In May it was reported that Pastor Han Chung-Ryeol, 49, was brutally murdered on April 30, in Changbai, China. He pastored a Three-Self Church near the North Korean border, and helped countless North Koreans come to know Christ. He leaves behind a wife, a son and a daughter. He is believed to have been killed by North Koreans, who probably returned home after the attack. In February, their government issued an order for Pastor Han to be kidnapped, brought to North Korea and interrogated. Despite the threat, Pastor Han continued his work. Since planting his church in 1993, he had helped orphans, sex-trafficked women, soldiers and the famine-starved, among others. North Koreans often said they could ‘see his heart,’ which helped them trust him as he nurtured them spiritually. Ask God to replace this lovely man with thousands more to carry on the work he and others are doing for North Korean refugees.