3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return



Features 3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return Christmas marks tragic milestone since Kim Jong-uk’s arrest, with at least six South Koreans still detained in the DPRK Jeongmin Kim December 27, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Courtesy of Kim Jong-sam \| South Korean missionary Kim Jong-uk, 57, standing at the far right, third row from the front, in a family photo taken years before his detainment in North Korea As people around the world celebrated Christmas with gifts, warm meals and video calls with loved ones, Kim Jong-sam knelt in prayer with family and thought of the one who could not join — his brother locked away in a cold North Korean jail cell nine winters ago. Christmas marked exactly 3,000 days since DPRK authorities arrested the missionary Kim Jong-uk after he crossed the China-North Korea border. His family spent yet another holiday, when temperatures in the Koreas dipped to the single digits Farenheight, unsure whether he is still alive. As people around the world celebrated Christmas with gifts, warm meals and video calls with loved ones, Kim Jong-sam knelt in prayer with family and thought of the one who could not join — his brother locked away in a cold North Korean jail cell nine winters ago. Christmas marked exactly 3,000 days since DPRK authorities arrested the missionary Kim Jong-uk after he crossed the China-North Korea border. His family spent yet another holiday, when temperatures in the Koreas dipped to the single digits Farenheight, unsure whether he is still alive. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return

Christmas marks tragic milestone since Kim Jong-uk’s arrest, with at least six South Koreans still detained in the DPRK

Jeongmin Kim December 27, 2021

3,000 days in a North Korean prison: A missionary’s family prays for his return

Courtesy of Kim Jong-sam | South Korean missionary Kim Jong-uk, 57, standing at the far right, third row from the front, in a family photo taken years before his detainment in North Korea

As people around the world celebrated Christmas with gifts, warm meals and video calls with loved ones, Kim Jong-sam knelt in prayer with family and thought of the one who could not join — his brother locked away in a cold North Korean jail cell nine winters ago.

Christmas marked exactly 3,000 days since DPRK authorities arrested the missionary Kim Jong-uk after he crossed the China-North Korea border. His family spent yet another holiday, when temperatures in the Koreas dipped to the single digits Farenheight, unsure whether he is still alive.

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