A Canadian pastor is missing in North Korea.

Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, the head of the 3,000 member Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, was scheduled to return home from a visit to North Korea one month ago.  No one has heard from the pastor since that time.

“[Lim] left Toronto on Jan. 27 for Seoul, then flew to China and crossed over the northern border of North Korea into the Rajin region,” explained Lisa Pak, official spokesperson for both the family of Rev. Lim and Light Korean Presbyterian, told The Christian Post.  “[He] traveled to the Rajin region to continue support for the on-going ministry of orphanages, nursery and nursing homes.”

Pak said that Rev. Lim had traveled to North Korea many times previously and knew how to deal with the political situation in the region.

The Associated Press noted that the country had just lifted travel restrictions due to Ebola.

“Pak said they are not sure why they haven’t heard from him, but noted North Korea just lifted severe restrictions on foreign travel imposed last year to keep the Ebola virus from crossing its borders,” reported the AP.

“The already isolated country virtually closed its borders to foreigners last October, halting all non-essential visas and requiring those few foreigners allowed in to undergo three weeks of quarantine.”