Source: Back to Jerusalem, April 13, 2026
In February of this year, BTJ hosted a Hackers Conference to focus on ways to smuggle Bibles into North Korea. One method to deliver Bibles into closed nations like North Korea is by drone. This is why BTJ has a dedicated hackers team to help develop the newest drone technology that focuses on getting Bibles into closed countries.
Oftentimes, our hackers can learn a lot from what others are doing on the ground, and this year, they were surprised to see how cheap homemade unauthorized drones could easily breach North Korean defenses.
Early this year, several civilian drones reportedly flew over North Korea. These were just simple, cheap, non-military drones, but they were able to go for considerable distances before being detected. In some cases, the drones were flown into North Korea and back out again without anyone in North Korea even knowing it.
BTJ is currently working on special drones that cannot be discussed in public, but the capability to deliver Bibles safely and largely undetected in closed countries is an amazing development in 2026.
In another story from BTJ, a pastor reports that at least 100 Muslim converts have been baptized in Afghanistan so far this year.