article_snippet: The Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, went to North Korea on a humanitarian trip as Canadian pastor had done over a hundred times before, said Lisa Pak, a spokeswoman for Canadian pastor church, based in Mississauga, Ontario.
article_snippet: On January 30, Lim traveled to North Korea from China with a companion from the church who last spoke with Lim the following day.
article_snippet: Lim was scheduled to return February 4 from what was described as a "routine" trip to Rajin, in northeastern North Korea, where the Light Korean Presbyterian Church supports a nursery, orphanage and nursing home, according to the Light Korean Presbyterian Church.
article_snippet: the Light Korean Presbyterian Church has formally requested help in finding Lim from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, and has contacted the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang, which provides consular help for citizens of the United States, Canada and Australia, which do not have diplomatic ties with North Korea.
article_snippet: In 1986, Lim immigrated to Canada from North Korea with Lim wife and son.
article_snippet: Lim speaks fluent Korean and leads a 3,000-member church.
article_snippet: Pak, a 3,000-member church's spokeswoman, said Pak, the church's spokeswoman doesn't believe Lim would have engaged in any type of proselytizing, which is prohibited in North Korea.
highlights_snippet: Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, speaks Korean fluently and has visited North Korea numerous times .
  