North Korean Defector Escapes Horror, Sex Slavery and Now Has a Warning For America

"It is literally the darkest place on Earth. People are still fighting for ... food and drinking water. And the regime uses starvation as a tool to control the population." That's how North Korean defector-turned-U.S. citizen Yeonmi Park describes her childhood entrapped inside the confines of North Korea's borders. With no food, resources, or information about the outside world, Park was — like most North Koreans — in profound suffering. With no universal electricity, North Koreans are embroiled in literal and figurative darkness. "The only thing that we are allowed to believe and learn is about the propaganda that are being taught by the school teachers and by the regime," she recently told CBN's Faithwire. "It was a different planet. I did not even know what internet was." Before escaping North Korea and coming to America, Park had heard horrific ideas about the United States, believing Americans were "cold-blooded ... monsters" who would torture and harm North Koreans. "But I was lucky enough to escape to South Korea eventually, and that's when I heard that America was democracy," she said. "This is a country that respects human rights and respects people's religion on faith or thoughts. So, that was my idea. I thought, 'This was the home of the brave, the land of liberty.'" Park, who is out with a new book titled, “While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector’s Search for Freedom in America,” is warning, though, about some of the patterns she sees developing in America. The mother of a young American son, Park said she's afraid for the nation she now calls home. Watch her warning and incredible story of escaping North Korea and sex slavery to find freedom in the U.S. Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?s... SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family:    / cbnnewsonline   Like us on Facebook:   / cbnnews   Like us on Twitter:   / cbnnews   Follow us on Instagram:   / cbnnews   Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about other CBN programs: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about supporting CBN? http://www1.cbn.com/cbn-partners (and) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews