MICRONESIA 2013 - Pohnpeian X-FILES: Pohnpaip and Palikir

Palikir, Pohnpei

Monday, March 18, 2013

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Pohnpeian X-FILES: Pohnpaip

Thousands of years ago, giants and "sokolei," the Pohnpeian version of leprechauns were said to have roamed the island of Pohnpei. One of the places that they populated is Pohnpaip, Madolenihmw. One time the giants got so upset with the "sokolei" that they threw a giant net over them and trapped them. This net eventually turned into a giant rock which human inhabitants later inscribed carvings of kinves and other objects upon, which is now the modern day Pohnpaip Petroglyphs. When the family who owns that land showed us around, he brought us to one place on the huge rock that is hollow. It is said that this is the door to where the "sokolei" are buried. At night the family says that they hear "ngen saut" or evil spirits making noise up on the rock not far from their home.

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The Saturday before last, Herman, Jesse, Tanya, Ben and I traveled to Pohnpaip, Madolenihmw to pray, repent on behalf of the ancestors and take communion together. This has become a weekend occasion for our Iris Micronesia tribe and for Every Home for Christ. The Holy Spirit is leading us to do this at strategic places of demonic strongholds on the island Pohnpei, as we know that we must first "bind the strongman (Satan), before we can plunder his goods (reap a harvest of souls)." [Matthew 12:29] I am calling these series of blog posts, "Pohnpeian X-FILES." We all felt the tension at this place as we prayed. Ben even heard growling nearby. After praying and taking communion, we poured out the grape juice, representing the blood of Jesus onto the huge rock, especially on the door where the "sokolei" are said to be buried. That night, Herman had a waking vision of Pohnpaip, and that very door had flung open like a coffin. As it opened, a horrible smell, the stench of hell rose from the grave. Just then the "sokolei" began to try and escape, but it was then that we took communion together and sealed the door shut for good, so that the "sokolei" could never again roam around on the earth.

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Pohnpeian X-FILES: Palikir

In a place where one needs to hike through jungle and across rivers to find, two large stones can be found that are assumed to be the dwelling place of two "ghost ladies" named, "Inahs" and "Limodolong." These two ghost ladies are said to have tormneted the people of Pohnpei, but especially target the islanders who feel isolated. "Inahs" and "Limodolong" appear to Pohnpeians as beautiful women dressed in red who seduce their victims and when they wake up the next morning they are crazy and roam the streets not in their right mind for the rest of their lives. These two ghost ladies use the river systems nearby and have even have seduced youth who were drinking alone near PICS High School.

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This last Saturday, myself, Herman, Jesse, two pastors from the Assemblies of God and two others whose land these two large two stones reside on made the hike to this place in Palikir, Sokehs. As we arrived hundreds of bats flew out of the rocks and filled the skies. It was actually kind of creepy. We proceeded to pray, repent and take communion together, having the indigenous Pohnpeians break any curses on the land as it is their family line that had made former allegiences with these "Inahs" and "Limodolong." Once again we felt a new freedom in that place where heaviness once permeated the spiritual atmosphere. This is a ministry of faith, as we are battling forces that are unseen. We totally believe that we are bringing new levels of freedom to the island of Pohnpei by praying at one strategic location at a time.

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Christian Young