We've now been in Bangladesh for over 10 weeks. In this time we have not hugged our loved ones, petted our cats, driven our cars, had a warm bath, slept in our bed, seen our grassy backyard, gone to church, or done any number of "regular" American activities. While we've been gone, Halloween has come and gone and Thanksgiving approaches. Americans voted for a new president. Gas prices have come down. The school year is almost halfway over. Fall tennis and baseball season has ended. Summer changed to fall which is changing to winter. (We're still in hot weather here, by the way.) People are listening to Christmas music and starting to make preparations (if you're an early bird!). It's a strange feeling to be gone so long from what is loved and familiar. It seems to me like we should come back to the beginning of fall. How did we miss all of this?
On the heels of a major praise comes another chance to trust God. Nadeem received the letter from work saying that he's on leave of absence. In other words, he no longer has a paycheck. If you're familiar with the leave of absence policy, you know that it can bring a lot of uncertainty. We need your prayers for us to continue to keep our eyes on God. We don't need prayers for His provision. He has already promised us that. Please thank Him for providing for us and pray that we'll believe what He has already promised.
When we return, we're not certain what awaits us or what emotions we'll have. We know for certain that we'll be greeted with much love and that God will be with us, continuing to guide us and take care of us.
"And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." -Phil. 4:19
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Sherri, Nadeen and Kalina have been a blessing to all of us that read their blog. We all pray that they will be home soon. Alot of family and friends want to know what they can do to help them. Continue to pray for them but also you can get gift cards to any grocery store as after 3 months alot of their groceries had to be thrown out. Also, cards of encouragement and love I am sure they would love to receive and read. There address is: Nadeen & Sherri Kaiser, 2850 Evergreen Eve Crossing, Dacula, GA 30019. God has blessed us that we can be a blessing to others.
Yes...there will be LOTS of warms greetings awaiting the three of you when you get back. Thanks for keeping us informed with prayer requests, etc.
Hey, in case your friends reading this blog are on facebook, you can tell them about a cause there for ya'll....its at:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/149311?m=1a240be5&recruiter_id=16164038
Sherri, Nadeem and Kalina...you are correct in there is uncertainty when you return, however, one thing is very certain...the love and support that awaits you from your family and friends.
All our prayers -
Nadia, Sean and Hannah
Nadeem and Sherri- Tonya and I are praying for you both. Your testimony is Kalina and the Lord is working through you for that precious child.
We pray for a speedy end to these entanglements and you all home safely!
Mike and Tonya Haswell
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