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2년 전에 코나 하와이를 잠깐 방문하게 되었습니다.  그리고 가기 몇 달 전에 일대일 양육자 훈련을  받으면서 필독독서인 로렌 커닝햄의 “정말 당신이십니까” 책을 읽었습니다.  그 전에 열방대학, YWAM이란 단체에 대해서도 잘 몰랐다. 책을 통해서 코나에 열방대학이 있는 것을  알고,  묵기로 했던 호텔 근처에 있다는것을 알게 되었다. 하나님께서 인도 하신걸까? 생각 했습니다. 코나로 방문 하기 전에 열방대학을 잠깐 방문 하고 싶어서 전화 통화하게 되었습니다. IT사역팀을 총괄하고 있던 Jongho하고 통화를 했는데요...  전화 상으로 이렇게 대답이 왔습니다 “당신은 큰 실수 하셨습니다... 여기는 함부로 연락하는데가 아닙니다.... 당신 인생이 인제 바뀌게 될 것이다” 라고 대답을 했습니다.   여러분, 우리 산호세 온누리 교회 교육 프로그램 함부로 하지 마세요... 여러분 인생이 변합니다.


기대감을 가지고 코나에 도착을 해서 6일 중 3일은 열방대학에서 시간을 보냈습니다. 혹시 하나님께서 나를 이곳으로 부르시는 것일까? 직장이 없는데 여기 오기 위해서 하나님께서 일부러 직장을 잃게 해서 (직장이 있으면 여기 절대 오지 않을 거라고 알고 있기 때문에...) 나를 이곳으로 부르는 것일까?  이런 질문을 가지고 코나에서 시간을 보냈습니다. 좋은 사람들을 만나고, 열방대학 사역에 대해서 듣고, 기도도 받았습니다. 그리고 코나를 떠나는 전날 밤에 새벽 2시에 일어나서 하나님께서 나를 깨우고 있다는 느낌을 받았습니다... 마치 “민호야... 난 너와 대화 하고 싶다... 우리 이야기 하자” 느낌이였습니다.  그래서 조용한 화장실 바닥에 앉아서 기도를 하는데  하나님의 음성을 들어버렸습니다.  “나의 겸손한 종이 되어라, Be my humble servant”  그 음성은 내 귀로 들린 목소리가   아니고, 내면의 음성으로 들었습니다.

“이게 무슨 뜻이야?  선교사 되라는 이야기인가? 열방대학 가라는 소리인가? 혹시 아프리카로 순교하라는 뜻인가? 두려운 마음도 생겼습니다.  몇달 동안 나를 향한 부르심이 무엇인지를 고민하고,있던중 , 하나님께서 의심할 수 없게 작년 4월에 하는 코나 열방대학 Go Asia DTS로 인도 하셨습니다. 하나님을 알아가는 귀한 시간이 였고, 제 생애 가장 행복 했던 시간이였습니다. 하나님의 초자연적인 역사를 경험 했고, 또 동시에 원수를 우리를 얼마나 잘 공격하는지도 경험을 했습니다.

그러나 Outreach 떠나기 전에 예언을 하시는 분이 저에게 이렇게 이야기 했습니다.  “전민호 형제님은 DTS 스쿨 리더로 부름을 받았습니다. 형제님 앞으로 상담 학교를 해야 하고, 그 다음에 성경연구 학교를 해야 하고, 스쿨 리더가 되어야 한다... 그게 하나님의 뜻이다.” 저에게 충격적인 예언을 해주셨습니다.

outreach 기간 동안 나의 부르심에 대해서 고민하고 끈끈 앓았습니다. “나의 겸손한 종이 되어라” 라는 뜻은 스쿨리더가 되라는 뜻인가?  하나님께서 그런 분이 아니실텐데... 나는 솔직히 그것을 하기는 싫었고, 다시 직장을 구해서 마켓플레이스로 돌아가고 싶었다.  John, 우리 스쿨리더는 저에게 이렇게 조언을 했습니다.  예언은 맞을 때도 있고 틀릴 때도 있다. 스쿨리더 되라는 그 예언은 책고지에다 꽂고, 잊어라. 하나님께서 너를 스쿨리더로 부른다면 너에게 직접 이야기를 할 것이다. 그냥 사회로 돌아가서 직장을 다니고, 거기서 은혜가 있고, 평강이 있고, 거기서 하나님의 나라를 확장 한다면, 거기가 너의 부르심있는 곳이다. 만약에 마음에 평강이 없고, 뭔가가 다른 사역에 대한 뜨거움이 있다면  ...  그 때  다시 이 예언에 대해서 기도하라” 하고 지혜롭게 답변을 주었습니다.

그럼에도 불과하고, 제 마음은 꼭 요나 같았습니다. 내가 하기 싫은 것을 부르는 뜻한 하나님... 그래서 DTS를 끝나고 저는 다시 마켓플레이스로 돌아가고 싶었지만, 아내는 상담학교를 너무나 사모하고 있었습니다.  즘 있다가 아내가 간증을 하겠지만... 나를 조종할려는 성향이 있습니다.  결국 아내의 설득에 넘어가서, 상담학교에 가게 되었고, 첫 2달은 모든 사람을 힘들게 했습니다.  마치 억지로 시킨 아이처럼, 무반응으로, 또 뭔가 나를 변화 시키기 위해 조종도 받고 있는 상황에서, 부부 관계는 점 점 멀어져가고, 쓴마음을 갖게 되었고... 또 하나님 나를 억지로 날 뭔가 시키는 하나님 처럼 느겼습니다.

상담학교의 마지막 강의는 상담학교를 설립한 Bruce Thomson이 직접 강의를 했습니다.
그리고 그 분은 다림줄 강의를 또한 만든 분입니다.  Bruce Thompson의 “하나님 아버지의 마음”강의를 들으면서 큰 계시를 받았습니다.   하나님께서 나를 “나의 겸손한 종이 되어라”  그 음성을 들었을 때, 내가 왜 아버지께 반응을 왜 안 했을까?  그게 무슨 뜻인가요 아버지? 꺼꾸로 질문을 왜 못했을 까?  두렵습니다. 아버지... 왜 내 감정을 아버지에게 털어 놓지 못했을 까 생각을 했습니다. …  내가 하나님 아버지 하고  친밀하다면... 내가 아들로서 왜 친밀하게 반응을 못했을 까?

