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Dhaka
“You’re going to Dhaka?” the Bengali man asks. We stepped up to board our flight. He stops his conversation to inquire about the six white Americans at gate 109 cramming onto a seven hour flight from Istanbul to Dhaka, Bangladesh. I tell him we are, indeed, headed to Dhaka. He puts his hands on his… Read more
Bloggers in Bangladesh, Me on Twitter
This summer, my bud Alli went to Ethiopia with the non-profit organization Food for the Hungry. The same month, I headed to Honduras with ONE. When we came home, we gushed to each other. Then, she got me invited on Food for the Hungry’s next trip. Read more
Bangladesh Day 2
I Am Your Neighbor: Debi and Joti
Walking into their house is like stepping down into a basement. I leave my shoes behind outside. Cold feet on colder concrete. The neighborhood is a cement compound of alleyways and narrow walls. The interior of the house is no different. Outside chickens peck at our toes. Dinner is cooked over fires on the front… Read more
Power of Language
Nomo Shkar! (Hindu/Christian/Buddhist Greeting) Here is a little bit of my story so far. Hopefully over the course of the next few days I will do justice at telling theirs… Read more
Day 2 In Dhaka, Bangladesh
When Lindsey asked me if I would consider going to Bangladesh with Food for the Hungry, I googled the location as I fumbled for some sort of reply that was neither yes or no. I thought it was a city. And I couldn’t remember if it was Asian or an island in the Mediterranean. It must… Read more
Just Love
Today in Dhaka, we went into a slum. I’ve never been anywhere quite like it. We got out of the van and immediately the children started to look at us with such curiosity. I decided to quit trying to fit into this place and just be myself. As I was praying this morning before we left, I… Read more
An Expedition in Faith, Hope, and Love
We started our morning tucked in the back office of a school in a community in Dhaka to spend some time together in devotions. We read 1 Corinthians 13, the ”love chapter.” A passage that is read so often it is tempting to tune it out. Read more
Our First Day in Bangladesh
We landed this morning in Bangladesh and already feel like we’ve been here three days. I’m pretty sure that’s because it took us close to 30 hours just to fly here. We had an uneventful flight, thank goodness, which is always great on a trip to far away. The team is definitely tired but inspired… Read more