Please Pray
We have had a fellow named Pat Disken pass away this week. Pat and his wife Michelle attend our church. Pat had a tumor removed from his brain 6 weeks ago and we all thought he was on the mend and had to go through chemo and he had a chance. But on Thursday he took a turn for the worse when they discovered the tumor had grown back and was larger. We were told he did not have long. Pat however did not make it through the night. The church family is small and this has affected them all.
Gary has the opportunity to speak infront of a lot of people as Pat was well know. He made it clear to his wife he did not want a Catholic funeral but an evangelical funeral and this will be different for the majority of people that will be attending.
Traditions here are very different from what we are used to. There is usually a service where Catholic prayers are said and another service that is more like a memorial. The body is present for the prayer service in an open cascket and then taken home to the family. We are not sure yet if he is also present at the memorial.
So instead of the prayers they have asked Gary to do two services, one smaller than the other. This is a bit of a challenge for Gary as he pretty much has to say the same thing twice in two different ways.
Pray Gary can present a new idea of what it means to know and follow Jesus and maybe some new contacts who are interested to know more.