MICRONESIA 2012 - New Jung Family Missions Blog

Thank you all for following our missions blog. We have run out of memory on this current blog, so we are starting a second missions blog that will pick up where we have left off at: http://jungworldmissions2.blogspot.com. We invite you all to continue the journey with us as we carry the love and glory of God to the ends of the earth. This first blog will continue to be here if you want to access the archives. If you are one of our supporters, you can continue to make donations via PayPal on either this first blog or on the new second blog. The adventure continues....

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Christian, Christy, Jonas, Jordan and Justine Jung

GUAM 2012 - Breaking Generational Curses and Taotaomona

Hagatna, Guam

Friday, November 2, 2012

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Breaking Generational Curses

The other day a friend asked me what I enjoyed most about my time in Guam. I told her that I enjoyed the friendships that I've made and especially ministering to the clients at Oasis Empowerment Center who are coming out of addictions. For the last two weeks I've been able to teach some classes to these beautiful, yet broken women. Last week I taught on "living in the dash," the symbol on a gravestone between our date of birth and date of death. We talked about what people would write about us on our gravestones and then I had them write out their dreams, which addictions would only hinder us from living out. This week I started teaching on perceptions and identity; how we see ourselves, how others see us and how God sees us. Then I had them start to make their family trees to the best of their knowledge, especially identifying where in their family history there were patterns of addiction, abuse, divorce and other generational curses.

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Another worker took my class yesterday because I was sick, but today we prayed with all of the clients and specifically broke each one of these curses from their generation all the way through their parents, grandparents, great grandparents and further down their family line. It was an amazing time where these women received even more freedom. One of them said that their heart was racing as she started to pray. Another said that she felt heat through her whole body. All of them said that they felt a burden lift. We all have choices to make in life. Many times we have predispostions to patterns of sin because we have been handed down these patterns from our family. God said in Exodus 34:6 that He is "visiting iniquity of fathers on the sons and on the sons of sons, to the third and to the fourth generation." I believe that a key to recovery from addictions is breaking off generational curses from our lives. Another major curse that we broke off with the clients was Taotaomona, which is indigenous Chamorro spiritism. So many Chamorro people here in Guam practice Taotaomona without even thinking about it. I borrowed the following artice about Taotaomona from the internet so that you could see the darkness we are fighting against here in Guam...

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Taotaomona

The taotaomonas (people before recorded time) are the ghostly apparitions of the ancient people of Guahan. The indigeneous people of Guahan have occupied the islands during the Early Prelatte Phase (prior to 1485 BC to 500 BC), the Intermediate Prelatte Phase (500 BC to AD1), the Transitional Period (AD 1 to AD500-1000) and the Latte Period (AD 1000 to AD 1521) [reference pg 48 Tiempon I Manmofo'na by Scott Russell]. The Spanish-Chamoru War between 1671 and July 1695 resulted in the deaths of thousands native inhabitants (a great percentage due to European pathogens). Included in the collateral deaths were the manmakahnas (ancient medicine healers later dubbed suruhanos and suruhanas by the Spanish)whose spiritual leadership had been replaced by the Spanish clergy. Many of today's ancient Latte Stone sites were once villages burned and destroyed by the Spanish soldiers during that war. The Chamorus believe that roaming and inhabiting the jungles and caves of the Marianas are ancestral spirits with unresolved but determined purpose. Historian Benigno Palomo writes, "While it is often said that the ancient Chamorro had no organized priesthood, no temples and no defined religious creed, therefore, no rituals, according to Padre San Vitores 1669, the Chamorros venerated the spirits of their ancestors, called aniti. The aniti were sacred and powerful spirits who could help them. When angered, however, they could do harm. As a result, the spirits and relics of the dead, especially of one's ancestors, were feared and respected. The chamorros had rituals which were not completely revealed to the Spanish."

