You know how news stories move from one juicy item to the other, like kids in a candy store, each being overshadowed and replaced by the next? I’m reluctant to do that on this blog. Let’s face it, I’m not a news service anyway, and I’m not bound to talk about much other than turnaround theory. For me, there is a certain fascination here. Aijalon Mahli Gomes and Robert Park are two young men who were inspired to risk their lives for a cause. They didn’t just talk about doing something; they did it. Right or wrong, smart or not–their actions are not mine to judge–these two guys walked straight into the bowels of what may be the most austere and uncertain place on the planet: North Korea.
When Robert Park was released, there was an expectation that he would speak out about his ordeal. It is going on two months, though, since he was granted freedom, and the world has yet to hear his end of the story. A recent article in “Christianity Today” had this to say: [Read more…] about Fasting for Aijalon Mahli Gomes and Robert Park