Crossing Borders

Crossing Borders Since 2003 we've helped North Korean refugees in China with food, medical assistance and job training.

Crossing Borders is a faith-based organization dedicated to helping North Korean refugees who cross the border to China for food and medical assistance. We also have several orphanages, which house children whose parents have abandoned or cannot take care of them.

Here’s what’s been happening in North Korean news this month:• Kim Jong Un states the US and North Korea can "get along"...
03/27/2026

Here’s what’s been happening in North Korean news this month:

• Kim Jong Un states the US and North Korea can "get along" if Washington accepts the North as a permanent nuclear-armed power

• South Korea replaces the English term "defector" with "North Korean-born citizen" to emphasize their legal rights

• Beijing aggressively revives economic and infrastructure ties to North Korea

• North Korean author and speaker Han Song-mi serves as a mentor for refugees

Read the stories:

https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/blog/top-headlines-from-north-korea-march-2026/2026/3/24





03/20/2026

Children in South Korea were taught to call 113 if they thought they spotted a North Korean spy. Some of the 'clues' given in school were wild, like 'an old man running' or a suspicious wig.

North Koreans are among the poorest people in the world, they are the least economically free, the Christians there have...
03/20/2026

North Koreans are among the poorest people in the world, they are the least economically free, the Christians there have been the most severely persecuted, and the North Korean government systematically denies its citizens basic civil, religious, and political rights.

Learn more:
https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/north-korean-refugees

Pray for North Koreans:• For those facing suffering and starvation in North Korea• For those in North Korean prison camp...
03/11/2026

Pray for North Koreans:

• For those facing suffering and starvation in North Korea
• For those in North Korean prison camps facing death and oppression
• For refugees in China seeking safety and hope for life

Request a 7-day prayer booklet:

https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/pray

03/07/2026

A dance teacher in Pyongsong was arrested for teaching Western-style dance moves like hip hop and K-pop to students. Sadly, it appears some of the children involved may have also been arrested for these lessons. Dancing shouldn't lead to arrest.

03/04/2026

Hosts Sug Shin and Dan Chung explore North Korea’s recent arrest of a woman for teaching children K-Pop dance moves. They wade into North Korea’s recent history with South Korean media, North Korea’s own attempts to start a pop group, Dan’s experiences with North Korean entertainers/waitresses/spies and much more.
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMgRdG8RJrE

Yeonnalligi, also known as kite-flying, is a popular activity during the Korean Lunar New Year. It is a joyful and symbo...
02/16/2026

Yeonnalligi, also known as kite-flying, is a popular activity during the Korean Lunar New Year. It is a joyful and symbolic activity, considered as a way to let go of old worries and send wishes for the New Year into the sky. For Korean defectors in China who are in hiding because of their illegal status, let us pray that they may cast their worries and care on God, who cares for them.

1 Peter 5:7

Learn more about North Koreans refugees:
https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/north-korean-refugees

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