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1. Security Department Pressures Defector Families Ahead of Chuseok... Even Mobilizing Fake Brokers

Security Department building in a North Korean border region. /Photo=DailyNK
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It has been reported that Security Department agents in some parts of North Korea are recently sending fake remittance brokers to the homes of defector families. This is a form of 'testing' designed to check if defector families comply with the mandatory reporting of remittances, and it is said that some families are falling for the trap. For instance, in mid-September, a person identified as 'A,' disguised as a remittance broker, visited the home of a defector family in Chongjin City. A demanded to take a photo, using the defector's name and saying, "Your relative asked me to send the money only if I take a picture." However, the family, suspicious that this method was different from the usual, refused, saying, "We won't accept that money," and turned A away. A source said, "The security agents are approaching defector families now because they know defectors send money to their relatives ahead of Chuseok (Korean harvest festival). Since there are almost no voluntary reports, the agents have started to investigate directly." He added, "The agents are determined to use this opportunity to arrest remittance brokers and privately pocket the recovered money, which is making it increasingly difficult for defector families to receive funds."
[ October 2, 2025, DailyNK / Read Article: https://buly.kr/2qZDBT0 ]
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“The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.” (Psalm 121:5-7)
- Recently, North Korea's Security Department has been strictly cracking down on and punishing remittances to defector families by sending fake, disguised brokers. Lord, please protect the defector families in North Korea. Will you personally judge the security agents who harass your people and steal their money, going so far as to send fake remittance brokers?
- Please ensure that remittances to defector families proceed safely this Chuseok. May the money sent through defector families supply daily food and necessities to the North Korean people suffering from extreme food shortages, and may their lives and health be preserved until peaceful unification under the Gospel is achieved.
- Through the movement to directly aid the North Korean people, may God's love and the Gospel be delivered to them, leading many to accept Jesus Christ.
- Please comfort the hearts of defectors who cannot visit their hometowns during the holidays. At this time, may the church serve the defectors with God's love and share the Gospel, so that non-believing defectors may come to faith in Jesus and be saved.
2. North Korea Focuses Efforts on Ideological Education for 2030 Youth... But the Youth are 'Cold'

Photo: Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the North Korean Workers' Party, reported on July 5 that "more than 60 young people in North Pyongan Province volunteered for the main front of socialist construction." /Photo=Rodong Sinmun·News1
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It is reported that despite North Korea's intensified efforts to prevent youth defection through ideological education, resentment towards the perfunctory lessons continues to grow among the youth. A lecture held at the Kaechon City Youth League meeting in late September mainly addressed the history of the North Korean youth movement, the duties and roles of Youth League members, and the 'Three Major Tasks that the Youth League must grasp and carry out,' contained in a letter from Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un. The North Korean authorities organize these lectures with the goal of raising the ideological consciousness of the youth, but the majority of young people criticize them as 'mere formalities.' Furthermore, as the rationing system has collapsed and the youth must solve all problems through self-reliance, they are not sincerely responsive to the authorities' emphasis on socialist ideology. The source added, "The state is making various efforts to make the youth the main force of the system, but their ideological emphasis is failing to yield results."
[ October 2, 2025, DailyNK / Read Article: https://buly.kr/FsJHlsf ]
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“They set up kings, but not by me; they made princes, but I did not acknowledge them. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, that they might be cut off.” (Hosea 8:4)
- Although the North Korean authorities are strengthening ideological education to prevent youth defection, the youth who have had to rely on self-reliance are showing cynical reactions. Lord, may the North Korean regime not brainwash its residents with loyalty and socialist ideology to protect the three-generation dictatorship of the Kim family, but instead truly serve its people and prioritize their food, clothing, housing, and livelihoods.
- May external information, such as world news, South Korean news, and K-POP, continue to flow into North Korea, allowing the entire population, including the youth, to correctly understand the situation in both Koreas and the world, to yearn for a free democratic unification, and not be deceived by the Kim family's idolization and socialist ideological education.
3. Satellite Captures North Korean Residents Mobilized for 'Military Parade'... Likely to Unveil New ICBM

Photo: KBS News Report Screen
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Satellite images have captured North Korea preparing a large-scale military parade ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Party's founding. The rehearsal area in Pyongyang's Sadong District shows soldiers lined up at regular intervals, estimated to be up to 13,000 people. Next to them, 700 to 800 military trucks are also lined up. This is in preparation for the Workers' Party 80th anniversary military parade on October 10th, with preparations underway for three months. In particular, there is a possibility that the new solid-fuel ICBM 'Hwasong-20,' which has completed engine tests, will be displayed in this parade. Attention is also focused on whether the 'secret weapon' mentioned by Chairman Kim Jong Un will be unveiled. Preparations are also in full swing at Kim Il Sung Square. A mobilization of at least 80,000 residents is expected. This is seen as an attempt to display regime solidarity both domestically and internationally through massive parades and propaganda events to mark the 80th anniversary of the Party's founding.
[ October 2, 2025, KBS / Read Article: https://buly.kr/4xYIxJb ]
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“No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength. ... Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and shield.” (Psalm 33:16, 20)
- North Korea is preparing a large-scale military parade ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party's founding, with at least 80,000 residents expected to be mobilized. Lord, may the North Korean regime stop spending vast sums on military force displays and idolization, and instead prioritize the lives of its residents who are suffering from extreme hardship.
- May all South Korean leaders and citizens remember that the two Koreas are currently in an armistice and remain vigilant, never lowering their guard on national defense and security.