JOY ELLEN YOON

A surprising discovery in the unlikeliest of places …

Joy Yoon and her husband spent more than ten years as humanitarian NGO workers in one of the word’s foreboding and closed societies. What she learned there will surprise you and challenge your preconceptions. In a nation known for oppression and isolation, Joy and Stephen Yoon discovered the answer is a resounding yes. For over 17 years, this ordinary couple witnessed God's extraordinary love piercing through the shadows, transforming their own hearts and the lives of those they encountered.

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Crossing the Divide

Discovering joy

PRAISEs FOR DISCOVERING JOY:
TEN YEARS IN NORTH KOREA

“Pulls back the curtain on a country of lovable people”
Don Mosley - Habitat of Humanity

“A rare view of everyday North Korea”
Scott Snyder - Council on Foreign Relations

“… among a handful Americans who know North Korea from the inside out”
John C. Bowling - Olivet Nazarene University

about joy ellen yoon

Joy Ellen Yoon is an Author, a Director of a non-profit organization, a special needs Teacher, a Wife and a Mother of five who has lived in North Korea for over a decade. Her experience living as a third-culture child brings forth a unique perspective and understanding about North Korea - challenging readers to look beyond the surface and discover the everyday people living in that nation.