 

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Guam's indigenous Chamorus believe that the twilight before sunrise and the twilight at sunset are the periods when the spirits begin to stir and move through the land at night. The taotaomona commonly assumes the form of a male physically large and robust. Other metaphysical forms taken may be white lady aparitions accompanied by scents of flowers or lemon, large men or 'small children called duendes hiding under mushrooms'. Some of the taotaomonas are described as headless and having deformed bodies. The Spanish era traditional depiction is that they were giants but monstrously ugly. This ancient concept of ghost is incongruous "to Christian beliefs and referred to as pagan ghostly forest-men" [pg 89, The Chamorro]. The modern contemporary view however is that the taotaomona are living ancestral spirits. Mavis Warner Van Peenan, "Chamorro Legends on the Island of Guam 1945" wrote, "Could that ugliness be the self-deprecation that the Chamorro felt was required of him under conquest?" If a person gathers plants in a jungle, they must ask permission "gue'la yan gue'lo, kao sina yu' manule' tinanoum-mu ya yanggen matto hao gi tano'-hu fanule' ha sin mamaisen" in Chamorro. Mavis Warner Van Peenan writes, "The Taotaomona, being a strong man himself, disliked anyone weak. Therefore, a Chamorro talking to him, must disguise his present weakness, and talk loudly and boastfully. Thus his Taotaomona would be proud of him and never frighten him when he was walking along some dark night."

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The taotaomonas of Guahan are said to roam the jungles and are present around the ancient latte ruins, large basalt and coral boulders and caves, as well as amongst the thick dense hanging roots of the Banyan Trees. If you enter the jungles and disturb the taotaomonas, they may pinch you, leaving red marks or swellings on your body, or they may cause illnesses which are difficult to diagnose by conventional doctors.. The only treatment for this sickness is to visit a suruhana (Chamorro female traditional healer) or a suruhano (Chamorro male traditional healer). You may be given herbs or a massage as treatment but almost always you will be instructed to revisit the site where the illness began and ask forgiveness from the "guelotas and guelatas" or ancient grandparents for disturbing a burial site. The mindset of the Chamoru Culture is rooted on respect which is extended to those who have passed on beyond the world of the living. Those who enter the jungle, cave or an unexpected clearing under a large rooted tree without exhibiting proper respect will fall ill.

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When Chamorus exhibit strength bordering on the unnatural, the indigenous perspective assumes that that person actually believes he is empowered by and draws potency from the spiritual realm. The psychology of the supernatural is concomitant with physical strength. In "Guam and its People" by Laura Thompson 1947 Pg 176, "An interesting development in this regard is the concept of taotaomona partners. A few modern natives are believed to have such partners (called ga'chong) who give them physically enhanced strength. These men are recognized by the unusual feats of strength they are able to perform. According to one informant: "Some old people say that they have the power of taotaomona in them because their ancestors had taotaomona as partners. Such a partner can help you when you are alone but not in the presence of another person ... When the man dies his taotaomona partner tries to become attached to another member of the family and in this way causes illness in the family." The concept of taotaomona partners is a variation on the guardian spirit cult which has frequently been found in rapidly changing marginal cultures. It is one means by which individuals attempt to gain strength from their old culture and recapture its values in order to cope with the baffling problems presented by their changing environment ..." (thompson) Thompson states that the term maligna meaning "evil spirit" is taken from the Spanish. The Chamorus pronounce this as maknganiti designating a malignant being. Further note that the Spanish (Jun 15 1668-1898) designate the words "aniti or soul" as well as taotaomona (people before time) as evil spirits. The Indigenous Chamorus however refer to them as ancestors. Compiled by: Rudolph Villaverde

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Christian Jung

GUAM 2012 - Casting out Demons, Heavenly Transactions and Treasure Hunts

Hagatna, Guam

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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Guam Glory Chronicles Continued

So I was invited to fly back to Guam from Pohnpei by our friends, Rob and Allison Zimmerman to sort of fill in as the intern pastor at Zion Fellowship and Oasis Empowerment Center for three weeks while they were off island in the Philippines. After Christy and I prayed about it, we felt that God was giving us the green light to take them up on their offer. Let me just say, that when God leads you to do something, He delivers BIG TIME! I've been here in Guam for about a week and a half and I wanted to write a post on what's been happening here. The following stories are excerpts from my Facebook posts...

