{"id":761,"date":"2015-11-08T13:52:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T03:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/?p=761"},"modified":"2015-11-11T05:28:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T19:28:14","slug":"poison-man-to-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/2015\/11\/08\/poison-man-to-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"Poison Man to Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2015\/11\/Tokiung-teaching.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-763 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2015\/11\/Tokiung-teaching-600x428.jpg\" alt=\"Tokiung teaching\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2015\/11\/Tokiung-teaching-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2015\/11\/Tokiung-teaching-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/files\/2015\/11\/Tokiung-teaching.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In some parts of the world they are referred to as sorcerers or witch doctors, here they are known as poison men.\u00a0 Men who can, through the use of incantations and potions, cast spells to either help, harm, or even kill other people.<\/p>\n<p>Kiung was one of them.\u00a0 He used to be sought out my men and women to get this magic or poison worked on others.\u00a0 After being deep into that for several years and not finding the answers to life and fulfillment that he sought he became religious.<\/p>\n<p>Religion takes different forms and beliefs all over the world.\u00a0 In many places here, religion is a list of laws and regulation to adhere to, prayers and songs to sing, and works to do in order to appease God and gain his blessings or maybe even go to heaven.<\/p>\n<p>Kiung was one of them.\u00a0 He became religions and began to rise on the ladder within that religious system and made some radical changes in lifestyle.\u00a0 After being emerged in that for several years and not finding the basic answers and security he longed for, he was given the chance to hear God\u2019s Word taught clearly in a way he had never known.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time answers started to come to him.\u00a0 Now, he is a pastor in the Patpatar church and teaches and shepherds those around him who like him want answers, security, and fulfillment.\u00a0 Awhile back some of our friends came and visited and began asking Kiung about his testimony.\u00a0 He answered their questions in the trade language while they videoed him.<\/p>\n<p>(*Use the Full Screen icon to the left of &#8220;vimeo&#8221; on the bottom toolbar for easier subtitle reading.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patpatar\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/112324391?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aaron<\/p>\n<p>Fact &#8211; The end of this week, Kiung and I will help host a workshop for church planting missionaries on the other side of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In some parts of the world they are referred to as sorcerers or witch doctors, here they are known as poison men.\u00a0 Men who can, through the use of incantations and potions, cast spells to either help, harm, or even kill other people. 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