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Crossing the Divide: Learning to Love in North Korea
Is God at work in the darkest places?
In a nation known for oppression and isolation, Joy and Stephen Yoon discovered the answer is a resounding yes. For over 17 years, this ordinary couple witnessed God's extraordinary love piercing through the shadows, transforming their own hearts and the lives of those they encountered.
In Crossing the Divide, the Yoons offer an eyewitness perspective on North Korean life and share powerful lessons
What it looks like to boldly follow God’s call on your lifeGod's heart for the forsaken and how he is at work in unexpected ways and placesLoving your neighbor, even when it's costlyHope for reconciliation and healing, both personally and globally
More than a memoir, Crossing the Divide, challenges you to see others through Heaven's eyes. By the final page, you'll view the estranged, the opposing, and the seemingly hopeless in a new light.
For 17 years, Stephen and Joy have served as Christian humanitarian workers in North Korea, raising their family inside there for 11 years. They are the founders of IGNIS Community, focusing on humanitarian outreach, social entrepreneurship, and medical treatment and education.
In a nation known for oppression and isolation, Joy and Stephen Yoon discovered the answer is a resounding yes. For over 17 years, this ordinary couple witnessed God's extraordinary love piercing through the shadows, transforming their own hearts and the lives of those they encountered.
In Crossing the Divide, the Yoons offer an eyewitness perspective on North Korean life and share powerful lessons
What it looks like to boldly follow God’s call on your lifeGod's heart for the forsaken and how he is at work in unexpected ways and placesLoving your neighbor, even when it's costlyHope for reconciliation and healing, both personally and globally
More than a memoir, Crossing the Divide, challenges you to see others through Heaven's eyes. By the final page, you'll view the estranged, the opposing, and the seemingly hopeless in a new light.
For 17 years, Stephen and Joy have served as Christian humanitarian workers in North Korea, raising their family inside there for 11 years. They are the founders of IGNIS Community, focusing on humanitarian outreach, social entrepreneurship, and medical treatment and education.
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 15, 2024
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May 17, 2025
This first-hand account of living in North Korea will shift how you think about the North Korean people. it's so easy to engage in a process of othering, even as Christians, the anecdote of which is to draw nearer. This book helps you to do that. I will likely never step foot in North Korea, but because of this book, I feel a little bit closer and can appreciate the culture just a little bit more. Love is without boundaries, and that's what these authors convey as they share how they learned to love the people of North Korea.
February 13, 2025
Interesting book to learn about this family as they figured out how to serve in North Korea and how it blessed them while they were there.
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