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Casting Out Demons

Started off the evening slamming doors on the enemy's face with the teens at youth group...ended the evening with two chili cheese burritos from Taco Bell. Gotta enjoy SOME creature comforts while I'm in Guam. :) [Facebook Post 10-18-2012]

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Acts 2:17, "God wen say, 'Dis wat I goin do in da last days, I goin make my Spirit take charge a all da peopo. Yoa boys an yoa girls goin talk fo me. Yoa young guys goin see spesho tings. An yoa old guys goin dream plenny dreams.'" (Da Jesus Book-Hawaii Pidgin)

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Ephesians 6:12, "Eh! Us guys get war now, you know! But we not fighting agains regula kine peopo wit skin an bones. We stay fighting agains da spirit leadas, agains da spirits dat get plenny power, agains da main gods dat stay in charge a dis dark world, agains da spirits wit power inside da sky dat you no can see, but dey bad kine." (Da Jesus Book-Hawaii Pidgin)

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Thank you all for your continued prayers. I just got back from a prayer meeting where a group of us cast a number of demons out of a woman who wanted to be free as she forgave those who had wronged her and then invited Jesus into her heart. I am not sure if there are many other things in life that bring me as much joy as looking into the shining face of someone who has just received deliverance from evil spirits! Satan freakin' lost out huge tonight! Jesus rules!!! [Facebook Post 10-20-2012]

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Luke 10:19, "Listen! I wen give you guys da power so you can walk on top da snakes an da scorpions, an you guys get da power fo win ova da guy dat stay agains us, da Devil. You guys get plenny mo power den da Devil get." (Da Jesus Book-Hawaii Pidgin)

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Heavenly Transactions

Whoa! Church this morning at Zion Fellowship was off the hook! All I gotta say is that fig leaves (man's way of covering the nakedness of his guilt and shame) were being traded for wedding gowns (God's way of clothing His sons and daughters because of His Son's sacrifice)! So thankful that Jesus cursed the fig tree in Mark 11:13-14 because of it's unfruitfulness! [Facebook Post 10-21-2012]

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We just want to share with y'all that Sunday's worship was amazing and let everyone know who missed it to join us at Zion and receive the message and Word to share this awesome experience and intimacy with the Holy Spirit. Christian, you truly have a special gift from above.. ^0^ [Guest Facebook Post from Ed D Aflague 10-22-2012]

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Today I was able to accompany a group of clients from Oasis Empowement Center on a trip to Inarajan, where we swam, enjoyed God's creation, and symbolically picked up two objects that we found laying around the beach...one object was symbolic of something we were letting go of, the other object was something we were wanting of God's character to hold on to. [10-22-2012]

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Treasure Hunts

A good number of Jesus-lovers from Zion Fellowship went on a treasure hunt tonight. Each group carried the love of God into Chamorro Village and prayed for plenty of people all while stepping out and operating in the prophetic. Good times! [Facebook Post 10-24-2012]

 

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John 3:16, "God wen get so plenny love an aloha fo da peopo inside da world, dat he wen send me, his one an ony Boy, so dat everybody dat trus me no get cut off from God, but get da real kine life dat stay to da max foeva." (Da Jesus Book- Hawaii Pidgin)

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Heavenly strategies are so key to breakthrough and revival in any area. God is so strategic and because we are seated in the heavenlies with Christ Jesus, we can sit in on His strategy meetings there. I sense the Spirit on this: What if Zion Fellowship used a map of Guam and had two sets of teams; (1) Prayer walking teams (THE AIR FORCE) and (2) Treasure hunting teams (THE GROUND FORCE)...that would strategically go throughout Guam monthly or even weekly, first praying over areas, inviting the manifest presence of God into those areas that have been held in bondage by demonic strongholds THEN doing treasure hunts in those areas, carrrying the love of God with no strings attached to the broken and hurting? The result? An unprecidented revival marked by God's love and glory...at least that's what I envision. :) In modern war, the AIR FORCE always goes in and destroys key targets before the GROUND FORCE can take the land. Intercession and warfare prayer through prayer walks preceeding treasure hunts throughout all of Guam is, in my opinion, a heavenly strategy that could shake this island in these last days, ushering in the unhindered rule and reign of our Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ. Just a thought. :) [Facebook Post 10-25-2012]

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Christian Jung

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PS. I also got a chance to help out with the remodel of the Oasis Empowerment Center by hanging some sheetrock downstairs.

 

PLANS FOR DOWNSTAIRS

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MICRONESIA 2012 - Prison Ministry

Nett, Pohnpei

Saturday, October 13, 2012

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Prison Ministry

Matthew 25:34-40, "Then the King shall say to those on His right hand, Come, blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you took Me in. I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me. Then the righteous shall answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry, and fed You? Or thirsty, and gave You drink? When did we see You a stranger, and took You in? Or naked, and clothed You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and came to You? And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me."

