Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 7610 Plough Quarterly • Summer 2015 You’ve visited North Korea to help distribute humanitarian aid. What is it like? I met many good people and saw much beauty while traveling through North Korea. I also saw a society trapped in great deception. I felt like I was operating inside a vast cult much of the time. I realized that people in the North have as little understanding of the vast gulf as those in the South. One of my colleagues praised my concern about preparing for reunification, but said my efforts were unnecessary: “We speak the same language. We are one culture. We will unite without difficulty.” That is an assumption I’ve seen in both the North and South. Unfortu- nately, it is far from the truth. What special challenges do you see in bringing the gospel to the North? We need to develop a spirit of community and of cooperation. That means coming alongside North Koreans as brothers and sisters rather than as “experts” bringing something that we have and that they need. We must go in deep humility and understand that this is a cross- cultural work – a task that will require much preparation. Yet beyond these challenges, the greatest need is for unity within the church. If the present church, with all its competition and corruption, goes into the North, I fear people will be prevented from meeting Jesus Christ. And the materialism of South Korea could be devastating to the North. If the church’s division is such an obstacle, how can it be overcome? To seek true unity with God and with our brothers and sisters, we need to be humble, forgive others, and love each other. Then God will work among us. Only the Holy Spirit can bring repentance, forgiveness, healing, and true unity. If we experience the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we will be empowered for the task Christ asks of us – and that includes serving the people of North Korea and preparing for the reunifica- tion of Korea. I believe that this can happen, through the work of the Holy Spirit poured out upon this nation.  Interview by Won Maroo on April 21, 2015. the founders: archer and jane torrey as members, but most stay for shorter periods of communal work and worship. The Torreys tirelessly served these guests until Archer’s death in 2002 and Jane’s ten years later. About seventy people, including children, live at Jesus Abbey now, and about five thousand visit yearly. Anyone wishing to participate in Jesus Abbey’s Jubilee celebration in North America can join the weekend at Montrose Bible Conference (Pennsylvania), September 25–27, 2015. Find out about the Jesus Abbey’s reconciliation work at www.thefourthriver.org. Archer Torrey was born in China in 1918 to missionary parents. After working as a commercial sailor during World War II (he was a conscientious objector), in 1957 he was invited to Seoul to revive an Anglican seminary. Soon Archer and his wife Jane were dreaming of a place in South Korea where people could find Jesus and experience God’s justice. So in 1965, with their son Ben and a few volunteers, they moved to the Taebaek Moun- tains to start building what became Jesus Abbey. A stream of people soon poured through the community, and hasn’t stopped since. Some join