As North Korean threats of a missile attack appeared to cool this week, people
on the Pacific island where TWR maintains a powerful shortwave station breathed
a bit easier.
Although North Korea’s leader indicated
that he might change his mind and strike Guam anyway, an official of that U.S.
territory reportedly described the island’s population as “almost ecstatic”
about the decreased belligerence.
TWR’s major transmitting station on
Guam broadcasts the gospel daily to North Korea, where listeners face punishment
for tuning into programs not approved by the government.
Read more about this geopolitical
standoff and about specific ways you can pray for the people of Guam and North
Korea and for TWR staff members working on the island to minister to listeners
across Asia.