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Messiah Yeshua

 

 

THE WORLD 2012 - Unreached and Unengaged People Groups

The World

Saturday, October 13, 2012

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Unreached and Unengaged People Groups

The more our missions team researches the databases about the world's remaining unreached people groups, we are finding information that narrows down our focus of not only praying for the people groups that are considered the least reached, but to be able to differentiate between unreached people groups and unengaged people groups. The Joshua Project lists 7,056 of the world's 16,655 people groups as "unreached or least reached." They define this demographic as being less than 2% evangelical and less than 5% Christian adherents. So as of this year that would mean that 42.4% of all the world's languages and 41.3% of the world's population fit into this demographic of being "unreached or least-reached" by the gospel of Christ. The task of completing the Great Commission seems tremendous and even overwhelming if we look at these statisctics. But now we have the information needed to differentiate between "unreached or least-reached" and "unengaged" people groups of the world.

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The Joshua Project defines this demographic as "unengaged" when there is no church planting methodology consistent with Christian faith and practice underway. The Joshua Project lists 1,367 people groups as "unengaged" by the gospel. This helps our mission team better prioritize which people groups are in desperate need of having missionaries sent to them, who will carry the love and glory of God into their nations and give them the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel of Christ. Of course, the missionaries we are training and sending to the darkest places of the world are not limited by any of these demographics, and will go wherever Holy Spirit is leading them and their teams. But now we can more accurately paint a picture of which people groups don't even have missionaries, churches or organizations attempting to bring them the gospel of Christ.

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Please pray about what part you play in reaching both the "unreached" and "unengaged" people groups of the world. According to Jesus we are all called to "Go and make disciples of every people group" (Matt. 28:18-20). So whether you are literally GOING to make disciples of these people groups, or you are going by PRAYING, SENDING or FINANCING the Kingdom of God being established, please engage in what the heartbeat of Papa God beats strongly for during these last days, and what Jesus came to the earth to do; to "seek and save that which is lost" (Matt. 18:11) so that heaven is complete by "every tribe, tongue and nation" being represeneted around His throne (Rev. 5:9). In fact, Jesus will not return until "this gospel of the kingdom if preached in every nation" or people group, "and then the end will come" (Matt. 24:14).

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Please check out the online resource below for more information on the 1,367 "unengaged" people groups of the world.

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Christian Jung  

Open publication - Free publishing

For a list of all "unengaged" people groups, please visit:
http://www.joshuaproject.net/unengaged.php

MICRONESIA 2012 - Uhpw!

Kolonia, Pohnpei

Friday, October 12, 2012

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Uhpw

Uhpw is the kind of coconut that you drink. “Uhpw” is the word for “drinking coconut" in Pohnpeian. It is a cool, refreshing  drink. You can drink it after a hard day of work. It has electrolytes, just like Gatorade but healthier. It tastes like soda water, and is really delicious with lime squeezed in it.

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Justine Jung

 

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Uhpw

(1) Uhpw is yummy

(2) Uhpw is good

(3) Uhpw is sometimes fizzy

(4) Uhpw is brown and fuzzy on the outside

(5) Uhpw makes me feel good

(6) Uhpw sometimes tastes funny

(7) Uhpw is refreshing

(8) Uhpw is nice

(9) Uhpw is cool

(10) Uhpw smells like nothing

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Jordan Jung

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UHPW!

Ah yes, uhpw! One of the many joys of living in Pohnpei is the wonderful drinking coconut, or what the Pohnpeians call, “uhpw.” The coconut is hairy on the outside, but not to worry! Inside the young coconut is the delicious coconut water which is sweet, and also full of electrolytes making it very healthy! Sometimes when it is first opened, it’s slightly fizzy almost giving it the effect of a soft drink. These coconuts grow everywhere on the island, making them easy to access and very cheap. Uhpw is definitely one of the number of things that make life on the islands so awesome!

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Jonas Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - Soaking Sessions and Holy Spirit Parties

Madolenimw, Pohnpei

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Soaking Sessions and Holy Spirit Parties

Well, our class on the Holy Spirit is going well with the Every Home for Christ mission school students. Today we had a soaking session and then a Holy Spirit party. I simply LOVE learning from our Teacher, the Holy Spirit on Tuesdays and Thursdays with my Micronesian family here in Pohnlangas. I couldn't ask for more than the seventeen hungry, on-fire MDMI students and the ten EHC workers that I get to hang with every week. I LOVE these guys!

