Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
According to Pastor Rob McCoy, Charlie Kirk spoke those words to South Korean Pastor Son just four days before Charlie was murdered. Now McCoy is working to honor the promise his friend made.
McCoy explains how he first became involved in South Korea through Build Up Korea, a Christian-led conservative youth movement founded by Mina Kim. During those trips, he met Pastor Son, pastor of a large church in Busan who kept his church open during COVID restrictions and later organized massive demonstrations across South Korea.
McCoy eventually brought Charlie Kirk to South Korea and introduced him to Pastor Son. With Son facing the possibility of arrest, Charlie pledged to do what he could to help.
Days later, Pastor Son was arrested. McCoy says he spent five months in solitary confinement. Charlie never got the opportunity to follow through on his promise, so McCoy decided he would.
In this conversation, McCoy shares how he traveled back to South Korea, visited Pastor Son in prison, filled his pulpit during his absence and joined pastors protesting his imprisonment. After Son's release, McCoy learned he could face prison again.
That led to a new goal: bring Pastor Son to the United States, tell his story and secure a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Now, McCoy says that meeting has been secured.
“It’s the best I can do, is to honor the promise my friend made. And I know Charlie would have done this.”
Watch the full conversation to hear McCoy explain what is happening in South Korea and why he believes Pastor Son’s case matters far beyond one church or one country.
According to Pastor Rob McCoy, Charlie Kirk spoke those words to South Korean Pastor Son just four days before Charlie was murdered. Now McCoy is working to honor the promise his friend made.
McCoy explains how he first became involved in South Korea through Build Up Korea, a Christian-led conservative youth movement founded by Mina Kim. During those trips, he met Pastor Son, pastor of a large church in Busan who kept his church open during COVID restrictions and later organized massive demonstrations across South Korea.
McCoy eventually brought Charlie Kirk to South Korea and introduced him to Pastor Son. With Son facing the possibility of arrest, Charlie pledged to do what he could to help.
Days later, Pastor Son was arrested. McCoy says he spent five months in solitary confinement. Charlie never got the opportunity to follow through on his promise, so McCoy decided he would.
In this conversation, McCoy shares how he traveled back to South Korea, visited Pastor Son in prison, filled his pulpit during his absence and joined pastors protesting his imprisonment. After Son's release, McCoy learned he could face prison again.
That led to a new goal: bring Pastor Son to the United States, tell his story and secure a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Now, McCoy says that meeting has been secured.
“It’s the best I can do, is to honor the promise my friend made. And I know Charlie would have done this.”
Watch the full conversation to hear McCoy explain what is happening in South Korea and why he believes Pastor Son’s case matters far beyond one church or one country.
