{"product_id":"smuggling-light-one-womans-victory-over-persecution-torture-and-imprisonment-paperback","title":"Smuggling Light: One Woman's Victory Over Persecution, Torture, and Imprisonment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Chang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEugene Bach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth Korea is dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiterally dark--most of its regions are too poor to afford electricity and other basic needs. Figuratively dark--its daily life is hidden from outsiders, its citizens reticent, and its propaganda vast. And spiritually dark-its ruler, Kim Jong-il, is both worshipped and feared and the gospel is squelched without question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto this darkness, Esther walked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up a Chinese-Korean, Esther wanted nothing to do with Christianity until a visit to an underground church in China flooded her with the mercy and power of the Spirit--and she was given an unusual call: be a missionary to North Koreans. But again, Esther wanted nothing to do with it, or rather, with \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e. Rude, filthy, and abusive, North Koreans seeking refuge in China were the worst of the worst. However, when Esther slipped inside North Korea for the first time and witnessed for herself the shocking conditions, she finally understood: they acted desperate, because they were.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsther gave her all to her mission. Although imprisoned and tortured by both North Korea and China, sometimes destitute and always in danger, having few resources and little time for family, for the past fifteen years Esther has faithfully spread aid and the gospel witness to North Koreans. \u003ci\u003eSmuggling Light\u003c\/i\u003e is her true tale of bravery, humility, and complete reliance on the mighty hand of God in one of the darkest nations in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene Bach is a pseudonym for a member of the Chinese underground church who, for security reasons, does not wish to be identified. He has been working with the underground church in China for more than twenty years, helping them to establish forward missions bases in closed countries around the world, including Iraq and Syria. He worked with Esther for several years in China, helping to supply her with Bibles and other needed materials for her ministry. Eugene leads projects with the Chinese missions movement Back to Jerusalem, which provides essential support for Chinese missionaries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and he has written books about the underground church in China, North Korea, and Iran. His other books with Whitaker House include \u003ci\u003eShackled\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChina and End-Time Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e I Stand with Christ\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eISIS: The Heart of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKidnapped by a Cult\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLeaving Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Church\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEsther, a pseudonym, grew up in a small town in northern China, caught between two cultures: rejected by the Chinese for being an ethnic minority, and rejected by fellow Chinese-Koreans for having a grandfather who was a staunch Christian. After her conversion, Esther tirelessly spread the gospel to North Koreans, as this book recounts. Because of concerns for their safety, Esther and her family have recently fled China, and now live outside the country.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52468114555187,"sku":"9781629117928","price":25.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/27jALJOHLT9781629117928.webp?v=1759355677","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/smuggling-light-one-womans-victory-over-persecution-torture-and-imprisonment-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}