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Christian Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - Historical Sites in Pohnpei

Kolonia, Pohnpei

Monday, October 8, 2012

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Old Spanish Wall

During the period of time when the Spanish occupied Pohnpei (1886-1899) the first of a series of Pohnpeian rebellions occured in 1887 and the Spanish quickly built a wall around their fort for protection. The Germans later dismantled portions of it, but hastily rebuilt it then when the Pohnpeians rebelled against their regime in 1910. The wall today only serves as a dividing line between a public park and a baseball field, and runs a bit further into the main part of Kolonia town.

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The Catholic Bell Tower

The Germans built a Catholic church on lands acquired by the Spanish in 1909. The Japanese appropriated it for military use during World War II, and then partially dismantled it for building material. Interestingly enough, the bell tower of the church was one of the only three large structures on the island missed by bombs during the war.

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Protestant Church

Protestant missionaries arrived in Pohnpei from Hawaii in 1852, mostly as a reaction to the loose morals of the whalers hanging around Pohnpei at that time. They established missions in Madolenihmw and Kitti and then in the 1930's built this church building, now referred to as the "mother church" for all Protestant (U.C.C.P.) churches on the island. This church building also survived World War II unscathed by bombing.

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Japanese Tanks

In a few places on the island, Japanese tanks can be found rusting away in the tropical climate. The tanks are a model called, "Type 95 Light" and were manufactured from 1936-1943. These tanks originally were able to hold a crew of three and were each armed with a cannon and two machine guns. The one in this photo was removed from Pohnpei, restored in Japan and returned to the island in 1981.

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Christy Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - Why the Lack of Power in the Church?

Madolenihmw, Pohnpei

Sunday, October 7, 2012

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Why the Lack of Power in the Church?

I had the opportunity to preach a message at the Every Home for Christ fellowship in Pohnlangas, Madolenihmw this morning. Herman, the director of EHC invited me to preach on whatever the Holy Spirit was prompting me to. Earlier last week I was sharing with Herman a picture of Samson and Deliliah in regards to why (in most cases) the church isn't operating in the power of Holy Spirit as it once did in the early church. I began to seek the Lord on this more and began to receive more revelation on it. I thought I would write a blog post with this prophetic message that rings true beyond the barrier reef of our little island here...

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...It is a message that the "Church," the body of Christ worldwide should take a really good look at...especially in light of the fact that we now find ourselves in the days of His latter rain where a great outpuring of His Holy Spirit is taking place across the world, and as such a line is being drawn in the church...a line that most "Christians" find themselves on one side or the other of. This line of demarcation separates: (1) those who believe it is the destiny of the modern church to operate in the signs, wonders and miracles as the early church did, and (2) those who believe that the gifts of the Spirit have ceased after the death of the original twelve apostles. As of late I have been thoroughly enjoying watching our heavenly Father flatten theological boxes that people have crafted and placed Him in as Holy Spirit has been moving across denominational lines with demonstrations of His power. Churches that were once opposed to any stirrings of a modern day movement of the Holy Spirit in the form of miracles, signs and wonders are finding Christ-followers in their midst who are hungry for His presence and who find in themselves a holy dissatisfaction with a religion void of the super-natural. Herein lies the key to this all: People who are hungry for the presence of God! We are finding them in churches of every historical background and flavor. Many times what happens is that these hungry people have encounters with Holy Spirit and then long for others in their congregations to experience the same freedom that they are experiencing. Unfortunately in most cases this is met with resistance from the clergy and laity of their churches, and the hungry Christ-follower is faced with a decision: Either continue to worship and fellowship at their church where they constantly find themsleves swimming against the current and their fire is continually under threat of being quenched by the institutionalized system, or leave their old church and find a new church that is open to their new-found freedom in the Holy Spirit and where they are surrounded by others who are also hungry for the presence of God. Rarely would such a person be able to stay in their old church and be conduits of change from the inside-out, though it is possible and has happened.

