Monday 7/10; Jared had clinic this morning. He was quite busy… did inventory on the milk and meds plus had 30 patients. While Sumita was cleaning this morning she very slyly asked me if I knew how to make pizza? I said I did! I knew where the conversation was headed after that.😂 Josna and Sumita LOVE pizza. She told me that Amber made it in a long narrow piece (Stromboli) and Duane’s wife made it round. I asked her which she liked best and she thought long and narrow. But she said to make “duy piece” (two of them) otherwise there might be a “Somosa.” (Problem) haha! So I told her we would have them for supper soon for pizza😃 It’s been something we’ve been wanting to do for awhile but just haven’t got to it I guess. Krystal brought Layton a Sunday school book when they came. He was so thrilled! He said “mom this looks just like the one I had at home!” This morning we spent a fair bit of time reading the lessons. Yesterday Jared and Natun got the Scorpio sold. Took most of the day. The men came and looked at it, offered a price then went to the bank and got the money… it dragged on forever. By evening Jared said he hoped he never had to sell another vehicle in Bangladesh again😂They had to settle for a lower price than they had hoped for. He’s glad that it’s taken care of now and so thankful that Natun could help because who knows how long it would have taken us to find someone. I told Jared it makes parking vehicles for sale at the Goessel corner look pretty simple! Later afternoon Jared grilled up a bunch of chicken for the freezer. Kept some out and made chicken fajitas for supper. Being up on the roof was just gorgeous tonight! Doyle’s came and joined us and that was so fun. There was a breeze and the humidity wasn’t that much. The visibility was great not much smog. There was a group of boys on a rooftop nearby that were singing at the top of their lungs!
Tuesday 7/11: Had a busy morning. Decided to clean out the storage room as things had just been getting thrown in there from the doorway. Found a big box from the old washer that had been bought way back when. Layton and I turned it into a playhouse much to his joy!! Hopefully that will keep him entertained for a few hours. In the afternoon we had singing. Doyle’s came with us so we had a nice sized group. Was so enjoyable! Afterwards we went to Parktown for supper. Doyle’s children do so good with trying new things. Came home and took it easy before bed. Layton totally surprised us and wrote out some numbers using Bangla Script. It amazes us over and over how much he learns purely from observation. He is definitely a “noticer.” Not much escapes his attention.
Wednesday 7/12: Sumita came to clean today instead of tomorrow. Several of her family members are sick in her village so she is going to go spend a week with them. Had lunch at the clinic with Doyle’s. I could just eat Josna’s vegetables and make a meal out of them. So good… turmeric and cumin just elevate vegetables into the next world. The evening was uneventful.
Thursday 7/13: This morning Amaryllis, Raf and Jonas came over to the play for awhile while Doyle’s had class and studied. I was so glad they came over because Layton was having one of his bored days. He soon was very busy with them all. Had them all over in the evening again and I practiced making Stromboli so that when I make it for Sumita it’s half decent. Hadn’t ever made it before but it turned out great. The humidity here makes any yeast bread rise up beautifully. Jared and Jon went off to the auditors office to figure out some issues with paying taxes here. Apparently not everyone charges tax like they do at home. Some businesses charge it and some don’t.
Friday 7/14: Church today! Natun has agreed to interpret for us since Shurov is not able to attend church at this time. It was so nice to have a normal service. Doyle had opening and Jared had the message. Natun is so fun to visit with so we stayed for quite awhile after church while the three men visited. Miriam was giving me an update on some recent patients that we’ve had at the clinic. One boy had a cleft lip and palate. He had one finger on one hand and two fingers on another. Both feet had only two toes, the big one and the small one. Miriam said he could use his two fingers great. She concluded that “God gave him extra brains to get by with two fingers.” This boy had come awhile back when he was a baby but they weren’t able to intubate since his airway was so small, now he has grown enough that intubation was successful and he was able to have surgery to fix his mouth. Another baby that we had last year passed away. Apparently the mother and grandmother thought the baby was the devil since it had malformations. Honestly, who could think such of such an innocent child?? Miriam said “Gods plan was that it would die, it would not have been taken care of.” Under her tough skin, she has a very soft heart for these village babies. After church we took Doyle’s to Farmhouse Burger and then showed them around UniMart. Doyle drove on the way home and did great!
Saturday 7/15: Lucky came and cooked for us this morning. I was very glad… After naps we decided to take Doyle’s to the metro so they could get out of the guesthouse for awhile. We got to the station and there was literally a thousand people in there. Doyle and Jared finally found the line to buy tickets but they were turning people away as the metro was full. So we had to cancel that idea. We had some very very sad little boys over that deal. Then we went to a park to walk. There was lots of people there too but at least the children could run off their energy for awhile. Sometimes when we are at places like that park people are always trying to take pictures of us or selfies with the children or they will just stand right in front of us while we are walking and take our pictures. It’s gets really annoying! When we got home Jared and Layton were totally peopled out so the rest of the evening was spent relaxing and being quiet. Dhaka just is not the sort of place where one goes out on the town to have a leisurely outing.
Sunday 7/16: Today our gas was shut off all day. They installed prepaid gas meters so now we will put taka on them every two months. When we were down riding bike the guard asked me if we had a “microwave oven” to heat up our food since the gas to our stove was shut off. I said no we didn’t! I didn’t bother trying to explain to them what a crockpot was. So I just said “ajke thanda khabar khabo.” (Today I will eat cold food.) The guard and the caretaker found this uproariously funny for some reason. Layton enjoyed looking at their parts and pieces and watching them from the veranda. Jared had clinic. He saw 30 patients. Three babies are currently having operations this week. The rest of the day was uneventful…
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