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    Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea
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    Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea

    By Kenneth Bae and Mark Tabb

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    For the first time since his two-year imprisonment in North Korea, Kenneth Bae recounts his dramatic ordeal in vivid detail. While leading a tour group into the most shrouded country on the planet, Bae is stopped by officials who immediately confiscate his belongings. With his computer hard drive in hand the officers begin their interrogation and Bae begins his unexpected decent into North Korean obscurity. Bae’s family and friends make immediate appeals to the United States government asking for his release. With his family waiting patiently for any news of Kenneth’s well-being, Bae is forced to rely solely on his faith for his survival. At his lowest point, Bae is confronted with the reality that he may not make it out alive. Not Forgotten is a riveting true story of one man’s fight for survival against impossible odds.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMay 3, 2016
    ISBN9780718079642
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    Kenneth Bae

    Kenneth Bae was born in Seoul, Korea on August 1, 1968. His family immigrated to the United States in 1985. Kenneth went to high school in California and attended the University of Oregon and Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He held multiple jobs in sales and marketing until he moved to China in 2006. After years of managing his cultural-exchange business and missionary work, he transitioned into travel and tourism industry in 2010 planning trips for the DPRK (North Korea). Kenneth had a passion to introduce westerners to the untainted beauty of the landscape and people of North Korea and was excited to contribute to their economic development. He is a licensed preacher in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), an ordained Southern Baptist pastor, and has been working with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) since 2005. Kenneth is a husband and a father of three children, ages eighteen to twenty-five.

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    • 5/5
      A missionary from the USA is imprisoned in North Korea for 2 years. He used this time to praise God and be an example of Christ to his captors. An inside look into North Korea and one man's incredible faith.

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    • 5/5
      The timing of my reading this book is eery. Just yesterday, Otto Warmbier, a young student who had been held in North Korea as a prisoner, passed away. His death is a tragic reminder of the brutal North Korean government. Kenneth Bae's story might have had the same tragic ending had God not intervened.Not Forgotten is the autobiography of Kenneth Bae, an American missionary who was imprisoned for over two years by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). His arrest and imprisonment came as he led a group of prayer warriors into the nation. What Bae endured is frightening. I think about my trips overseas. How would I respond if I was separated from my family for two Christmases? For multiple birthdays? Through health crisis after health crisis? In a labor camp that berated me daily with propaganda? Kenneth Bae's story is one of amazing courage, unbelievable faith, and the power of God. At every turn, God shapes Bae's heart for His greater glory. I devoured this book over two short days. I could barely put it down. Kenneth Bae, though relatively unknown, deserves to be held up as a modern day hero in ecclesiastical circles. This book would be a great read for just about anyone. I highly recommend it!

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