Life really hasn’t been exciting lately. It has had its moments, but it has also been busy with everyday life here; helping in office, recorder class, piano lessons, and such.
Last Sunday we went to Joypurhat. It is a town that is about one and a half hours away from Bangla Hope. While there we shopped for material Mrs. Waid needed and we also looked at shari’s and shalwar kameezes. While in the shops we also looked at shawls. I didn’t end up getting anything, but it was fun to look. Right before we left we stopped in store that is similar to American stores. A small Safeway is probably the closest thing to describe it to, it didn’t have a bakery or fresh food section or anything like that, but it had a dry foods and toiletry section. In this store you are not allowed to hold anything you are planning to purchase, you are followed around by workers who take what you are planning on buying and put it in the basket they are carrying for you. I think we had more than just one person following us though, it seemed more like two or three. One of the three that was following me spoke pretty good English and tried to start a conversation with me. I answered his question and then was caught totally off guard when he asked for my number. Why is it that the first time I am asked for my number I am in a foreign country and don’t even have a phone, not that I would have given out my number, I just find it a bit odd funny. Anyway, I immediately answered him with a no and then realized I didn’t have a phone and clarified that fact to him. Is it bad that I didn’t want to make him feel bad for asking especially if he was just asking to say he had an Americans number!! Lol These Bengali’s are an interesting people and for the most part very friendly and helpful.
The next exciting event that happened was on Tuesday and Wednesday. As most of you know, when you get older your body does not recover as fast from sickness. Well Mr. Waid I don’t think really wanted to believe this. He got sick about a month ago and started to get better and then over did it and became sick again. He had never really recovered from that initial sickness and finally it was showing. Mrs. Waid became very concerned, along with everyone here, although Bengali’s do tend to over exaggerate things. Tuesday morning at breakfast Mr. Waid did show up, which wasn’t totally odd, since he had been off and on sick for awhile. Mrs. Waid announced that she was worried enough they were going to the hospital in Dhaka tomorrow (Wednesday). Mrs. Waid hadn’t been feeling the best lately either so they were both going to get checked. Well Wednesday morning Mr. Waid woke up with low oxygen levels. This really scared Mrs. Waid and she asked Kerri and Bob to accompany them. So Wednesday morning Lauren, Chantel, and I were left on our own again. Everyone was worried about Mr. Waid and kept him in our prayers. Friday we got the news that he was doing much better and would be coming home as soon as the doctors released him later that day. It ended up taking them a fifteen plus hour trip to get back here. This was because they had three problems with tires, one flat and two blow outs, on the way. They arrived early Sabbath morning and slept through breakfast and church. Mr. Waid is doing a lot better now, but he still needs to take it easy and remember he is NOT a young man anymore. For this reason we would really appreciate it if you all would keep Mr. Waid in your prayers.
Now after those this next item is not quite as exciting, but it is now cold enough I’m sporting the native dress of socks and flipflops! Lol It has gotten pretty cold in the evenings and mornings. The days really aren’t bad still, but we all are feeling the cold. I can’t say what the temperature is so I can only assume it is really cold enough to wear sweatshirts/jackets, socks, and shawls.
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