그것은 내 육신의 아버지와 나의 관계 때문에 그랬던 것을 깨달았습니다.  저는 아버지과 대화가 거의 없었습니다. 그리고 내 감정을 어떻게 다루어야 할지... 어떻게 대화를 하는지를 자라면서 배우지는 못했습니다. 아버님의 감정 프로그램이 저에게 그대로 설치 되었습니다. 평상시 잘 참고 지내다가... 어느 순간에 가족원들 한테 폭발 할때도 있었고, 아내하고 impatient 했고, 아내 탓하곤 했습니다.

그리고 Bruce Thomson을 통해 하나님하고 함께 하는 깊은 사역 시간에 어릴때 부터 생긴 잘 못 된 신념들이 무엇이였지 알게 되었습니다.
 

하나님께서 나를 무조건적으로 사랑하고, 기뻐하고, 자랑스러워 한다는 진리가 머리로는 알았지만, 제 마음에 와 닫지 않았던 이유가 여기에 있었습니다. 머리로 하나님께서 나를 사랑하신다는 것을 알고 있지만, 내 마음과 감정은 그것에 대해 무감각 했었고, 하나님께서 나와 늘 함께 계신다는 것을 머리로 알고 있었지만, 마음으로 멀리 느껴졌습니다.  하나님께서 나를 용서 했다는 것은 알고 있었지만, 내 마음으로 여전히 애서 노력해서 내 죄값을  갚아야 한다고 느겼습니다.
진리가 내 마음에 들어오기 위해서 2가지를 해야만 했습니다.

첫번째는 회개였습니다. 육신의 아버지의 왜곡된 하나님에 대한 이미지를 받았던 내가, 하나님 아버지가 멀리 계시는 분, 요구하는 분, 지루한 분, 내가 뭔가 애써 노력해야 performance로 하나님을 기쁘게 만드는 분을 회개하고,  하나님께서 나를 무조건  사랑이시고, 늘 나와 함께 계시는 분을 불신 했던 것을 회개 해야 했습니다.  내  가치를 높이기 위해 하나님의 아들이기 때문에 내가 가치 있는 것이 아니고, 다른 성취, 사람으로 부터 가치를 받을려고 했던 내 자신에 대한 불신도 회개해야만 했습니다.

2번째는 용서였습니다. 내 육신의 아버지, 어머님, 그리고 내 자신을 용서 해야만 했습니다.

지금도 하나님께서 날 무조건 적으로 사랑한다는 진리를 믿는 것에 대해 매일 도전을 받습니다. 원수는 자꾸 날 속일려고 하고... 나에게 거짓말과 내가 무가치 하다고 공격합니다. 아니면 내가 바쁘게 일을 해야만 나는 가치를 느끼게 하는 거짓을 대적하고, 진리를 선포 해야 합니다.

이것이 제 정체성이 대한 회복의 시작이였습니다.  하지만, 아직 까지... 나를 향한 “나의 겸손한 종이 되어라” 에 대한 부름은 해결 되지 않았습니다. 내가 선교사가 되어야 하는 것인가?  열방대학에서 장기 사역을 해야 하는 것인가?  정말 DTS 스쿨 리더가 되라는 것인가? 계속적으로 하나님께 친밀한 과정 중에 물어 가면서 하나님의 음성을 기다렸습니다. 그리고 나의 솔직한 두려움의 감정도 털아놓았습니다. 그 때 하나님께서 저를 이사야 말씀으로 인도 하셨습니다.

이사야 말씀은 다양한 종에 대한 이야기가 나옵니다. 그러나 이사야 40장 부터 이스렐 백성으로써의 종과 메시야 예수님을 예언하면서 두 종에 대한 비교를 합니다.
두 종은 똑같이 고난을 당합니다. 두 종은 똑같이 광야에서 시간을 보냅니다. 똑같이 음식에 대한 시험도 받고, 유혹도 받고 마귀로 부터 시험을 받습니다. 이스라엘은 종으로써 실패를 했지만, 예수님께서는 완전한 종이였습니다. 하나님 아버지의 뜻을 행하는 자였습니다.  그 때 깨달았습니다... 아... 내가 내 힘으로 겸손한 종이 될수 없구나... 그리고 종이 된다는 것은 열방대학과 아무런 상관이 없구나. 선교사가 된다는 것돠 아무런 상관이 없구나, 스쿨리더가 된다는 것과 아무 상관이 없구나를 깨달았습니다. 내가 내 권리를 포기하고, 예수님께서 나의 완전한 주인으로 만들 때만... 완전한 종이 내 안에 거 할때 나는 하나님의 겸손한 종이 되는 것입니다. 이것이 이스라엘을 향한 하나님의 마음이 였습니다. 나를 향한 마음이 였습니다.  그 때 고백을 했습니다. 2년 늦게 “나의 겸손한 종이 되어라” 그 부름에 반응 했습니다. “네, 하나님의 겸손한 종이 되겠습니다” 그리고 그것을 기다렸던 놀라운 하나님의 사랑을  경험을 했습니다.

하나님께서 우리에게 자유의지를 주셨습니다. 그것이 하나님의 사랑이라는 것을 깨달았습니다. 왜냐하면 …  우리가 하나님께 No라고 답할 수 있는 선택권이 없다면,  “네” 하면서 우리는 하나님의 품안에 뛰어들어갈 수 있는 자유도 없습니다.
Unless you have the choice to not follow God, you will never have the freedom to choose to follow God. 기다려주신 하나님... 감사합니다.
그래서 우리가 하나님을 내 행동으로 기쁘게 할 수 있는 Action이 하나 있음을 깨달았습니다.. 그것은 내가 하나님을 선택해서 믿음으로 순종 할때... 하나님께서 더 기뻐하신다는 것을.

이제 하나님을 위해서 내 권리를 포기하고, 내려 놓는 것은 쉬워졌습니다. 앞으로  쉬울거라는 이야기는 아니지만, 하나님께서 나를 사랑하고 있는 그 진리를 믿고 거할때 겸손한 종으로 반응하기가 쉬워집니다.  

