February 6, 2010
By TONYA MOSLEY
KING 5 News (Seattle, Washington, USA)
SEATTLE - The leader of the Sahak Khemararam Buddhist Temple chants, the monks eat, and the members collect money, as Sean Phoung weeps for his only son Prackserth.
"I think about him all the time every minute, every second," he said.
It's Buddhist tradition, the food is eaten so that Prackserth (also known as Patrick) may be full on his journey to the next life. The clothing will give him warmth and the money will be burned, so that Prackserth may prosper.
So many sacrifices for their beloved son, as the Phoung family is left here with almost nothing.
"When I heard that they found my son in there I was so shocked. I lost my life," said his mother Sody.
Eight members of the Phoung family now sleep on the floor of the temple, relying on their friends for food and donated clothing. Their house was destroyed in a fire on Monday, Prackserth's body was discovered inside.
But Sean assures his family that they will endure. Thirty years ago he survived the killing fields of Cambodia and he says they will surely survive this. Tonight they're starting over and looking forward to seeing Prackserth again, in the next life.
Fire officials say they don't expect to know the cause of the fire until next week.
Contact the Cambodia Women's Health Organization for more information on how to help the family. Contact Klaudia Snguon at 206-372-0752 koltida@yahoo.com
"I think about him all the time every minute, every second," he said.
It's Buddhist tradition, the food is eaten so that Prackserth (also known as Patrick) may be full on his journey to the next life. The clothing will give him warmth and the money will be burned, so that Prackserth may prosper.
So many sacrifices for their beloved son, as the Phoung family is left here with almost nothing.
"When I heard that they found my son in there I was so shocked. I lost my life," said his mother Sody.
Eight members of the Phoung family now sleep on the floor of the temple, relying on their friends for food and donated clothing. Their house was destroyed in a fire on Monday, Prackserth's body was discovered inside.
But Sean assures his family that they will endure. Thirty years ago he survived the killing fields of Cambodia and he says they will surely survive this. Tonight they're starting over and looking forward to seeing Prackserth again, in the next life.
Fire officials say they don't expect to know the cause of the fire until next week.
Contact the Cambodia Women's Health Organization for more information on how to help the family. Contact Klaudia Snguon at 206-372-0752 koltida@yahoo.com
4 comments:
burn the money??
12:58 PM
They burnt fake money not the real one. It represents the money for the boy spirit. The Chinese burn the same fake money to pass it along to the dead during their festival.
My heart goes out to the family for the suffering and the loss of their son.
Bad thing happened to good people.
sniff, sniff, and sniff .-_-......
"Bad things happen to good people?"
No one is good, no, not one, except God.
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