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The world should remember Dominic as an example of what a young Jamaican man represents .
” could regurgitate historical and current facts about team and individual performances , wages of professional players / athletes and coach statistics . He was a strong-willed person , had his own view and opinion on everything and articulated it with decisiveness and confidence .
As a footballer , he was dedicated to the sport , committed to his team , a student of the game . He was always seeking to improve his game and was his own harshest critic . He would always humbly listen to and accept comments or criticism from persons no matter who they were . Of course , he would then analyze , process and determine what to take seriously and what to discard . Illness and serious injury were the only things that would keep him off the field . Football was his life . If he was not on the field of play , he would be watching it on TV or YouTube , reading about it or playing FIFA ’ s latest edition on the Xbox . Dominic ’ s belief in God grew with him . As he experienced answer to prayer and saw and heard about how God works , his own faith increased even more than we his parents knew . We were truly blessed to hear his peers speaking of his encouragement to them to pray about their own issues and to trust God . We found this remarkable .
Family and Faith Magazine : How does your faith in God help you to come to grips with the passing of your beloved son ? David and Denise : Our faith , along with the prayers of many faithful persons , has certainly upheld us from the very first moment of his passing . Without it we would not be able to share this testimony . Although we have not fully come to grips with his departure , God has definitely been our supporter , comforter and burden-bearer . Words fail us . It is at this time that we learn the importance of establishing your faith so that when the hard times come we can stand . ( I Peter 5:10 ). Additionally , we have the assurance that we will be re-united with Dominic ( II Samuel 12:23 ( last sentence ) “ I will go to him , but he will not return to me .” Thank you to all who have been praying for our strength you prayers are being answered . Please continue to intercede on our behalf , as it is a very challenging journey .
Family and Faith Magazine : What do you want Jamaica and the world to remember most about Dominic ? David and Denise : The world should remember Dominic as an example of what a young Jamaican man represents . Too often we only get the bad news . Everyday across Jamaica there are young men who are achieving great , positive things . We hope Dominic ’ s passing will encourage these young men to continue to pursue their dreams even if it takes the world a while to notice , and to make use of the opportunities afforded them in school and in other spheres of life . We hope the young Christian men will recognize that it pays to live up to the principles of the Bible and to be encouraged to share their faith with others .
We want Jamaica ( in particular the young men ) to remember Dominic as a young Christian man who set his goals and worked assiduously toward achieving them . He recognized the importance of maintaining a high academic and intellectual standard while excelling in his favourite endeavour . Additionally , remember him for how he treated people of all levels with respect and love . He earned the recognition of his peers , teachers , family , coaches and many others simply by being himself and displaying the humility and fixity of purpose for which he has become well known .
Family and Faith Magazine : How does your faith in God help you to come tDid Dominic like , enjoy or look forward to the Christmas season ? What did he like most about it ? David and Denise : Dominic looked forward to Christmas morning service at church , especially the breakfast . The Christmas Holiday was also a break from the rigors of school and training . It was the respite between school-based and club competitions . He liked to hang out with his friends and visiting various family members .
Family and Faith Magazine : What will you do to remember Dominic during the holidays ? David and Denise : We will visit his graveside – not to be morbid but to remember him especially at this time . familyandfaithmagazine . com 21