I just came out of the wake of Bernard Then at the funeral parlour of St Francis Xavier Church at Petaling Jaya. Bernard is the Sarawakian who was kidnapped and beheaded by Abu Sayaff terrorists.
I felt so sorrowful to see his ashes which was placed next to his photograph. I expressed my condolences to his family members and prayed with them, all of us ended up sobbing and crying when we held hands and prayed together.
As the country is falling into the fear of terror attack after the bombing which has happened in Jakarta, I have been praying against all forms of terrorism in Malaysia. It is heart-breaking that Bernard Then was tortured and killed in this manner.
If you are staying in Kuala Lumpur andย Selangor, I would like to encourage you to attend his funeral mass at 10am tomorrow (18 January 2016) at St Francis Xavier Church at Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, if you are free.
It will be good for us to give our solidarity support and comfort to Bernard Then’s family. Let’s pray that his soul will rest in peace with his Maker in heaven, let’s pray for safety and peace in Malaysia.
This is really sad news, I saw YB Teresa Kok’s picture on facebook and she was really sad. This is indeed a sad event, he was killed in a brutal manner. I saw from the pictures of YB Teresa Kok on facebook and his parents is crying and is so sad. His parents is already old and fragile and now this happens. Truly heartbreaking, may his soul rest in peace.