Joe Potter is going to Edinburgh, Guyana today, then to a wake service this afternoon for a small boy of 3 years who died of Leukemia named Vishual. He is from a family with a Hindu background. Some of his family has trusted Christ to save them but some are still quite confused.
The wake house was attended by about 100 people. The women talk. The men play dominoes and cards. The men are mostly detached from the whole situation and are only there for the fun of group dominoes and getting together with friends mostly while being treated to a small snack of black eyed peas with Mango sour sauce—a little spicy served in a baggie with a plastic spoon with cool-aide to drink after a Christian leader got up to lead in some hymns for the family and a little praying too just before the snack was served.
Today there were a ½ hour’s worth of special TV programming with songs dedicated to Vishual’s memory. It started with Christian clips from current artists and then progressed to typical images of Hindu gods and goddesses with Hindu holy men and dancing rituals. The Christian clips were sponsored by the family and The Hindu ones were paid for by relatives and friends. The funeral will be Christian only tomorrow attended by over 200 probably.
We are so thankful that the mother and father wanted to make a change from Hinduism to Christianity a while back. Vishaul's death created a lot of heart-searching as they fought to find a way to help their child.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
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