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Very few people have ever lived to speak about the atrocities committed in the dozens of labor camps spread across North Korea. And those who have escaped tell a story beyond belief. A recent interview with a missionary in North Korea tells of her imprisonment there: "I met one woman who was 25. She had been caught with a single Bible and had already (spent) three years (in prison). Another girl was only 19 years old. She was caught with four Bibles. She has since disappeared. The youngest prisoner in our camp was 9. He had wandered over the border in search for food. Prisoners are often beaten beyond recognition. Their bodies are like skeletons. My cellmate was former police. He confessed to personally executing two Christians. He was amazed they did not deny their faith in the face of death." We do not have a single photo or address of a North Korean prisoner. We ask for your prayers for our brothers and sisters in North Korea, and request you advocate on their behalf to their U.N. representative.