Every Health-and-Hope film you see has weeks and months of preparation in it. Did you realize that you’re seeing the fruit of germination and a long process of growth? We hope the results will be as nutritious as any ripe fruit should be.
Have you heard the phrase before, “Some things never change”? Well, sometimes that needs to change! And the time is now at Memorial Christian Hospital.
The twenty-four health college students have reached a milestone! They have reached the time when they can begin putting their newly gained knowledge and skills to use in the hospital. This is the time they are trying to recall what they are learning in anatomy, physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. Now, they are beginning new classes in medical-surgical care and community health.
You need to read to communicate, to follow directions, to take proper medication, and to work. Yet Bangladesh has 48 million people who cannot yet do that. Across the world one in seven adults cannot read. More than 250 million children of school age cannot read. Almost 57 million children are not enrolled in school. The statistics are grim.
So what are we going to do about it? AOB Bangladesh sees the need.
University students fired questions at us: How’d you hear about this place? What led you to come? Exactly what do you do? What do you envision accomplishing through your project? What are the challenges you face? These are questions that everyone asks.
I’m a guest in Bangladesh, visiting my aunt and uncle who work in a variety of AOB projects by Memorial Christian Hospital. I enjoy the people, the scenery, and the food. And yesterday was a wonderful time of immersion in the Bengali culture.
It’s a hot afternoon in MCH’s neo-natal room. New mothers are resting under purring ceiling fans. Newborn babies are sleeping peacefully beside. Grandmothers quietly whisper stories, hopes, and dreams to each other.
“‘We hear them declaring the mighty works of God in our own languages!’ They were all surprised and bewildered. Some asked each other, ‘What does this mean?’” (Acts 2:11-12)
If motion is medicine, as many tell us, then the motion of deep bodyweight squats is powerful medicine. Deep bodyweight squats: DBS. Some call it third-world squats. Some call it strict rock-bottom squats. But whatever the title, physical therapists say it’s a must-do.
Every Health-and-Hope film you see has weeks and months of preparation in it. Did you realize that you’re seeing the fruit of germination and a long process of growth? We hope the results will be as nutritious as any ripe fruit should be.
Have you heard the phrase before, “Some things never change”? Well, sometimes that needs to change! And the time is now at Memorial Christian Hospital.
The twenty-four health college students have reached a milestone! They have reached the time when they can begin putting their newly gained knowledge and skills to use in the hospital. This is the time they are trying to recall what they are learning in anatomy, physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. Now, they are beginning new classes in medical-surgical care and community health.
It’s a hot afternoon in MCH’s neo-natal room. New mothers are resting under purring ceiling fans. Newborn babies are sleeping peacefully beside. Grandmothers quietly whisper stories, hopes, and dreams to each other. 
