There are many stories to tell about our last few days in Bangladesh, but none such story as powerfully heart provoking then this-
-A woman met us when we were leaving to the Schools. She told me her sister was murdered two days ago. We wanted to comfort her, but everyone who spoke bengali was already leaving, so we agreed to have her come over to our house later.
In the afternoon I saw Shanta on the trail on the walk back to the house. I started twirling her and we were skipping up the trail, then she said this is my house and pointed at a home. She wanted me come see her family. I was pushed by the Holy Spirit and followed her.
In side I was greeted by a Sheik and saw the woman that had greeted us by the vans that morning. I learned it was the Sheiks daughter that was murdered and I offered to pray with him, but he didn't understand as i struggled to communicate. So I hugged him...and he cried all over my shoulder...
I knew there had to be something we could do...so I lead them to the place we were staying..then with a translator we learned the story. He had gestured with one hand pointing on the opposite shoulder down to the waist and I didn' know what he meant, but then the translator told us the story...His daughter was married to a Saudi Arabian. Her Husband would beat her up as usual, but one day he went too far and dragged her body on to train tracks and...
The Sheik's son in law told the cops he beat her as usual and then she went on the train tracks and commited suicide. Case Closed.
The Saudi Arabian was returning to the village that evening to collect his son and take him back to the Saudi...and the Sheik, the victims sister, and son are desparate for prayer and justice
The Sheik learned I was going to America and lined up for me to take a picture of him and his family holding a picture of his victim daughter...I'm not sure why, except maybe to show the world about the injustice they and many others suffer.
Please keep them in your prayers
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a] will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I."
Isaiah 58:5-9
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a] will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I."
Isaiah 58:5-9
