Tensions continue to rise with North Korea.

From nuclear tests to rocket launches and now the imprisonment of two U.S. Journalists, you wouldn't think this would be a positive time in U.S.- North Korean relations.

But this past April, there was actually a glimmer of hope as the Christian music group Casting Crowns was invited to perform inside North Korea.

Click the player to watch the interview with Casting Crowns lead singer Mark Hall by CBN News International Correspondent Gary Lane.

Click here to watch part two of the CBN News interview with Mark Hall.