Friday, February 17, 2006

Is Piglet a god?


While we were speaking on “love” in Takmauh, we saw a huge pig (the piglets here belong to that pig). We were told that last year she had several piglets and one of them made it on TV as well as the front-page news. When it was born it had a long snout that looked similar to an elephant’s. (one also looked like a rhino, and another a monkey – very strange). Well when everyone heard about it, people came from all over the country to see it. They were saying that the piglet was a god and they prayed to it and gave offerings of fruit and incense as well as money. (I was told that the owners made over $100.) they even dismissed school and made the students go see it.. (of course it died soon after it was born) Cambodia is predominantly Buddhist but it does have its roots in Hinduism as well. And the elephant is one animal that Hindus worship. After hearing this story I was reminded again of how much the world is in need of a Savior. Please pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into His harvest field.

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