This is Martyrs’ Day in Bangladesh. It is International Mother Language Day worldwide. In A.D. 2000, UNESCO declared Bangladesh’s holiday worth celebrating. The story behind this celebration is filled with sorrow and glory.
Sixty years ago, when Association of Baptists first entered Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), our pioneer team saw many needs. People lacked health care, education, and hope. AOB began targeting those lacks, and our motto became “pointing people to our Provider”. Of course, Almighty God is our Provider, knowing all our needs and graciously meeting them. From the overflow of His grace, we in turn want to help meet the needs of those around us.
Says one African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Similar proverbs are found throughout the world. Here in Bangladesh, parents team up with neighborhood parents, with loving relatives, and with wise community leaders to train their children. Children see each neighbor as an aunt or uncle who cares.
When you enter Chittagong’s Bible Literature Center, you won’t see it. When you peek in on Literature Division’s editorial staff proof-reading a draft, you’d never guess. When you walk through the book-store and talk with our salesmen, you’ll choose and buy our books, but you won’t realize the origin of your sales-receipt. Literature Division has a secret.
We've passed the one-year mark since I was truly "up and running" at MCH, so I'm being reminded of some of the crazy cases we had in those first weeks. I was just thinking the other day, "I don't think my nursing instructors were ever imagining I would be involved in a case like this!" I WAS not and AM not a superstar nurse. A hundred times a week, I beg for wisdom and help.
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.
This is Martyrs’ Day in Bangladesh. It is International Mother Language Day worldwide. In A.D. 2000, UNESCO declared Bangladesh’s holiday worth celebrating. The story behind this celebration is filled with sorrow and glory.
Says one African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Similar proverbs are found throughout the world. Here in Bangladesh, parents team up with neighborhood parents, with loving relatives, and with wise community leaders to train their children. Children see each neighbor as an aunt or uncle who cares.
When you enter Chittagong’s Bible Literature Center, you won’t see it. When you peek in on Literature Division’s editorial staff proof-reading a draft, you’d never guess. When you walk through the book-store and talk with our salesmen, you’ll choose and buy our books, but you won’t realize the origin of your sales-receipt. Literature Division has a secret.
We've passed the one-year mark since I was truly "up and running" at MCH, so I'm being reminded of some of the crazy cases we had in those first weeks. I was just thinking the other day, "I don't think my nursing instructors were ever imagining I would be involved in a case like this!" I WAS not and AM not a superstar nurse. A hundred times a week, I beg for wisdom and help.
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.
