Dear Friends in Christ,
Bangladesh is at a historic turning point. Weeks of anti-government protests have toppled its 16 years-long-serving arrogant prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and an interim government was formed with Dr. Mohammad Yunus, a Nobel prize winner, as its Chief Advisor on August 8. At least 300 people have been killed amid the agitation. While students initially demanded the removal of a contentious quota in public jobs, the movement later began opposing the Hasina government as a whole.
Now, we are facing lots of challenges. The minority, mainly Hindu people, are being tortured; in some places, their houses and temples have been burnt. In some places, churches were also destroyed. They are in a panic. Many thousands of people attempted to flee to India, but they could not due to the strict watching of Indian border guards.
Now, looting, fighting, occupying houses, and burning houses are going on all around. Especially those who were ministers of the ruling party, flatterers, persons who got benefits from the ruling party, and the worst hatred and anger of the common people towards the police. Their houses are being looted and burnt. This interim government is committed to reforming the irregularities and corruption in various sectors of the country.
The interior government has assured the minority to protect and be a safeguard of them. In my observation, a very good team has been formed, and they are committed to reforming every corrupt sector of the country.
We want to see a corruption-less, peaceful, responsible, and accountable government that will create an environment for free and fair democratic elections in the future.
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Updates About Our Ministry
We have to postpone our Youth Seminar, which was supposed to take place from August 7-9, due to the unrest situation in the country. We will reschedule the seminar soon. But as believers, we now see a huge opportunity to share the gospel in our country. We have started to visit our neighbors, friends, and oppressed people in our community. We are planning together how we can serve and care for those people and show the love of Jesus to them. Our dream is to see Friends Churches in all 64 districts in our country. Our team members are very active in sharing the good news in this crisis moment. We are encouraging our people that Hindu people have India to flee, Muslims have Saudi Arabia to flee, but we Christians do not need to flee. God lives within us. Where God is, we are loved, protected, and cared for.
Updates About M.
When M.’s health condition deteriorated gradually from the beginning of this year, we consulted a doctor. She underwent a series of tests, which revealed that M.’s uterus had enlarged, and she was very anemic. So, one bag of blood was given on an emergency basis. The doctor told her about the uterus surgery. Then, we consulted with another gynecologist. She asked her to do a few more tests to get an accurate diagnosis. The ultrasound report shows a bulky uterus with five fibroids. It also shows a calcified intramural (31x27mm) fibroid on an anterior wall, an intramural (32×30 mm) fibroid on the posterior wall, a calcified intramural (24x23mm) fibroid on the posterior wall, a calcified sub-serous (36x32mm) fibroid on the anterior wall, and a submucous (8x7mm) fibroid on the anterior wall. The doctor decided to perform surgery on August 19.
Please pray for a safe surgery and quick recovery. Also, pray that the Lord leads this interior government to reform this country and punish all criminals.
Thanks for your love and fervent prayer. May the Lord bless you all.
Regards,
A. and M. A.
Serving together in Bangladesh
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