마지막으로 캘리포니아로 돌아오라는 확신을 주셨던 말씀으로 간증을 끝내겠습니다.
이사야 41:8~10
이스라엘 백성아, 너희는 내 종이다. 야곱 백성아, 내가 너희를 선택 했다. 너의는 내 친구 아브라함의 자손이다. 내가 너희를 땅 끝에서 데려왔고, 너희를 먼 나라에서 불렀다. 그리고 너희에게 말하기를 “너희는 내 종이다” 라고 하였다. 내가 너희를 선택했고, 너희를 저버리지 않았다. 내가 너희와 함께 있으니 걱정하지 마라. 내가 너희의 하나님이니 두려워하지 마라. 내가 너희를 강하게 하고 너희를 돕겠다. 내 승리의 오른 팔로 너희를 붙들겠다.”

감사합니다.

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지난 7월 예배 시간에 했던 제 간증문입니다. 요번주 금요일 예배 때 약속 했던 2부를 해야 해서 내가 뭘 간증했는지 기억하지 위해서 올립니다.
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먼저 배경을 말씀을 드리면,  저는 technology업계에 일하는 직장인이였는데, 하나님의 인도하심에 따라 1년 4개월 동안 가족과 함께 하와이 열방대학에 있었습니다. 6개월 동안 제자 훈련 프로그램인 DTS와 중국  Outreach를 다녀 왔고,  또 6개월 동안 상담학교를 다녔고, 그리고 마지막으로 DTS를 간사를 3개월 섬기고, 1년 4개월의 여정을 마치고 3주 전에 캘리포니아로 돌아 왔습니다.  받은 은혜가 너무 많았지만, 또 고통의 시간도 많았습니다. 평생 할 부부싸움을 열방대학에서 다 한 것 같습니다.   여기서 짧게 간증을 하지만,  9월에 아내와 함께 금요 예배때 더 구체적인, 더 실감나는 간증을 하도록 하겠습니다.

먼저 말씀을 하나 보겠습니다. Gen 2:9   And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.   (NIV)
창 2:9 여호와 하나님이 그 땅에서 보기에 아름답고 먹기에 좋은 나무가 나게 하시니 동산 가운데에는 생명나무와 선악을 알게하는 나무도 있더라 
Gen 2:16   And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."   (NIV)
창 2:16    여호와 하나님이 그 사람에게 명하여 가라사대 동산 각종 나무의 실과는 네가 임의로 먹되 선악을 알게하는 나무의 실과는 먹지 말라 네가 먹는 날에는 정녕 죽으리라 하시니라

저는 평생 거의 성공을 하고 살았습니다. 대박을 떠드렸다는 이야기는 아니고, 차근 차근 어려움 없이 잘 자랐습니다.  미국에서 태어나 어린 시절을 여기서 보내고, 중학교 1학년 때 한국으로 넘어가서 한국 학교 다니고, 대학 나오고, 좋은 직장을 다녔습니다. 언제나 upwardly mobile,  3~4년 마다 더 좋은 직장, 더 높은  연봉,  더 책임 있는 직위로 승진하고 살았습니다.  그리고 4년 전에 미국 산프란스시코에 있는 start-up에 취직이 되면서, 내 career의 peak에 도달을 했습니다.  

믿음 생활도 괜찮았습니다. 대학교 1학년 때 예수님을 인격적으로 만나고, 대학 선교활동도 하고, 서울 온누리 교회에서 성령충만한 분위기에서 교육 프로그램을 받고, 직장인 성경공부도 다니고, 성령충만한 사람들 사이, 성령충만한 환경에서 나도 충만하구나를 생각하고 살았습니다.  이렇한 배경에서 성장하고 성숙해 갖기 때문에  “나는 괜찮은 사람이구나, I’m a somebody"  생각하고 살았습니다.
그러나 3년 전에 내 모든 환경이 하루 아침에 변해버렸습니다. 직장에서  Layoff 당하고, 아내는 심한 우울증에 빠졌고, 가족 건강이 좋지 않았습니다.  하나님을 원망하는 마음도 있었습니다.
직장을 잃고 몇달 후에 내 자신이 무료 음식 배급을 받을려고  Palo Alto에 있는 Foodbank 에서 줄을 서 있었던 것을 발견했습니다.  열방 대학 상담학교를 다닐 때. 수치라는 감정은 무엇을 숨기고 싶을 때 생기는 감정이라는 것을 배웠습니다. 그 때 Foodbank에 줄을 슬 때 무료로 음식을 받아야 하는 수치는 없었습니다. 하지만 옆 건물과 옆 길에 내가 알고 있는 VC들, Start-up 회사들의 CEO들이 날 볼까봐 너무나 두려웠고, 숨고 싶었습니다. 내 평생 가장 스치스러운 감정을 느겼습니다.

창세기 2장 16절 말씀에 나와 있는 것 처럼 저는 지식의 나무로 부터 저는 열심히 과일을 따먹고 있었습니다. 나는 내 가치가 내 지식, 내 performance, 내 직워, 내 노력 있었다고 믿고 있었습니다. 내가 좋은 직장, 만족할만한 수입,  화목한 가정이 있어야 나는 가치가 있다고 믿고 있었습니다.

믿음 생활도 마찬가지 였습니다. 나는 교회에 더 헌신을 해야 나는 가치가 있다. 하나님, 날 사랑하지, 그 사실은 머리로 너무나도 잘 알고 있었지만... 내 마음속 깊이, 이렇게 생각 했습니다. “하지만 날 기뻐하지 않아... 날 자랑스러워 하지 않아,”그래서 하나님의 웃음을 얻을려고 애써 노력하고 있었음을 깨달았습니다.

지식의 나무로 부터 열심히 먹고 있었던 나의 모습 속에서 나의 수치를 가릴려고 사용 했던 무화과 나무 입을 발견 했습니다.   나의 사회적인 위치, 좋은 직장, 직위, 내 겉의 모습, 애써 노력하는 것들이 나의 무화과 나뭇입이였습니다. 사람들에게... 하나님에게 내 가치를 높일려고 했던것이였습니다.  하지만 하니님께서 내 수치를 가릴려고 했던 그 무화과 나뭇입을 없애벼렸고  벌거벗은 몸으로 하나님앞에서 내 진정한 모습이 무엇이였는지 고통의 시간을 통과 했습니다.  

