearts beyond what we can know. Please continue to pray for North Korea. 🙏

07/15/2024

Pray for churches and mission groups gathering throughout the summer to pray for Christian work in North Korea. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to inspire, encourage and equip workers.
여름동안 북한에서의 그리스도인 사역을 중보하기 위해 모이는 교회들과 선교 단체들을 위해 기도해주세요. 성령의 기름부으심으로 영감과 용기를 얻고 일꾼들을 준비시킬 수 있도록 기도해주세요.

Photo | 2023 Empower Korea Reah Conference

07/10/2024

We give thanks for very small signs of hope in the midst of what has been a very long season of challenge and difficulty that began in 2020. Pray for wisdom, provision and new paths to open.

2020년부터 시작된 이 어렵고 지난한 시기 가운데에서도 작은 희망을 발견하게 하심에 감사를 드립시다. 하나님의 지혜와 공급이 있기를, 새로운 길을 허락해주시기를 기도해주세요.

06/20/2024

S U M M E R * B E G I N S

Please pray for a merciful summer of appropriate rainfall and temperature to support an abundant harvest. Pray for mercy for all who are sick or who do not have enough to eat.

적절한 강우량과 기온의 여름을 허락하셔서 풍성한
수확을 준비할 수 있기를 기도해주세요. 먹을 것이
충분하지 못한 환자들에게 긍휼이 있기를 기도해주세요.

04/17/2024

Please pray for Tuberculosis and hepatitis laboratory staff members who likely face many challenges in diagnosing and caring for patients. Pray for wisdom and that they will not lose heart.

03/31/2024

03/29/2024

Remembering our Savior this Good Friday. 🙏

03/22/2024

Join us in prayer and thanks for the CFK Board of Directors - their commitment and service to our Lord. CFK board meeting will take place today & tomorrow. Please pray for wisdom as we consider the challenges before us.

03/11/2024

We're immensely grateful to our incredible partners who joined us at the recent MAP International Partner Conference! Your collaborative spirit is pivotal in our mission to bring essential medicines and health supplies to those in dire need around the globe.

Some of the most inspiring moments at the conference were when our partners stood up one by one to share the impact MAP has on their missions, truly highlighting the vital role of our collaborations.

Together, we're making a monumental impact, reaching thousands of medical facilities and touching millions of lives. Here's to our collective mission and the extraordinary difference we make, one shipment at a time.

02/22/2024

"The Lord is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works." Psalm 145:9

Remembering and thanking Him for all His work. May His tender mercies cover all.

02/13/2024

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01/17/2024

Please pray for the care center directors and staff working to support patients amidst very difficult circumstances. Pray for wisdom, necessary resources and creative problem solving.
매우 어려운 환경 속에서도 환자들을 지원하기 위해 노력하고있는 요양원의 책임자들과 직원들을 위해 기도해주세요. 지혜, 필요한 자원, 창의적인 문제 해결이 있기를 기도해주세요.

01/12/2024

Pray for rest for farmers during the depths of winter. Pray that they will have the parts and supplies they need to prepare for the spring planting season.
북한 농부들이 한겨울 동안 휴식할 수 있도록 기도해주세요. 그들이 봄 모내기철을 준비하는 데에 필요한 부품들과 물자들이 있기를 기도해주세요.

01/01/2024

From all of us here at CFK - we wish you a Blessed & Hope-filled New Year! 🥳

12/07/2023

We are deeply humbled and incredibly grateful to receive the 29th Hannam Linton Award awarded by the Linton Academy at Hannam University. It is an honor to be included in the long line of individuals and institutions who have previously received this award for their contributions to missionary work, education and community service based on the spirit of Christ.

Thank you to several of our CFK volunteers who were able to attend the ceremony and receive the award on behalf of CFK. Our work is possible because of the dedication of so many volunteers who by “practicing the love of Christ” have helped overcome political obstacles and build trust with the DPRK.

12/04/2023

A Young Patient | Sadly, TB and Hepatitis show no discrimination, and we meet patients of all different ages and backgrounds across North Korea. While it's lovely to see the bright smiles of children, we hope they get better as soon as possible so they can get home to their families.

https://www.cfk.org/calendar2023

11/17/2023

(NK) Mother's Day | Pray for North Korean mothers working to support and care for their families amidst many pressures and hardships. Pray that they will seek the Lord and put their hope in Him.
어머니의 날 | 많은 어려움들과 압박 가운데 가족들을 지키고 돌보기 위해 일하는 북한의 어머니들을 위해 기도해주세요. 그들이 주님을 찾고 주 안에 소망을 둘 수 있도록.

