Greetings from Khulna!
Our ministry in the villages has begun. Monday we went to a small Muslim village to work with some children. When we arrived, there were about 12 kids that were anxiously waiting for us to come. The children performed some of the songs that they knew, and it was such a blessing to see all of these children singing about Jesus with such joy on their faces. We sang some of our songs (a favorite has been "Father Abraham") and told the story of David and Goliath. Casey had the full attention of all of the children as she directed them to act the story out. As our time in this village continued, more and more people came over to see what was going on. What started as a ministry with about 12 children grew into an opportunity to share with about 40 children and adults.
Tuesday we took took an EZ Bike to a Hindu village that is quite a bit further away. We crossed a bridge made out of bamboo (in the middle of the bridge Metali stopped and shook the bridge, which immediately brought a few screams). Six girls walking to a village grew a lot of attention. We were not able to do exactly what we had planned, because there had been a death in the village. The people here are so hospitable that they found another place for us to go and share with the children. They served us fresh fruit from the trees that were right there. We sang some songs for the Hindu children, but they were a bit shy to join in. By the last song, however, they were excited to join in! As we were leaving the village, the children followed us out and posed for lots of pictures. They love to see themselves in the camera screens!
All of the traveling to and from villages has been quite an adventure! Last night we rode a rickshaw vans, which are bikes with wooden platforms attached to it. Basically we just have to hold on very tightly, especially over the bumps. Once we got to a little village on the way back, we stopped to transfer from a rickshaw van to an EZ Bike. We were standing on the side of the road while waiting for our drivers. We drew so much attention from the village! About 100 people surrounded us staring at us and taking tons of pictures on their phones. It seemed like every eye in the village was on us.
A few fun stories...
After the spider incident, we learned that Metali is afraid of spiders. In the villages, people direct the cows home at the end of the day, and there were quite a few cows going by us very quickly. Metali runs off the road and hides! We told her that we will protect her from the cows if she protects us from the spiders.
In the Hindu village, we saw a poster of Arnold from back when he was a bodybuilder.
As you can imagine, having a group of six girls together can become quite giggly. We have had so many fun experiences, and Metali and Albert have been laughing at us so much! One night Metali told Albert that she was going to come and sleep in our apartment so that she can have some more fun with us.
Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support! Please continue to pray for the ministry opportunities that are coming up, and that the rain will not hinder any of the plans.
Kristin
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