그럼 내가 가릴려고 했던 수치는 무엇이였나요? 하나님께 물어보았습니다. 그것을 내 마음 속 깊이 믿고 있어던 거짓말이였습니다. " 나는 충분치가 않아, 나는 뭔가가 부족해... 그래서 내가 뭔가 해야해" 그것은 나의 수치였습니다.  하나님께서 나를 무조건적으로 사랑하고 기뻐한다는 것을 신뢰를 못하고 ... 하나님의 아들로써  나의 가치를  찾지 않고, 내 노력과 status를 통해서 가치를 찾았던 것이 나에게 독이 되었던 것입니다. 그것이 나의 지식의 나무였고... 나를 죽이고 있었습니다. 겉으로 잘 사는 것 처럼 보였지만, 내영이 Burn-out,  탈진하고 있었습니다.

제 문제는 아주 단순했습니다. 믿음 생활을 통해서 나는 하나님에 대해서 알았지만, ( know about God)  하나님을 아버지의 아들로써 친밀하게 알지는 못했습니다. (I didn’t know Father God as an intimate son).

마태복음  4장 : 17절  세례요한이 예수님에게 세례를 주고 나서 하늘의 문이 열리고 하나님께서 이렇게 말씀 하셨습니다. 그 때 하늘로 부터 “이는 내 사랑하는 아들이며 내가 기뻐하는 아들이다" 라는 소리가 들려왔습니다. You are my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. 하지만 예수님께서 아직 아무 사역을 시작 하지 않았습니다.  하나님 아버지께서 아무것도 안해도 우릴 이렇게  무조건적으로 사랑하고, 기뻐하고 자랑스러워 합니다.

내가 무엇을 성취를 해야 가치가 있는 것이 아니고,  주님 발 앞에서 하나님의 아들과 딸로서 함께 앉아 있기만 하면 우리는 가치가 있습니다. It’s not about Doing something to find our identity and value, it’s just “Being” with Him that we find our identity. As a son and daughter of God.

삶에서 가장 긴 여정은 머리에서 마음까지라고 합니다. 하나님이 날 무조건저으로 사랑하고, 날 기뻐하고, 날 자랑스러워한다는  진리가 이제 마음으로 압니다. 그 전에 왜 그것을 마음속 깊이 믿지 못했는지, 그리고 제가 어떻게 그 진리를 믿게 되었는지 ... 금요 예배 때 간증하겠습니다.

이제 나는 직장인이 돼어도 괜찮습니다. 내가 선교사가 되어도 괜찮습니다. 내가 평신도가 되어도 괜찮습니다. 내가 집사님 되어도 괜찮습니다. 내가 가난해도 괜찮습니다. 내가 부자가 되어도 괜찮습니다. 그런 것 들은 변합니다. 거기에 내 가치와 정체성이 있지 않습니다. 그것을 다 내려놓게 되었습니다. 왜냐 하면 내 진정한 가치는 내가 하나님의 자녀에 있기 때문입니다. 감사합니다.

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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:41:00 -0700 You know you've found a "home" when you update your Navigator home button http://rii.posterous.com/you-know-youve-found-a-home-when-you-update-y http://rii.posterous.com/you-know-youve-found-a-home-when-you-update-y
After living out of our suitcases for over a year, We've finally found our long-term place to stay in California. It was a miracle leasing our place, since I don't have a job yet. The owner didn't even do a credit check! Can you believe that? and the owner is also a real-estate broker!

We brought in our stuff that we've kept in the storage for a year and a half, and oh did we have a lot of stuff! So much baggage! We realized that all this stuff comes from scrimping/saving or in Korean "아까워하다" and it anchors you to your possessions. We've lived such a minimalist life-style for the past year, ready to go anywhere in a day's notice that we've grown accustomed to doing without things we don't need. The more we have, the harder It becomes to do as Jesus says in Luke 18:22  "Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me"

We ended up making 7 boxes of stuff we could sell or give away. We're planning to have a free garage sale (we've been inspired by so many people who did the same)

Below are some more pics of us moving into our new place.
- Adjusting to new environments is nothing new to Jiyeon and Jiseong so first thing they did when we arrived at our new place was take out their books and started reading, as if they always lived here.

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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:39:23 -0700 Israel was a lousy servant, but Jesus was the perfect servant. So I'm a lousy servant, but If I die to the cross and let Jesus be my master, do I become a perfect servant? http://rii.posterous.com/israel-was-a-lousy-servant-but-jesus-was-the http://rii.posterous.com/israel-was-a-lousy-servant-but-jesus-was-the Two years ago, God called me in the middle of the night and said to me "Be my humble servant"
I've searched for two years on what this means, and what and where God is calling me to be His "humble servant"

Does this mean to become a full-time missionary? to dedicate myself to YWAM? Go to China or North Korea? 

The Book Isaiah gives many parallels about servant-hood, and compares Israel with Jesus. 
Israel sucked at being a servant. They complained over and over, they were disobedient, they failed at many tests of God, where Jesus was the perfect servant and succeeded at every test similar to what Israel received. 
I realized that I can never become a humble servant of God on my own because I suck at it. Really! And that being a servant of God has nothing to do with being a missionary, serving at YWAM or going to China or North Korea, or even working in the marketplace. 
Being a servant is allowing the perfect servant Jesus to take over my life. To put God first, Seeking the Kingdom of God first and keeping His commands. 

I've been praying over my next steps and below is the scripture I received that nailed it for me to stay in California in my next season. 
Yes God has called me back, and calls me "my servant"!  Now I finally get it! Letting Jesus be my king, putting Him first in everything, that's how I become a servant. Mission Accomplished!

Isaiah 41 : 8~10
But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend, I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying "you are my servant" 
For I have chosen you and will not throw you away. Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. 

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Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:10:03 -0700 Simple explanation of what the Glory of God means - making God look good http://rii.posterous.com/simple-explanation-of-what-the-glory-of-god-m http://rii.posterous.com/simple-explanation-of-what-the-glory-of-god-m
When we say we work for the glory of God, what does that mean?

Who are we making look good? In your picture who looks good? Is it God?  or myself? or my church? or my ministry?

