A Boy Of Ten Gone Home To Be With The Lord
I remembered the first time I met Wayne. He was 9 years old, but his attitude and speech far exceeds that of a child. He was very authoritative, giving command and instructions to his peers who failed to realize that they were of the same age group, so they asked no questions but to follow his advise. He taught many of them how to ride a bicycle. When he was among adults, it was not strange to hear him giving his thoughts on political matters. He had an uncanny ability to fix his mother's appliances when they broke. His dream was to become a Scientist: But this was not to be. His mother and father took him to an open air service I had in my community. At the end of the service, his mother led him to the altar. He was just a child, yet he was suffering from cancer in the right ear. Wayne stood tall as we prayed for him. That was the beginning of a relationship between us as I constantly visited him from that night on. Thank God with const...