North and South Korean athletes take a selfie together at the Olympics x.com/i/status/18185…

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Very few of us will have the privilege of being an Olympian. But we can all have the Olympic spirit. As athletes take selfies together, let’s do our part in contributing to a peaceful and better world. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2024/8/7/…

We need peace. Consequences of division last over generations. Now is the time promote restoration on the Korean Peninsula. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2024/8/20…

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After more than four years, foreigners are finally starting to enter and visit North Korea! joyellenyoon.com/blog/2024/10/1…

In the midst of global conflicts, we need a leader who will create worldwide stability. Today let’s vote for peace! joyellenyoon.com/blog/2024/11/3…

Listen to our most recent podcast: Insight from a Western Couple’s Service in North Korea with Stephen and Joy Yoon! buzzsprout.com/2346838/episod…

DPRK is reopening its borders in the NE region of Rason! joyellenyoon.com/blog/2025/1/16…

North Korea to reopen to Chinese tourists as Pyongyang marathon revival looms cstu.io/e416f2

To celebrate the April holiday, Pyongyang has reopened its borders to foreigners. Praying for more fruitful and long-lasting international engagement as spring brings new beginnings. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2025/4/7/…

Eight years have passed since we packed up our belongings and took our family’s last flight out of N.Korea. Now that the US travel ban has been extended to a ninth year, a frigid chill remains in the icy relationship between our countries. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2025/5/15…

U.S. will need to put action to their words before the DPRK responds. North Korea knows that empty promises mean nothing.

As anti-ICE protests rise up over 45 cities across the US, it is clear that a deep division still penetrates America. Standing up for our convictions is essential, but we also have to be willing to cross that divide to bring healing to a broken nation. joyellenyoon.com/crossing-the-d…

"A minerals-for-security deal with North Korea would be a bold but difficult undertaking," says NCNK member Joel Wit. "However, a bold initiative may be the only way out of an increasingly dangerous situation that could well result in a devastating nuclear war." Read in full⬇️

Whatever move happens next, it’s clear that the DPRK is looking for action and not words. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2025/6/12…

Yes! We have to lead peace with our actions and not just empty words. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2025/6/12…

May we have the courage to love when that is the last thing we want to do. May we have the courage to bridge the divide instead of widening the gap, to go to those dark places and listen, to follow Christ as ambassadors of reconciliation. joyellenyoon.com/blog/2025/9/14…

UNICEF and the World Health Organization are preparing to send delegations to visit North Korea in November, multiple informed sources have told NK News, marking the first time international staff from the two agencies will enter since the pandemic began. Chad O'Carroll:

We will never forget the frigid temperatures we experienced in the North. But with proper winter footwear, we could feel warm from the bottom up. Consider giving a child living in these conditions the gift of warmth (literally) this giving season! igniscommunity.kindful.com/?campaign=1388…