I remember when I was in college many people talking about bringing glory to God. We should find our ideal in life ... which is Jesus, and the journey to that ideal, we can become a doctor, a business man, a lawyer, for the glory of God. I hear people say we mustn't obstruct the glory of God... So we as Christians should succeed in life, we should win, become great people, make alot of money, become doctors, lawyers, be successful so that the glory of God in me is not veiled. But who looks good in that picture? is it me? is it the church? or is it God?

Our job is to make God look good. 

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Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:58:12 -0700 California here we come! After a year in Hawaii & China, we're flying back on July 11th. A new season, new wine for new wine skin. http://rii.posterous.com/california-here-we-come-after-a-year-in-hawai http://rii.posterous.com/california-here-we-come-after-a-year-in-hawai
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Wow, what a year! After leaving a comfortable life in California, we've been in Kona Hawaii  and China in training and mission trips for over a year. We've learned so much, but my biggest take away was learning the truth.  A simple truth that I not only know with my mind, but with my heart. I've heard it so many times, know it in me head, but somehow never believed it in my heart. 


But now I believe it in my heart. 

"I am loved, and am God's son, and my Father is pleased with me. my Father is proud of me. my Father loves me."

We've been praying over our next steps, and God has given us these verses. 
The first two are from Jiyeon, our daughter, and the last one God showed me. 
it's amazing how our faithful God gives us the same message through different people, different verses at the same time. 

Main message, "Walk in love with the Lord, and keep his commands."
So God will guide me into my new wine skin, when I walk in His love, and keep his commands. 

The Lord is good and does what is right he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right teaching them His way, The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness. All who keep his covenant and obey his demands - Psalm 25:8~10

So obey the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. Deu. 8:6 

For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy. Deu. 30:16

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Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:10:29 -0700 A self check-up test on how you're doing in spiritual warfare, and then how to take authority over a meeting http://rii.posterous.com/a-self-check-up-test-on-how-youre-doing-in-sp http://rii.posterous.com/a-self-check-up-test-on-how-youre-doing-in-sp
Here's a self check-up test on how you're doing in spiritual warfare. 

Am I just busy? or am I growing? 
Am I advancing the Kingdom into my society?

The enemy doesn't care if you are busy at church, or busy in ministry.
The enemy doesn't care if you are in the same place from one year ago.  
but the enemy is threatened if you are growing in grace, and bringing the Kingdom into your society. 

We have to exercise our authority as the sons and daughters of God. 
We exercise this authority for the Kingdom of God to go forward. 

A CEO exercises his authority to run a company, to drive it to success. 
We have the same authority in Jesus to move the Kingdom of God forward in my society. 
In business, in arts, in education, in ministry, in media, in technology ... in my society. 

So here's a prayer anyone can pray when they need to take authority in their society. 
For example, you're in a meeting in your society, and you want the Kingdom of God to advance. 
You're about to do something, and you can pray this under your breath before you speak. 

"The Kingdom of God has come into this room, because the Kingdom of God is in me. 
Because I'm here, God's Kingdom is here and where God's Kingdom is, Jesus Christ is Lord. 

And I declare Jesus Christ is Lord over this meeting, and because He lives in me
In the name of Jesus, I take authority over this meeting, I'm in charge here, they are not!"

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Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:55:36 -0700 Unless you have the choice to not follow God, you will never have the freedom to choose to follow God. http://rii.posterous.com/unless-you-have-the-choice-to-not-follow-god http://rii.posterous.com/unless-you-have-the-choice-to-not-follow-god Judas was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus. We know how that worked out. 
But was Judas's failure Jesus's fault? The most perfect discipler in all history, could have Jesus failed?

No. 

Even though Judas failed, Jesus didn't have guilt because it was Judah's choice. 
God gives us the power of freedom to choose. Because he loves us that much. 

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Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:52:00 -0700 I've figured out the meaning of life. Believe it or not, everyone has the same goal in life. http://rii.posterous.com/ive-figured-out-the-meaning-of-life-believe-i http://rii.posterous.com/ive-figured-out-the-meaning-of-life-believe-i

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Last week, I listened to the Plumbline teaching at the UofN for the 4th time. 
What was so special about this time was that the founder of the Counselling School, 
and the person who actually created the plumbline teaching, Bruce Thompson, 
taught the plumbline teaching in person. 

So as I'm walking home every night after the teaching, and all the puzzle pieces started to come together in my mind, 

and I came up with this summary of life. (Based on the plumbline teaching)

Here it goes. 

What is the meaning of life? What is everybody's goal in life?
Believe it or not, I figured it's the same for everyone. 

Everyone's goal in life is the continuous search for true love. 

We either search for love, and strive to receive it, or we deal with the pain of not having received it.

CS Lewis wrote : "Love is a giving based relationship which releases value in one's being"

We want to be loved because we want to feel valued. And we find love in relationships. Sometimes 
we focus on value adding pursuits, so that we can make people think we're "of value" so we can make relationships, 
so we can receive love. 

Like in Korea, we have so many people focused on education, 
making more money, bigger car, bigger apartment so that they can feel they have value, thus receive love... 
And what happens when they don't get the love they searched for?
They cope with the pain of not receiving love. A love deficit. and they fall into addictions like drugs, alcoholism, sex, gluttony, dramas, smoking etc. (destructive coping methods)
or appealingly beneficial coping methods like working hard, performing, pursuit of knowledge, religious activities. 
These activities are appealingly beneficial coping methods because they cope with the pain but also increase their sense of worth and value,(so they can feel loved) rather than destroy one's self through destructive addictions.  But nevertheless the appealingly beneficial coping methods are destructive as well, because it it builds your self-worth, your identity on what you can do... not who you are. 

What you can do will never be enough to prove your self-worth. because it will never be enough.

Even doing good, and becoming a good Samaritan to help others...  may be a mechanism to cope with my love deficit, so i strive to help others
so others will love me.  

So our lives is the constant longing and search for love. 

But love , the unconditional love, the love we really need and can only
satisfy our heart is God's unconditional love, and that was given to 
us as evidence through his Son Jesus Christ. We are made in God's image, 
we were made to recieve his love. We do not have to do anything to receive it. We already have it. 
so we do not have to earn it, and we don't have to "DO"  anything. We just "BE" in God. 

and when we don't receive God's love and "BE" in Him, we falsely strive to find it else where. 

