Bangladesh

Mar Mar 2017

HOME OF HOPE— SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH

Dear Friend of Eurasia, In the short time Larry Smith had been serving in Bangladesh, people had come to him asking for a variety of things. But one man made a request that left him in shock. “Brother, take my child.” The desperation in the man’s voice was obvious. He wanted the best for his child, but he had no way to provide what was needed. Unfortunately, neither did Larry. The man walked dejectedly from Larry’s office that day. Larry never knew what happened to him or his child, but that brief encounter set a course for Larry’s life and…

Nov Nov 2016

AJI SE DIN: ONE DAY CAN CHANGE A CHILD’S LIFE

Dear Friend of Eurasia, The biggest children’s outreach in Bangladesh is December 16. That day is Victory Day, the national holiday commemorating the end of Bangladesh’s liberation war. The outreach, called Aji Se Din (which in Bangladesh means “This is the Day”), brings hope to children in the slums. Twelve-year-old Parvej lives in a slum outside Bangladesh’s capital city. He is eagerly awaiting this December’s outreach. “I go to the mosque every Friday for prayer,” says Parvej, “but when I went to the Aji Se Din outreach, I found love and hospitality. There is no other program in my community…