The congregation of one of Canada’s largest churches welcomed their former pastor home on Sunday, the day after his return from North Korea, where he had been imprisoned for more than 2 1/2 years.
Hyeon Soo Lim, 62, sat in the front row of a packed worship hall at Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, a Toronto suburb. He was accompanied by family members, including his 1-year-old granddaughter, who was born while he was in captivity.
Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who returned to Canada from North Korea after the DPRK released Lim on August 9, after being held for 31 months, holds his granddaughter beside his son James, at the Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on August 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
