A rattle at the fence gate startles the doves in front of the house. Two women enter. They are hastily greeted and lead to the back of the house. „Customers“, Noorullah excuses himself, goes …
Let Hope Arise
Today (August 25) marks one year since the mass exodus of around 800,000 Rohingya people from Rakhine State, Myanmar. The stories and images that have accompanied this atrocity and continue to come …
Prayer Story #27: Tragedy and Miracles
A small path leads to the hut that was built to give shelter to a small family: Faadl and Elmas (14 and 16 years old), their mother and little Hasuma, 3 years old. The house has three rooms, a big …
Stormy Times Ahead
The rainy season has arrived in Bangladesh. This means an average of 3000 mm of rainfall for the period from the end of May to the end of September. Add to that regular hurricane-strength storms, …
Hasina: A Personal Escape Story
Hallo, My name is Hasina. I lived with my parents and two brothers in Rakhine state. My father was a rickshaw driver. Some days when he made enough money, he brought some sweets home for us …
A Heart’s Desire
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13) Infertility is an issue that transcends cultural difference. Child rearing is of utmost importance in …