11/16/2023

Pray for an abundant cabbage harvest, and for garlic, red pepper, salt and other seasonings needed for kimchee-making. Pray that families can work together well to put up a sufficient winter supply.
김장에 필요한 양배추, 마늘, 고추, 소금 및 다른 재료들의 풍성하 수확을 위해 기도해주세요. 가족들이 잘 협력하여 충분한 겨울 식량 공급을 할 수 있도록 기도해주세요.


photo: embroidery representation of kimchee-making in Korea. made by a special friend of Christian Friends of Korea. 😇

11/08/2023

Pray for directors and greenhouse keepers as they prepare for winter. Pray that vinyl will be available to cover greenhouses at care centers so that food production can continue through the winter months.
요양소의 책임자들과 온실 관리자들이 겨울철을 준비하는 가운데 함께 기도해주세요. 겨울 내내 식량 생산이 계속될 수 있도록 요양소의 온실에 비닐이 공급될 수 있기를.

11/03/2023

Give thanks for the harvest season and for amendments to North Korean laws intended to boost production. Pray for a good harvest and fairness in distribution.
수확기를 주심에, 생산량 증대를 위한 북한법 개정에 감사를 드립니다. 풍부한 수확물과 공정한 배분을 위해 기도해주세요.

11/01/2023

Pray that we, and the North Korean people would look to the Lord for life and provision. Give thanks that God's love and beauty is seen through Creation. [Romans 1:20]

09/29/2023

C H U S E O K 추석
As Koreans gather with their families to mark the traditional thanksgiving holiday, pray for strengthened family ties, for hope and a future. Pray that all families will seek to know the one true God.

한국인들이 전통적인 추수감사절을 기념하기 위해 가족들과 함께 모이는 가운데 가족의 유대가 강화되고 미래와 소망이 있기를 위해서 기도해주세요. 모든 가족들이 한 분이신 진정한 하나님을 찾을 수 있도록 기도해주세요.

09/25/2023

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Mrs. Lois (Betty) Linton, who has, from our earliest beginnings, been a big part of Christian Friends of Korea. In 1995, she and her children helped initiate CFK, a charitable mission program for the purpose of ministering to the people of North Korea (DPRK). In our earliest founding days, she wrote the first donor thank you letters, she repeatedly welcomed visiting North Korean officials, and down through the years hosted innumerable friends and family for gatherings and hymn-sings in her home, including many Koreans. Her home was filled with friendship, laughter and music. She had tremendous energy and compassion for others. While we rejoice that she is with our Lord and Savior, and is now joining that great cloud of witnesses, she will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Below is a link to her obituary:
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/28976465/lois-betty-flowers-linton/black-mountain/north-carolina/harwood-home-for-funerals-and-cremation

We take comfort in the words of Jesus found in John 11:25 "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.'"

Memorial Service Link [Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2:00 p.m. EST] https://youtube.com/-jm6xy?si=f30Myhb1vN9pfSPW

09/18/2023

Please pray for just and fair distribution of newly harvested crops. Pray that the farmers will be able to retain enough food to sustain their families through the winter.
새로 수확된 농작물들이 공정하고 공평하게 분배될 수 있도록 기도해주세요. 농부들이 겨울을 나는 동안 가족을 지탱할 수 있는 충분한 식량을 받을 수 있도록 기도해주세요.

09/12/2023

| Dusty Roads |
This illustration reminds us of driving down dusty roads just before sunset after a long day of holding clinics. The drive back to the location where we stay often includes several hours of driving across mountains or rough terrain.

If you would like a free copy of the calendar, please submit a request using the following link: https://www.cfk.org/calendar2023

09/08/2023

In the midst of frenzied fall work assignments, pray for moments of beauty, stillness and quiet, and for hearts to find true rest and hope in the living God.
광란한 가을 노동 임무들 가운데 아름다움과 고요함과 정적인 순간을, 살아계신 하나님 안에서 마음의 진정한 안식과 희망을 찾을 수 있기를 기도해주세요.

09/05/2023

Please pray for the farmers rising early and returning late while traveling overcrowded and dangerous roads to gather in the harvest from more remote fields.
더 외진 밭에서 수확을 하러 모이기 위해 이른 아침 일어나고 붐비고 위험한 도로를 이동하며 늦은 밤 돌아오는 북한의 농부들을 위해 기도해주세요.

08/16/2023

Meditating on this scripture today: "I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands." [Psalm 143:5]

A beautiful reminder of all that God has done.

08/10/2023

Please pray for pregnant and nursing moms, young children, orphans, the disabled, the elderly and all who are marginalized. Pray for their survival and for a hope and future.

08/09/2023

| Nurse & Water Filter |
Often times the pharmacist will prescribe medication and ask the patient to take their first dose on the spot, so it is very useful to keep the water filter bucket right on the desk so the patients can immediately take the prescribed medication with a glass of clean water. Careful to keep very accurate records, the pharmacists show care to patients by patiently answering their questions.

If you would like a free copy of the calendar, please submit a request using the following link: https://www.cfk.org/calendar2023