Going Home to Heaven

My little buddy, Barak Ochieng, passed away this morning around 11:00 am Kenyan time. He has been in the hospital battling stomach cancer over the past four months after a CGA staff member noticed the stiffness in his mid-section. He went through 6 chemo treatments which cleared his stomach, but the cancer had already spread to his spine and muscular system. When I visited him in Kisumu last Friday I knew that it wouldn’t be long. He hadn’t been eating normally and hadn’t been walking at all. He was having difficulty in talking also, but kept saying the word “animal” when we were together. Nobody could figure out why he was saying that. I tried to encourage him that he had the heart of a lion and to keep fighting. About two hours before he died we were able to speak with him on the phone and again he kept saying the word “animal.” Now I know he is face to face with the Lion of Judah, also called the lamb of God.

Please pray for the family as they collect the body from Kisumu tomorrow and bring him back for burial on Saturday.