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Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:52:52 -0700 Learning about myself through the eyes of my son Jiseong. He thinks my favorite thing in the world is Costco http://rii.posterous.com/learning-about-myself-through-the-eyes-of-my http://rii.posterous.com/learning-about-myself-through-the-eyes-of-my
My son Jiseong wrote and drew on my birthday card, things he thinks I love.
Things I never thought I loved, but my observant son had captured. Lots of surprises!

Here's the list. 

Costco, Rice(밥), Facebook, Special hair care stuff, Korea, T-shirts, Coffee, Skiing, Swimming Pools, Strength, Iphone charger, Barbecue, Frisbee, meat, money, ice cream, hamburgers, movies, computer, back-pack, iPhone, Fried Rice (Bokeumbab), Kimchi, Bible, Perrier, Jesus, God, Joy, Love, Comfortable underwear, Bacon, New York, Donuts, Beach, Family, Heart. 

To celebrate, we went to Annie's Island Fresh Burgers, the best burgers on Kona Island. 

Attached are some pictures taken on my birthday with Jiseong's birthday card. 

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Sun, 15 May 2011 13:42:58 -0700 How can I improve my relationship with my mate? 3 simple questions. http://rii.posterous.com/how-can-i-improve-my-relationship-with-my-mat http://rii.posterous.com/how-can-i-improve-my-relationship-with-my-mat We had Steve Shamblin
come and talk to us. Steve was one of the pioneering members of the University of the Nations Counselling School, with Bruce Thompson. 
But because of health issues, he was unable to dedicate himself, but since recently he has become more active in YWAM counselling ministry. 

Steve came to us at YWAM and discussed with us about how to prevent unneeded couple counselling by following some basic but important principles with your spouse. 

The world's (or Media) definition of love is sex.  But the biblical definition of love is sacrifice, a choice (not based on touchy feeling, but choose to unconditionally), and action (what we do, not what we feel)

It basically comes down to asking yourself (spouse has to do it as well) these questions. 

1. How am I sacrificing for my mate?

2. Three ways I am choosing for my mate's highest

3. Share with each other how you would liked to be loved. 
Say... "This is how I want you to love me."  

After you have your own answers, share this with your mate. 
Steve promised your relationship with your mate will get better.

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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:46:37 -0700 Graduating the Councelling school, but we'll be in Kona for another 3 months. http://rii.posterous.com/graduating-the-councelling-school-but-well-be http://rii.posterous.com/graduating-the-councelling-school-but-well-be We just finished our FCM (Foundations in Counselling School) Last week. 
I haven't even been able to post my amazing notes from the lecture phase, and 
the 3 month outreach phase has already come to an end. 
We had a wonderful love feast at the Sheraton Keauhou Hotel and to finish with a beautiful Luau Show done by Island Breeze. 

During outreach, Jungrim and I had an intense time with God in a journey into ourselves, digging deep into our emotions of shame, anger, identity, sadness, fear and joy. 
We've also had the privilege to teach what we've learned, and adding our personal testimonials on how God worked in us during FCM.

Although we originally planned to go back to California in late March, we had a change of plans and decided to stay in Kona for another 3 months. 
We'll be staffing the Go Asia DTS and we're excited to just give another part of our lives to help disciple and train young people in know God and make Him known.

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Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:27:00 -0800 Where do you find your Identity? In your knowledge or your sonship? http://rii.posterous.com/where-do-you-find-your-identity-in-your-knowl http://rii.posterous.com/where-do-you-find-your-identity-in-your-knowl

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I have a lot of catching up to do in updating the amazing lectures from the FCM lecture phase. 

The 2nd week speaker was Gus Hunter, the author of "From Venus and Mars and back, What it means to be you"
The theme was on Identity. Here are my takeaways. 

- “Life” in hebrew means relationship. God wants us to have life and receive life from our relationships. With God and with people. As we look at the prodigal son, the father said that his son was dead but now he is alive. The life the son had was in the relationship with his father.

- The tree of knowledge is the knowledge of what is good and evil. Don’t try to find our identity in knowledge. We use knowledge, but we don’t eat it to find our identity. Don’t use knowledge as a source of identity. If I play music, I think I am a musician. but that is poison. If we live in the tree of knowledge, and we eat from it (we find our identity in knowledge) it will poison me and I will die. We try to find our identity in our accomplishment, performance. We learn to do this, but if we do, we die. We try to perform for our parents, our teachers, authority to find our identity.  My mother did this. She had talent, and so much creativity. That became her identity and she became jealous, suspicious of people that her identity would be taken away. Our true identity (tree of life) is that I am a son of God, and I am loved very much.


- When Jx came out of the womb, He didn't know he was the son of God, he had to learn his identity. He learned from the HolySpirit, and he needed to listen to learn. And he learned obedience.

Jx was confused in the bible, and had trouble with his feelings, but he always went to the father to listen.  He is the true model for true humanity. To teach us what it means to be the son of God.

-  We see the vessel human body, (Like a glass cup) and the content filled by the father By himself it is empty, but it is filled with the father. A true man is not filled with himself, but it is empty of himself. But if we are filled with the father, it is the dance of intimacy with the father and son. The basis of the relationship is love. God gives us revelation because he loves us, he loves his child.

- The cup, only has the power to receive. (the vessel) once it receives, then it has the power to give.  

- Pain -> do not look for pain relievers. God used pain to get our attention and draw us closer to God. Then we begin to listen to God and we come to a place of birth and healing. Jx suffered pain. He learned obedience through suffering. Not just at the cross. It was the suffering of being human, facing temptation and struggle to make the right decisions. learning make to right decisions. We must learn that because we are children of God. Jx said for the joy set before him, he endured pain. We need to look and embrace the painful memories, and we need to ask the HolySpirit what are the next steps? If we share in His sufferings, we share in His glory. and this brings unity. and this brings Joy.

- Sometimes we want God to control us. (the puppet Syndrome) and God will not do it. He will not control us. Sometimes we want to be like a puppet. Those people end up with severe demonic problems. Because we pray, control me! we are not praying to God. It’s only the demons who want to control us.  God wants a free choice. a response from the freedom of my heart. We are a child with a free will, not a puppet. a puppet does not have a free will. This is not a picture of obedience.

