It is common for people in Bangladesh to have their parents stay with them for months on end, so it is no surprise that they come every other year. What is more surprising is that they do not stay in my house.
I have been blessed with being able to have them stay at Bashundhara compound with me and am thankful to the people who have let them use their houses.
What also surprise some people is that my parents were born so long ago, and yet are not very old. There are many much older people here who were born after my parents.
My parents have spent time helping and sharing with staff, students, neighbours and patients all over LAMB. I count it a privilege that they are able to come and that when they do, they are accepted as part of our community.
God has been with them in many ways; when they arrived there was a break in the otherwise pretty consistent transportation blockades which allowed them to travel from Dhaka to LAMB. At Christmas we were able to visit friends further north in Bangladesh because of another break in the political struggles and my father just made it to a Dhaka on a train that was three hours late, and got seen even though he was fifteen minutes late for a dentist appointment.
I am thankful for their time here, I praise God for his faithful protection of us all and pray for all those who are in need of safety, peace and parents to come give them time.
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