Federated States of Micronesia Onei Island Chuuk State | Lee Arkhie Perez Photography

Satawal is a small island in Federated States of Micronesia that is the home of Grand Master Navigator Papa Puis Mau Piailug. It is one of the few islands in the world where traditional Pacific Wayfinding is still practiced, yet their people are isolated and suffering from the effects of climate change. Satawal's chief Leo Rcheilug is a Pwo navigator advocating for Okeanos #VakaMotus to support and service his islands operated by locally trained sailors living their culture and using their indig

“If we believe big, then the Lord can do amazing things,” said Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman as she wrapped up a five-day ministry in the tropical islands of the western Pacific Ocean. She and her husband, Greg, visited Guam and the Federated States of Micronesia – Pohnpei and Chuuk. “No matter where I go in the world, the thing I love to share the most is the good news of Jesus Christ – of who He is and what He does, how He meets us where we are, as we are, not matter where