# 52: Crossing Borders Co-Founder Dan Chung on the North Korean Refugee Crisis and What His Organization is Doing to Help

In this episode, Darren Reinke chats with the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Crossing Borders. Dan shares stories of hope from some of the North Korean women he has worked with over the last 20 years, the spark that led him to creating Crossing Borders, his personal definition of Greatness, and so much more!

Crossing Borders is a non-profit dedicated to helping North Korean refugees who cross the border into China for food and medical assistance. They are a faith-based organization devoted to helping these refugees and their children live safe, healthy and productive lives.

 Show Notes:

• Understanding the North Korean refugee crisis [00:46]
• When Dan became aware of the crisis and his spark to take action [3:44]
• How Dan established a nonprofit to directly solve the crisis [6:20]
• How Dan steered their nonprofit away from an American centric view and created a real organization [8:38]
• How Dan overcame the challenges associated with raising money [10:43]
• Describing early day challenges of having to overcome the American stereotypes many North Korean’s believed [12:51]
• Understanding the services Crossing Borders provides [16:48]
• How Crossing Borders successfully grows their community despite the need for high levels of secrecy [20:40]
• The key differences Dan sees between for profit and nonprofit organizations [21:57]
• What Dan has learned about himself as a leader over the last ten years [24:27]
• Dan’s personal definition of Greatness [27:33]
• What’s next for Crossing Borders [31:15]