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With the spread of Chrsitianity worldwide over the past two thousand years, we will find that statistically the majority of the "Christian Church" finds themselves on the side of the line that is satisfied with their religious gatherings and that lacks the transformational power of God. This majority may or may not ever question why it is that they find themselves in this state. My hope is that this message will bring clarity to the majority of the "Christian Church" as to why it is they aren't experiencing the power of God on a daily basis. It is also good for those of us on the other side of that line to understand more why those within the institutionalized church are so resistant to the power of the Holy Spirit. THE MESSAGE (short version)......

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Judges 16:15-21, "And she [Deliliah] said to him, How can you say, I love you, and your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me in what your great strength lies. And it happened because she distressed him with her words daily, and urged him; and his soul was grieved to death. And he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come on my hair, for I am a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I will become weak and be like any man. And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come this once, for he has showed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought silver in their hand. And she made him sleep upon her knees. And she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head. And she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. And she said, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he did not know that Jehovah had departed from him. And the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass. And he ground in the prison house." (NKJV)

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Delilah (THE ENEMY) has caused Samson (THE CHURCH) to fall asleep in her arms (THE WORLD) as she has cut his SEVEN locks of hair off leaving him powerless.

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Throughout church history you can see what these SEVEN locks of hair are, or SEVEN ways the church has lost it's power:

(1) FALSE IDENTITY (Matt. 16:18)

(2) PRIDE (Mark 7:8, 13)

(3) HATRED (Matt. 24:9-12)

(4) DIVISIONS (1 Cor. 1:12-13, Mark 3:25)

(5) LACK OF INTIMACY (Rev. 3:1)

(6) WORLDLINESS (Matt. 13:22)

(7) UNBELIEF/APATHY (Prov. 29:18)

How will Samson (the church) regain his strength and power? Through repentance and by coming in the opposite spirit:

(1) TRUE IDENTITY (1 Cor. 3:11, Phil. 3:20)

(2) HUMILITY (Mark 10:44)

(3) LOVE (Matt. 25:31-46)

(4) UNITY (John 17:21)

(5) INTIMACY (Luke 10:38-42)

(6) HOLINESS (2 Cor. 6:17, Rom. 12:2)

(7) FAITH/PASSION (Matt. 24:45-51)

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Ephesians 5:27, "That He might present it to Himself as the glorious church, without spot or wrinkle or any such things, but that it should be holy and without blemish." (NKJV)

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1 Peter 4:17, "For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?" (ESV)

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If Jesus is coming back for a Bride without spot or wrinkle, there is a lot of dirty laundry in the Church that needs to be washed and ironed out. The judgment that starts at the house of God is like a refining fire...so that the Church will make it through like pure gold. That means that these SEVEN ways that the Church has lost it's power need to be burned up like chaff in the fire and fall off. There is a lot of shaking taking place in these last days. As we near the second coming of Christ, persecution, trials and tribulation will test the Church, and only a remnant of His faithful will make it through.

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Matthew 24:4-13, "Jesus answered: Don't let anyone fool you. Many will come and claim to be me. They will say that they are the Messiah, and they will fool many people. You will soon hear about wars and threats of wars, but don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end. Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. People will starve to death, and in some places there will be earthquakes. But this is just the beginning of troubles. You will be arrested, punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people of all nations. Many will give up and will betray and hate each other. Many false prophets will come and fool a lot of people. Evil will spread and cause many people to stop loving others. But if you keep on being faithful right to the end, you will be saved." (CEV)

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Samson's (THE CHURCH'S) strength IS returning. His hair is growing back. There IS a great outpouring of His Holy Spirit that is taking place worldwide. The religious spirit that has held the Church captive for centuries is being forced to leave with it's tail between it's legs, as Christ-followers come in the opposite spirit of these SEVEN ways that the Church has lost it's power. In these last days we will need to count on the authentic power of the Holy Spirit to carry us through the difficult days that are ahead of us as we near Christ's return. Yes, the enemy can manufacture false signs and wonders, but they are simply a counterfeit of the authentic. So many churches operate out of a place of fear, not wanting to be fooled be false prophets, false signs and false wonders so they reject anything that appears super-natural. How sad!

