Over 1000 people to pay their respects and say, “Good bye” to Yohan
One of our Board of Directors, Yohan (John), the builder of 46 of our buildings had a massive stroke. Yohan got saved while he was working as a construction laborer at our church home in Toule Dam Na; he literally saw the fire of God fall in January, 2000 and came to faith in Christ on the spot. He was the only contractor who never cheated us; a major donor to the church, he used his 2 1/2 ton truck to make multiple trips each Sunday to bring people to church.
The night before he died, Yohan received a ranting, three hour phone call from the former leader at our rice farm telling him how bad he was for staying loyal to Dr. Lina and the Foursquare church. The next morning he had a massive stroke. His son-in–law, Dr. Lina, was at the hospital when Sou arrived. He examined the CAT scan and told Sou, “There is no hope without a creative miracle, he is already dead.”
Sou prayed, “God, Yohan doesn’t want to come back and be paralyzed; so, heal him completely or take him home!” Seri Yen, one of our recent graduates of Don Bosco, and one of the longest residents of our child care was there. She says, “I saw the power of God go into Yohan when Mak Sou prayed.” Yohan opened his eyes. Mak said, “Yohan, if you can hear me squeeze my hand.” Yohan squeezed her hand and then said twice, “Take care of Dr. Lina!” and he was gone to be with the Lord.
His family has donated a prime piece of land on Highway 6 in Khampong Tamaw for the construction of the “Yohan Foursquare Church”. Enough people came to the Lord at his funeral to fill it. To see more than 1000 people show up in a rural community to say, “Goodbye” to a man who never learned to read nor write is a great testimony to the love people felt for Yohan.
