North Koreans are taught that Christians kill people to sell blood

A woman who was incarcerated at a North Korean prison camp has revealed that people living under the regime are taught to hate Christians and told that Christians kill people in order to sell their victims' blood.

The woman who goes by the pseudonym Hae Woo converted to Christianity in China during a failed attempt to escape her homeland, the National Catholic Register reported.

Hae Woo explained that she was taught to hate Christians because they are incapable of "revolutionary acts" and the regime considers every form of religion as "addictive and destructive."

"I heard stories about Christians who went to hospitals, enticed people into cellars, killed them there and sucked the blood out of their bodies so that they could sell it. The thought of it was horrifying to me," she said.

Hae Woo was able to convert other prisoners and form a secret church while she was still at the camp. She and the other converts would get together in restrooms or other unobserved rooms to worship on Sundays and holidays.

"I remained faithful, and God helped me to survive. Even more: He gave me a desire to evangelize among the other prisoners!" she exclaimed. "But I told God that I was too scared to do so. If I were caught, I would certainly be executed," she added.

Hae Woo eventually escaped to South Korea where she is free to practice her religion but many Christians still remain in prison camps.

The advocacy group Open Doors estimated that there are 200,000 to 400,000 Christians living in North Korea. About 50,000 to 70,000 may be languishing in labor camps.

For the last 14 years, the country has been ranked in the Open Doors World Watch List as the most dangerous place for Christians.

Parents often have to hide their faith from their own children to avoid being accidentally exposed to their neighbors or government officials. Many Christians have the desire to evangelize but they are forced to escape the country.