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Moses (the AUTHENTIC) turned his staff into a snake. Pharoah's magicians (the COUNTERFEIT) also turned their staffs into snakes. The majority of the "Christian Church" is in fear of being deceived by the counterfiet and therefore rejects the fact that the authentic not only exists but came first. At some point during the plagues of Egypt, the magicians could no longer counterfeit the authentic power of God, and ultimately the children of Israel were led out of captivity. "Playing it safe" will only lead to a lack of freedom and outright bondage for a church that doesn't have an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying in these last days. I for one choose freedom! In the Scriptures, Jesus only mentioned the church a handful of times, yet constantly spoke of the kingdom of God. Church buildings and boxes are similar in that they both have four walls...and both have been used to try and contain God and His kingdom. Jesus only went to church (the synagogue) one day a week. We know that "God does not dwell in temples made with hands." (Acts 17:24) The old wineskin of religion will never contain the new wine of the Holy Spirit. It is time to embrace our destiny as a church without walls. It is time for Samson (THE CHURCH) to regain his strength and power.

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Christian Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - IRIS Micronesia Official Non-Profit

IRIS MICRONESIA is now an OFFICIAL NON-PROFIT corporation!!! Thank You Jesus!!! Now it's time to build our Iris base here and start having missionaries from our Iris tribe worldwide come and run with us!

MICRONESIA 2012 - Missions Update from Christian and Christy Jung

Dear friends, family and supporters!

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We hope that this finds you blessed beyond all comprehension. Our family certainly is! It has been an amazing first month spearheading Iris Micronesia here on the island of Pohnpei in the F.S.M. We are pioneers. God has wired us this way. We have pioneered ministries in the past and have seen the hand of God every step of the way. But as time goes by we are finding that the amount of favor and acceleration on our lives to pioneer new works is ever increasing. The key? Not really sure. All we know is that we find ourselves at the feet of Jesus everyday, inundated with His presence, filled with His joy and saturated with His goodness. We live very simply. Our only furniture is our sleeping mats and a plastic dining room table and chairs where we eat together. Yet in this simplicity we find freedom. Freedom from the need of material things in order to find contentment. We are content with His love for us and in our love for one another.

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Although we are currently working as the only Iris missionaries on the island, we have reconnected with many of our old friends, and have made many new friends, all of whom we believe to be divine connections. Our petition for Iris Micronesia to become a non-profit corporation here in Pohnpei has been filed with the local government. We are hopeful to hear word back of our acceptance within the next couple of weeks. Among many other things, this will enable us to receive other international Iris missionaries here on the island through the immigration department. One major divine re-connection for us has been with Every Home for Christ. We used to minister with them when we were missionaries here twelve years ago. An official partnership is taking place between Iris Micronesia and Every Home for Christ. The Lord has beautifully kindled a friendship between us and the directors of EHC. Christy and I are teaching their seventeen mission school students twice a week in Madolenihmw, on the other side of the island, and once a week at the public high school here in Kolonia where we are experiencing an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Every Home for Christ has decided to share their land with us on the other side of the island that we can utilize for our new Iris base! This is an amazing answer to prayer! And it has happened all within the first month of being here. We praise the Lord for this huge blessing! We hope to run our first Iris Harvest School of Missions with the focus on equipping and sending teams to the unreached people groups around August of next year and are now in the process of praying in the resources for this to happen. To start with, we will need to build base housing for staff and students, a visitor's center for international teachers and visitors, a kitchen, dining area and restrooms. There is already a large facility that can be utilized for classes right now. It would be wonderful if we could get the word out to churches and ministries that would like to come here for a short-term missions trip to fund and build some of these facilities.

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We have created an Iris Micronesia website: http://irismicronesia.org and an Iris Micronesia blog: http://irismicronesia.blogspot.com where anyone interested can find out more about our current projects and donate towards funding one of these projects. If the Lord so stirs your heart, feel free to forward this email to churches or ministries that may be interested in a short terms mission trip to build one of these facilities, or to Christ-followers in the market place who would want to invest in reaching the unreached people groups with the love of Jesus. Any funds that come through our Iris Micronesia website or Iris Micronesia blog will go directly toward whatever project is designated by the donor and is completely separate from our own personal financial support.

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Since we have arrived here, we have asked the question, "What does love look like in Pohnpei?" The Lord keeps highlighting to us those battling addiction and thoughts of suicide, especially the youth. Papa God is opening doors for Iris Micronesia to partner with the Department of Mental Health and Every Home for Christ in Pohnpei and the Oasis Empowerment Center in Guam in opening up a recovery center in Kolonia where holistic healing can take place. The DNA of Iris Ministries is to "stop for the one" and love the "least of these." Iris Micronesia will carry this same DNA to the broken and hurting of Pohnpei. So we have yet another project that is on the horizon. Again, the amount of favor and acceleration we are experiencing is crazy!

