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Bangladesh
 Les Morgan and Ukil confer in front of the Children’s Ward at Christian Mission Hospital in Rajshahi.
Mission co-worker Dr. Leslie Y. Morgan writes about an experience on the train platform in Joydevpur. “Three Muslim men approached me as I waited with a restless crowd for the evening train to Dhaka. Because the train was late, more and more travelers accumulated, each anxious about being able to board and find a seat or even a place to stand in the aisles. With a suitcase and a medical bag, I would be at a disadvantage among barehanded travelers clawing their ways into the cars. The three men were curious why a foreign doctor would be attempting such a feat.
“At first the men hesitated to speak to me, but when I answered in Bengali, they smiled, nodded to each other, and let their questions roll. I told them I was returning from Christian Mission Hospital in Rajshahi where, with funds from churches in America, I treated patients who could not afford medical care. Now I was on my way to run clinics in the slums of south Dhaka, near the shipyards. They knew the area for its drug dealers, prostitutes, and abandoned children. As I spoke, their smiles and nods evolved into expressions of appreciation and respect.
“As the train rolled in and the anxious crowd raced for the doors, the three men insisted on helping me. One took my suitcase, another took my medical bag, and the last led the way through the crushing mass and onto the train. The experience taught me why God wants us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with him: others will see and do likewise, and it will benefit us all.”
Partners/Ministries
Church of Bangladesh: Rt. Rev. Michael S. Baroi, bishop (Dhaka Diocese), moderator, Rt. Rev. Paul Shishir Sarkar, bishop (Kushtia Diocese), vice moderator
PC(USA) General Assembly Staff
Sandra Godsey, FDN
Nancy Goodhue, GAMC
Lord of all, help us to follow your ways so that your blessings may be multiplied among us. Amen.
Ps. 47, 147:12–20 Ps. 68, 113
Ezek. 37:1–14
Acts 3:11–26; John 15:12–27
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