- When there is a prophetic word, you need to test it. in your heart. Is that you God? and hear the spirit and ask your friends to pray with you. Ask 2~3 friends to test it with you. because only one person will not be the only person to hear God.

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Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:52:00 -0800 Jiyeon does the traditional hula dance in a traditional homemade ti leaf skirt! see the video! http://rii.posterous.com/jiyeon-does-the-traditional-hula-dance-in-a-t http://rii.posterous.com/jiyeon-does-the-traditional-hula-dance-in-a-t

One of the benefits of being in Hawaii, is the opportunity to experience rich Hawaiian traditions. 

At SRM (Solid Rock Ministries, which is the church we're attending while we're here on Kona Island), Jiyeon had the opportunity to learn the traditional hula dance. 
She's been practicing twice a week for the last few months, and she was finally able to show-off what she learned at the SRM Christmas party on Christmas eve last night. 

But this wasn't as easy as I thought... We actually prepared a traditional ti-leaf skirt, and made it the traditional way, which was a lot of work! 
We first went to one of the botanical gardens to pick the ti-leaves. we needed about 2000 leaves to make about 20 ti-leaf skirts. 

After bringing all the picked leaves, we filtered out the bad ones and then cleaned and de-boned (take out the stem so the leaves can sway when the girls dance) the good ones.
and then used old t-shirt parts to tie the leaves to the string to make the ti-leaf skirt. 

After finishing the skirt, we wrapped it up in a wet towel and one day before the event, 
we stripped the leaves so the leaves get thinner, and then refrigerated it until the event.

We had an awesome time at the Christmas party, and you can check the video below of Jiyeon performing.
Only catch was the pouring rain, but it just made the occasion so much more memorable. 

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Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:46:00 -0800 God's plan for cross-cultural relationships http://rii.posterous.com/gods-plan-for-cross-cultural-relationships http://rii.posterous.com/gods-plan-for-cross-cultural-relationships
Our first week in FCM, Edson Suzuki came to speak to us about God's plan for cross-cultural relationships. Suzuki is a linguist, Japanese by ancestry, raised in Brasil, and has a heart for the indigenous tribes in Brasil. Suzuki also adopted Hakani, a child who barely escaped infantacide. I wrote about Hakani in my blog here
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In John 1:1, we know that God created man and communicates with man through the word. We bring our thoughts to existence through words. and God reveals His intents through his words. Jesus is the Word who became flesh, visible and tangible. In Gen 1:27 and Gen 2:20  we see that God created man in his own image, in the image of God. Thus we can live in eternity. Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field, thus God gave man Complete  knowledge. Gen 11:1 says “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” We had Adam’s language and Complete  knowledge. We are equal to God which was God’s intent in the beginning.  But sin entered the world through Adam and Eve and the Israelites found a plain in Shinar and decided to settle there where they wanted to build a city and make a name for themselves. Their intent was not to be scattered over the face of the earth, but become one powerful people without God. This was the establishment of Babel, and in Gen 11:6  the people become one, had one language and said nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. But in Gen 11:7  God came down on them, and confounded their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth. This was how God allowed Knowledge to be divided amongst the nations. Thus the analogy was a large puzzle but the pieces where scattered all over the earth. Each one with it’s own language and own culture.  This is how the cultures of the world were created.
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The nations are divided with different languages and different cultures, but marvelously has relationships with God’s plan in mind. According to Edson Suzuki, our speaker and linguist, He gives linguistic evidence of God’s intricate design. ¨The nature of the difference between the languages is complementary , instead of contrastive. He gives examples of how languages complement each other (which derives from cultural believes as well) like verbal tense vs. verbal aspects in different languages. Direction of the action Vs. purpose of the action in different languages and cultures.  But God is faithful to us, and He gives us a covenant that He will unite the cultures and languages and nations again. In Gen 12, God gives his promise to Abram ¨Leave your country…¨I will make you into a great nation… ¨I will make your name great, ¨…and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
The start of God’s restoration of the Nations becoming one again reveals itself in Acts 2.  ¨And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.  This incident leads into the great commission in Acts 1:8 and Matth 28:19 where we go out to the Nations. The complementary characteristics of God’s languages and cultures, when we go preach the Gospel, (which we go and live and learn new languages and cultures) bring us closer to God’s original design of Man.  in Eph 3:10 it says  ¨To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God” When we go out to the Nations, and spread the Gospel, to become one again, Then the manifold wisdom of God  will be revealed thus the Complete knowledge will be restored.

Ministering to others in cross-cultural contexts.
My most important concept to take away from the speakers is the triangle concept  form on top, and meaning at the bottom. Although the form may be different (the way of praying healing over another, the way of worship, the clothes, the way to say hello), the meaning may be the same (healing, lifting God up, sharing God’s love). We need the Holy Spirit to discern what the form is and apply the meaning. Also we need an attitude of humbleness, and willingness to learn and develop the whole picture God intended us to be, by fitting the cultural pieces of other cultures together. To do this, we need the Holy Spirit to humble ourselves, and have the discipline to learn with a heart of servitude, and not a heart of teaching.

The perfect model for cross-cultural application is Jesus. He transcended all cultures but was able to connect and relate to all cultures

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Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:21:00 -0800 The longest journey in the world is from the head to the heart. http://rii.posterous.com/the-longest-journey-in-the-world-is-from-the http://rii.posterous.com/the-longest-journey-in-the-world-is-from-the

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Well the 3 month lecture of my FCM school has come to an end already. 

If my DTS was all about knowing God, FCM (Foundations in Counselling Ministry) is all about knowing yourself. And we all won't like what we see under the hood. 

FCM used to be called IBC (Introduction to Biblical Councelling) but everyone at YWAM knows it stands for "I've Been Crying"  
My three months was a very painful journey, and also I don't think I've ever quarreled with my wife more than I have been in FCM. (in a good way :-))
I'd say this is analogous to heart surgery. We go through so much agony to get better, but in the end, we come out alive. and have a totally new perspective on life, family, and God. 