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In a couple of weeks I will be leaving on a short trip to Guam for a few weeks to lead the church and recovery ministry for our friends and ministry partners (who hosted us in Guam when the girls' passports were being renewed) while they take a trip to the U.S. Christy and the kids will continue to minster here in Pohnpei for that time. Please pray for God's hand of protection on us all, as well as His continued grace and favor in our lives. Thank you all so much for your loving support of our family as full-time missionaries. We are doing the best we can to update Facebook and our family missions blog with stories, pictures and videos of our adventures: http://jungworldmissions.blogspot.com. Please feel free to drop us a line now and then. We would love to hear from you. Catch up more real soon.

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Love and blessings,

Christian, Christy, Jonas, Jordan and Justine Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - Teaching on Holy Spirit at Every Home for Christ

Madolenihmw, Pohnpei

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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Two Facebook Posts

YESTERDAY: Starting tomorrow Christy Jung and I will be traveling to the other side of the island twice a week to "teach" the Every Home for Christ mission school students a twelve week course on the Holy Spirit. Good thing He is a better teacher than we are. This is something that is "caught not taught." So I'll rephrase it. We are going to be dishing up the Holy Spirit to some hungry Jesus freaks!

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TODAY: BAM! First day today teaching the seventeen Every Home for Christ mission school students on the Holy Spirit in Pohnlangas, Madolenihmw. They were all on the edge of their seats the whole time and couldn't get enough. We ended the day singing "Holy Spirit, come" together while Christy Jung laid hands on each of the students and workers. Wow! We were all just getting wrecked in the Holy Spirit's presence! 10-2-12 — in Pohnlangas

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Christian Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - Getting Back to the Hebrew Roots

Kolonia, Pohnpei

Monday, October 1, 2012

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Getting Back to the Hebrew Roots

Every Monday evening we have been attending a class taught be a Messianic Jew who ended up here in Pohnpei. He and his wife have become dear friends of ours and I cruise around with this friend almost every day, asking YHWH where to go and who to minister on that given day. They ended up here on the island of Pohnpei because YHWH told them to sell everything back in the U.S., buy a boat and sail here from Seattle. As we see the plan of Elohim unfolding before our very eyes, we realize that our paths didn't cross accidentally. For there are no accidents in the Kingdom of God.

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One morning I came out and saw that the tire on our car was flat. I called our friend Johnny, as I didn't have a spare yet, and asked if he could take me to the tire repair shop in town. So Johnny and I removed the tire, put it in his car, and then headed to town. When we got to the tire repair shop, up came a man with a white beard who could very well fit the role of a Hebrew Bible character of old. We began to talk and immediately hit it off. I asked him if I could meet him later that day and he agreed. Come to find out, the tire had no leak. Someone had let the air out. To this day, we think it may have been the Ruach Hakodesh, or Holy Spirit that let the air out of our tire, just so that I could cross paths with this awesome man of faith. Ever since that day, we hang out together all the time. He and his wife have blessed us tremendously!

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On Monday nights we have been studying the Temple furniture and will start studying the Holy of Holies next week. A group of about twenty Yeshua-lovers that are hungry for more of Adonai gather together in a small house not far from our apartment. It is so important that we remember the Hebrew roots in Scripture and we must understand that the Bible was written from the Hebrew mindset as nearly every author was Jewish. The entire New Testament makes so much more sense in light of this. We are thoroughly enjoying these studies.

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On another note, it is interesting that the only nation in the world that doesn't need a visa, but only a passport to stay in Israel is the Federated States of Micronesia. I believe that this is because of their unwavering support of Israel. It's not coincidental that we live in the only place in the world with this sort of allegience to Israel. There is a divine connection between Micronesia and Israel. We will continue to pursue what that divine connection means for us more as we continue our journey as missionaries here in Pohnpei and worldwide.

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Christian Jung

MICRONESIA 2012 - House of Prayer Beginnings

Had more than twenty come out to the House of Prayer in our apartment tonight. Such a good time in the presence of God. Experiencing an incredible move of the Holy Spirit in Pohnpei, Micronesia.