Wed. Jan 28 evening guests

 Lonnie made tortillas 

I made a couple desserts and got supper started

Music class Singing with the girls

Lamar and Megan arrived at 4:30? for supper and the eve. They are a Southern Baptist couple from Huntsville AL that we met at UniMart in Dhaka last month. They have spent their 1st year in Dhaka studying the lang. and are now ready to go to their post. They were asked to come to Khulna, a 1st for their group, and build a team that would cover surrounding towns… Gopalgonj, Jashore, etc. this trip down,  he and his wife worked to secure a place to live while they are here. Lonnie got them together with Kobid and they were very impressed with the help Kobid was to them.

Lamar’s have 2 small children, Jemma 3 yrs old, just 7 1/2 months older than Annslie and they are a pair! Hit it off right from the 1st hello and had a high o’ time the whole evening!🥰 Jemma is a bright little girl with a headful of blonde ringlets…Baylor the little brother is 8 months. A happy, busy little feller who played all evening on the living room floor, army crawling to get around. 

After discada, cooked apples, and hazelnut parfait, the men took the toddlers on a walk into the village, Megan and I visited while we took care of our little boys. A little carrom yet before it was time for them to catch a rickshaw van back to their hotel in Khulna city.We are looking forward to spending more times with them in next couple years.😊

Sat. Jan 24

 To Khulna 1st stop- Artisan (they have a nice bathroom for a toddler needing a potty break) and we went ahead and shopped. Found 2 sweaters for the big girls… Children’s Place brand with the American tag on it also stating the US price $39.95 the Canada price $57.95 and then another tag with the Bangladesh price 695 which is like $6 USD. Then I got to the checkout and found out they were running a 50% sale so ended up only giving about $3 USD for a nice sweater!🤗

A man was asking Lonnie again for medical help so he called Kobid to come meet with them to get more details. The man is a rickshaw driver so he went off on another run while waiting for Kobid’s arrival. The girls and I went into New Mkt to shop while the men were busy. Kobid and Lonnie found us after waiting for awhile and the man never showing up. So then Kobid shopped with us, happily sharing whatever expertise he felt like he had on fabric and shopping. Seeming to thoroughly enjoy helping us shop for kameeze and panjabi(native women’s and men’s clothing).

Oh, yesterday, at the 1st S.S. one of the little boys, 8 yrs old maybe? Noticed and commented that Gentry has dimples just like he does🥰