Under the same sky : from starvation in North Korea to salvation in America

Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0544705270 
ISBN 13
9780544705272 
LCCN
2014039686 
OCLC
898334288 
Category
Christian Ethics ( 當代倫理 )  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2016 
Publisher
Pages
273 
Subject
HV640 
Abstract
Inside the hidden and mysterious world of North Korea, Joseph Kim lived a young boy's normal life until he was five. Then disaster struck: the first wave of the Great Famine, a long, terrible ordeal that killed millions, including his father, and sent others, like his mother and only sister, on desperate escape routes into China. Alone on the streets, Joseph learned to beg and steal until finally, in desperation, he too crossed a frozen river to escape to China. A kindly Christian woman took him in and kept him hidden from the authorities. And through an underground network of activists, he was spirited to the American consulate, becoming one of just a handful of North Koreans to be brought to the United States as refugees. Joseph knew no English and had never been a good student. Yet the kindness of his foster family changed his life. He became a dedicated student, mastered English, and made it to college, where he is now thriving thanks to his faith and inner strength.

 
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