Durihana Rescues
The prime ministry of Durihana is the safe rescue of North Koreans and the proclamation of the gospel to them. Once rescued, we serve them in every way possible and work with ministries who help the North Koreans after they have been rescued. For the children that are rescued, we provide food, housing, and quality schooling according to God’s provision. We help assimilate the children and adults into society in South Korea, or the United States, wherever they choose to live.
The majority of the people rescued are women and children. Most of them escape the country and cross in to China because they are seeking food or work. Once they find food in China, they take the supplies back to their starving families in North Korea. Very often, when a woman escapes North Korea and crosses into China, she is captured by human traffickers who then sell her as a bride or a sex slave. Some of these women have husbands back in North Korea. Since they do not have a Chinese identification, they live in hiding in China. If Chinese authorities catch them, they will be forcibly repatriated (sent back) to North Korea. When sent back, they are sent to prison camps or labor camps where they are “purged” of their crime against their country. “Purging” often means death.
