North Korea (MNN) ? For the 10th straight year, North Korea tops the Open Doors World Watch List as the country where Christians face the most severe persecution.

Over the weekend as I was remembering the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, I was reading this brand new book by the Reverend Eric Foley called These Are the Generations.

Did you know that there are about 100,000 Christians living in North Korea? Amazing statistic isn't it. Watch today's CBN News package on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church and those in North Korea who are followers of Jesus.

What's happening in North Korea is cultivation of an image. "He's doing that in his hair style, he's doing that in his clothing. For us, looking on from the outside, we don't necessarily think that immediately; but to the people of North Korea who ultimately are his audience, they would see that instantly."

Earlier today on our The Voice of the Martyrs Facebook page we shared a little bit about how North Korea tells people that there is poison on the balloons that come into North Korea from South Korean. North Korea is a restricted nation and persecutes Christians constantly. Please pray for believers in North Korea and also for the efforts of the ministry of VOM that the balloons that are delivering the word of God will get into the hands of those who will cherish them.

A few days ago we let you know about a special offer that The Voice of the Martyrs is offering for the month of June, to anyone who donates to us and specifies their donation to help our ministry in North Korea.

Brother Jo, a former member of the Communist Party in North Korea, recently completed a year of Bible study and special training in preparation for gospel outreach work to his homeland. After escaping from North Korea, Jo realized he had been part of the great deception taught by the country's leaders. He once believed that the late communist dictators Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il were, respectively, god and the son of god, but Jo read the Bible for himself and met the real Savior, Jesus Christ.

One of the most restricted nations and oppressive nations to live in for Christians is North Korea.