Australian John Short was taken prisoner in North Korea after leaving gospel tracts near a Buddhist temple. He was repeatedly interrogated. He was forced to write a “confession” of his “crimes,” including the offense of wanting more North Koreans to follow Jesus Christ. He was facing years in prison—but he wasn’t afraid. “Fear and faith cannot exist within my heart at the same time,” he says.

And Short says that if God asked him today, he would happily go back to the “Hermit Kingdom.”

Mr. Short agreed to only two media interviews after his release; one of them was with The Voice of the Martyrs. Short shares how God strengthened him during his captivity, the Scriptures and earthly examples that most encouraged him, and how he managed to take a measure of control back from his captors — and even make them nervous.

Completely isolated during his captivity, Short was surprised on his release to learn that his story had become international news. He was deeply moved to learn that Christians in many nations were praying for him during his trial, including a group of Chinese house churches that prayed around the clock during his detention.

Mr. Short will also equip listeners with specific ways we can pray for North Korea.