I apologize to my friends and family who occasionally checked out my blog, and kept seeing an outdated picture of my family at the Ironman World Championship. 
But now that the lecture phase is over, (and all-nighter assignments are over too! yeah!) I can finally take a breather and share what I've learned from FCM. 

More details to come, but in a nutshell, here's the meat of what I've learned. 

They say that the longest journey in the world is from the head to the heart.
There is a fundamental difference between knowing about God and knowing God as a father.
Bruce Thompson, our last speaker at our school, founded the Counselling School at the University of Nations. 
Our last week of teaching was about "The Father Heart of God"

Bruce said this about a theologian, that he was teaching many years ago. The theologian knew so much about the Bible, 
so much about God, so much about the Father God that he even corrected Bruce on several occasions based on his learned theology. 
But Bruce was sad, because "He had a doctrine on God the Father, but didn't know the Father as a son" 

Jesus wants us to become sons of God, in intimacy with the father.  (John.14:23)  One the most important quotes Bruce gives is “ WITH MY MIND I SEE WHAT I THINK.  WITH MY HEART I SEE WHAT I FEEL” In our mind we can have a perfect picture of who God is,  but not in our heart. We know God is perfect, but in reality, in our subconscious, we  see more of what our earthly father is in God. For example, we say "I believe God loves me" but i feel cold.  we say "I believe God is with me" but i feel afraid. 
That's the struggle we have in our relationship with God. 

I learned that we see God through the distorted lenses that our earthly father’s and mother’s taint, and we gain distorted views of Father God. I look at my father and realize we never talked. He never taught me how to deal with my feelings, show feelings, and we  didn't discuss anything. The language I learned was to suppress my anger, and then explode in rage.  I just listened to my father, and asked no questions, whether i agreed or not, I didn't know how to respond than just doing what he asked.  That’s why i don’t know how to have a relationship with God. I don’t know how to share my feelings with God, or discuss things with God because i never learned that from my distant, stoic father (except anger and rage).
A year and a half ago, in the middle of the night, God woke me up and called on me. God whispered to me “be my humble servant”. Wow that's an amazing happening.  But I didn't know how to respond, I didn't think to respond by asking "what do you mean?" or say "i'm too afraid!" .  I didn't know how to talk to God about it because I didn’t have an interactive  relationship with my own father.  Through my own earthly father, the lie I believed was God is distant, God is disinterested, God is demanding, but the truth is God is a God of GRACE (2COR.12:9) a God of Compassion (Heb.4:14-16  Psalm 103:13) and a God of LOVE ( Psalm.139:1-4). The journey from the Head to the Heart is a life-long journey, but I've gained so much ground in FCM. Through ministry with Bruce, I was able to dispel the lies and forgive my father and mother, and receive the Fatherheart of God. 
We need to choose to believe and declare that I can have an intimate relationship with God. 

How do I do that? I'll share what I've learned in the next few weeks as i prepare to go on outreach. Stay tuned.

Picture : Me and Jungrim after our ministry time with Bruce and Barbara Thompson. (yes we're still a little teary eyed)

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Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:09:12 -0700 Finding a place in Kona, Ironman (not the movie) and our websites! http://rii.posterous.com/finding-a-place-in-kona-ironman-not-the-movie http://rii.posterous.com/finding-a-place-in-kona-ironman-not-the-movie
God is good. Our immediate prayers were to get a place to stay (staying on campus is more expensive than staying off-campus)
and the immediate tuition we needed to pay for Jiyeon's school. But God is good! and He provided both for us, just when we needed it. 
The new place we found is just across the street from the UofN. My father also provided for Jiyeon's tuition, 
so our lecture phase finances are all met. Thank you Jesus!

The kids are well adjusted in school right now, and so far are enjoying new friends and new environment. 
Jiseong has his own website at wii.posterous.com
and Jiyeon's websites is at jii.posterous.com  check out their updates!

We also had the privilege of volunteering at the 2010 World Ironman Championship
Which may be more famous because of the Rick and Dick Hoyt Father-Son team 
They didn't participate this year, but it was great to see that this event happened right where 
we are in Kona, just a 10minute walk away from YWAM. 

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Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:23:34 -0700 We're back in Kona! http://rii.posterous.com/were-back-in-kona http://rii.posterous.com/were-back-in-kona With 5 bags checked and 8 carry ons we lugged our 6 month baggage to kona. Basically it's all we need when you think about it. Just the basics. Bi ble, Clothes, rice cooker, coffee maker, laptop and most important, pillows. One prayer request. It turns out staying on campus is more expensive and inconvenient than off- campus so were looking for a small place to stay nearby. Pls pray for our new place to stay. Availalbility is scarce!

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Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:37:28 -0700 We invite you to come to do your DTS at Kona, Hawaii, It'll be the most joyful time of your life. http://rii.posterous.com/we-invite-you-to-come-to-do-your-dts-at-kona http://rii.posterous.com/we-invite-you-to-come-to-do-your-dts-at-kona
Watch the video! we're in it too!

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Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:31:35 -0700 Please pray for our daughter so she can go to school while we're in Kona http://rii.posterous.com/please-pray-for-our-daughter-so-she-can-go-to http://rii.posterous.com/please-pray-for-our-daughter-so-she-can-go-to We're planning to send our daughter to school when we are in Kona, 
There is a home school called ICS run by YWAM parents, but unfortunately there's no room for Jiyeon. 

The only option we have right now is to send Jiyeon to a private school (KCA - Kona Christian Academy) 
and will cost about $4,200 for 6 months. 

Please pray for Jiyeon, and if God moves your heart to support her, Here's how below. 
(BTW, Jiseong will be going to the Learning Center at the YWAM campus, it's an experimental school to train mission teachers)

If you are in the US
, rather then us receiving it directly, you can send a check to my Church

Onnuri Church of San Jose
890 Meridian Way,
San Jose, CA 95126

Write payment to  "Onnuri Church of San Jose"

and in the "For :" area write "Richard Chun Mission offering"
or in Korean, "전민호 목자 선교헌금"

My church will make sure that it reaches me (and tax-deductible if needed)

If you are in Korea : 한국에 계실 경우 신한은행으로 송금해주시면 감사하겠습니다. 
신한은행 : 398-06-086039 
예금주 : Chun Richard Minoh

God Bless! and Praise the Lord!

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