ISBN: 0882893068

This book is a dynamic and moving story of faith, love, and compassion. It will deeply move and challenge all who read it. Dr. Hong is a giant for God in this generation." --Jerry Falwell… More...

This book is a dynamic and moving story of faith, love, and compassion. It will deeply move and challenge all who read it. Dr. Hong is a giant for God in this generation." --Jerry Falwell, from the foreword "From a hovel in a North Korean town and the status of beggar that is total destitution, through dungeon, fire, and sword, to a place of high respect and honor, Dr. Hong's story will make you laugh, cry, and sigh. You will share the torture of a tyrant's regime, the dreams of an intensely patriotic citizen, and the tenderness of human love." --Pastor Donald Sheley "Life is like a banquet in a strange land. Great expectation precedes some of the dishes while caution hinders the complete enjoyment of others. As a guest, one is expected to taste and experience each course. Some of the courses are delightful, others are not, but all are given by a concerned host and must be received and appreciated. That is my philosophy of life, a philosophy which I have been practicing at life's banquet for fifty-two years." So begins the story of Dr. Woo Jun Hong in Beggar at the Banquet. When he was living in a humble home in the village of Um-Jang Ni in North Korea, Woo Jun Hong had no idea what sweet and bitter courses lay ahead. He would experience imprisonment and persecution at the hands of the North Korean Communists; a daring escape to freedom in South Korea; trials and successes in starting life anew; and the desire to help all the hungry, war-orphaned children, and share his beli biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,education and reference,educators,leaders and notable people,professionals and academics,religious,schools and teaching Schools & Teaching, Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated<