Breaking Down North Korea: Refugees in South Korea | Crossing Borders #northkorea #crossingborders

North Korean refugees who are plunged into this futuristic world called South Korea often find it disorienting. The lights, the language and the modern pressures to keep up can be overwhelming. Compounded by the severe traumas many North Korean defectors have endured, one can easily see why the North Korean population in South Korea is faring so poorly. Although having a normal life is very difficult for North Koreans, finding a support network can make a significant difference in reaching a sense of normalcy.

The overwhelming majority of North Korean refugees choose South Korea for the following reasons:

1. Citizenship - they are granted immediate citizenship in South Korea because, according to the South Korean constitution, all North Koreans are South Korean citizens.

2. A jump start - they receive a lump sum payout, which has been equivalent to $20,000 USD in the past, though this payout has decreased throughout the years.

3. Language - the two Koreas share the same language. North Koreans do not need to learn a whole new language when they arrive in their new country.

Read more about what life is like in South Korea for many North Korean defectors
https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/blog/refugees-in-south-korea/2020/10/22

How you can help:
1. Pray - pray that the love of Christ would reach North Korea and their people; pray for North Korean defectors and their safety wherever they might be
2. Share - the grave issue of human trafficking and bride trafficking from North Korea is an unknown problem in the world. Share and raise awareness with your church, friends and family
3. Give - Crossing Borders has helped hundreds of North Koreans in both China and South Korea since 2003

Crossing Borders Ministry is a Christian, faith-based 501(c)3 non-profit that offers assistance to North Korean refugees and their children living in China and South Korea.
https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/about-crossing-borders

Elim House is a new initiative launched in 2020 to provide respite housing to battered North Korean women who live in South Korea. Learn more here:
https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/elimhouse

Help North Korean defectors
https://www.crossingbordersnk.org/north-korean-defectors

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