FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements.  Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. 

If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.

Meet Persecuted Christian, Kim Tae Jin

Kim Tae Jin finds it difficult to talk. The contrast between his life in North Korea and his life now in Seoul are too great. "The most difficult thing for me," he says quietly, "is making decisions. Freedom of choice is unknown in North Korea. The Party told us what to do. We were treated as a group, not as individuals," recalls Kim. "As I got older my doubts grew about the propaganda the government fed us." 

With the hope of a better life, Kim fled to China. There he heard about Jesus for the first time when a Christian gave him a Bible. After four short months, Kim was arrested and repatriated back to North Korea where he was sent to camp number 15... the dreaded Yodok labor camp. 

"I was very afraid. Even though I had not yet accepted Jesus I prayed. In prison they beat me with sticks. At night, with only a thin, torn blanket, I had to endure a plague of fleas and lice in my cold cell." Forced to wake up at three each morning Kim's day was spent in hard labor. With so little food he sometimes caught rats, snakes or frogs to stay alive. "I saw people dying of hunger and sickness," he says with tears in his eyes. "Anyone captured trying to escape was publicly executed. Prisoners were treated worse than cattle." 

One day, by chance, Kim met a Christian. "I never expected to meet Christians in Yodok. The man was the leader of a group who called themselves the Community of Love." He invited Kim to confess his sins... but he refused fearful that if discovered he would be tortured. Kim quietly adds, "One day an informant betrayed the group. I watched as they grabbed hold of my friends arm so tightly that it died and had to be amputated. After that, he and the other Christians were sent to an even stricter camp. You do not get out of a camp like that alive." 

Kim's last day in Yodok was April, 10 1992. Escaping again from North Korea he crossed the border into China where he met a Christian. It was here that he finally accepted His Word as truth and was baptized. Today Kim lives in South Korea. He uses every opportunity to talk about North Korea, especially about the Christians. "My personal message is this, show an interest in my country. Pray for it. We need your support."

Please Pray For:

• Protection for Christians in North Korea; that they have opportunities to discretely share the gospel with family and neighbor
• For the growth of the underground church in North Korea.
• For Christians who operate safe houses in China and help refugees.

PRAYING FOR HEALING, COMFORT, STRENGTH, WISDOM & UNDERSTANDING...

LaReign Hodges  
Mike Kunkle
Jimmy Leonovich
Walter Rohm
Carol Smoke

Washburn's son, Steven 

Virgil Webb
Sharon Wren's sister, Kathy 

MONTHLY MISSIONS UPDATE

"For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor with a shield." Psalm 5:12

A word from our missionaries, Alan & Alei Hussey with Action International in Manila, Philippines:

The feeding programs are going well and we have begun linking our church here, Greenhills Christian Fellowship South Metro (GCFSM), with the ministry which is exciting. We have teachers volunteering their time, people leading games, and supporting the ministry in many other ways. Its great to see our church here step up and get involved in these ways. 

The video ministry is going well also but I have so many projects going on now.  Please pray for the ability to do each one well to the glory of God. If you would like to see the videos I have completed thus far please click on this link.

Please pray for our support. Last furlough (2011) we had set a budget for our work here in the Philippines. We came to the field 100% funded, and 2 years in the field, our support has dropped and we are $500.00 short of our budget every month. Please pray that support would pick up again until our next furlough. Our next furlough will be the summer of 2016.

We are so thankful for what the Lord is doing here and are so blessed to be a part of it. Thank you for your partnership with us in this ministry. God is good!

Sincerely in Christ,Adam, Alei & Eliana