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It began to rain in torrents around 1 a.m. Perhaps because of this, the sentries moved to another place. It was the second miracle. I came down the mountain and put my feet into the swift current. I crossed the river fearing for my life.

After crossing the river, I went into a Chinese house. The owner was a Christian, and he wanted to help me.

He asked me if I had any acquaintances there. I remembered the radiophone number of a Chinese person whom I had met during my first escape. This person usually turned off his radiophone at night, but that night he happened to sleep with the phone turned on. The ringing sound of the phone woke him up. It was the third miracle.

It was August 3, 1998, and a new day was breaking.

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Other Christianity Today articles on North Korea include:

Criminal Faith | Going nuclear, North Korea allows worship only of its dictator. (July 08, 2003)

Helping Refugees Run Roadblocks | No nation wants North Koreans, but Christians rally to their cause. (March 17, 2003)

Fleeing North Korea | Christians among the thousands making their way to China. (Oct. 7, 2002)

Persecution Summit Takes Aim at Sudan, North Korea | Christian leaders issue second "Statement of Conscience." (May 2, 2002)

South Koreans Help Neighbors (Aug. 9, 1999)

Famine Toll Exceeds 1 Million (Oct. 5, 1998)

Editorial: North Korea's Hidden Famine | The poor and the weak should not have to starve due to the policies of their government. (May 19, 1997)

Evangelicals Plead for Korean Aid (April 7, 1997)

Bearing the Cross focused on North Korea in 2001.

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