The Wizard of Bangladesh

Once upon a time, Nadeem and Sherri were living a typical American life in Dacula when suddenly a tornado from God whirled them into a strange land. "I have a feeling we're not in Dacula anymore," they said as they looked at the rickshaws, street vendors, and laundry hanging from rooftops. Just then their eyes saw something precious-an adorable munchkin named Kalina! "Ahh, this is why we came to this land called Bangladesh! We know that there's no place like home, and we plan to take this munchkin with us!" Little did they know that the land was filled with wicked witches and other problems. Not to worry! Good always triumphs over evil!
The couple was confused. "How do we get home to Dacula?" They received these words of wisdom, "Follow God's Narrow Road." "Follow God's Narrow Road?" "Follow God's Narrow Road!" "Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow God's narrow road." Where? Why, of course, to see the Wizard of Bangaladesh! "We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Bangladesh." Well, maybe not. That doesn't have quite the same ring. Back to our story.
"Where do we find this wizard?" the Kaisers questioned. They learned that the wizard, who could send them home, resided in the US Embassy. Immediately they set out to find him and return to their home, with their precious munchkin, of course.
Along the way they met three wonderful friends who helped them in so many ways: Someira, Ayesha, and Tayeb. They loved their new friends very much! The friends lived in the land of Bangladesh and knew how to handle many of the trials of this land.
Nadeem and Sherri faced many obstacles along the way: flying demons, flying mosquitos, and flying crows plagued them. They didn't know what to do until they remembered that they carried a weapon, a sword! It was in fact the sword of the Spirit also known as the Word of God. This protected them from evil.
Next they entered a dark area where talking trees threw something at them. What was that? Aaahhh! Flaming arrows from the evil one to harm their faith! Sorrows, and delays, and trials-oh, my! That sword really came in handy again!
By this time, the Kaisers were very tired and weary. They still hadn't gotten help from the wizard. This Narrow Road was extremely long and difficult! Ahead they noticed a field, a lovely place to lie down and rest and quit this whole journey. But alas, the field was filled with a sleeping potion-discouragement, despair, and doubt-to keep the Kaisers inactive. This time Glenda the Good Holy Spirit appeared, ready to offer them strength and hope to continue their journey.
Finally! They had reached the US Embassy! Surely the wizard would help them return home now with their darling munchkin. When they saw the wizard, they didn't receive the warm welcome they were expecting. The wizard spoke angrily and rudely and told them something shocking: before they could get a visa to come home they would have to get fingerprints taken and approved and a "no objection" certificate. These sounded impossible! The wizard was adament: "Either produce these items or you will not return home with your munchkin."
The Kaisers did not know what to do. It seemed all hope was gone. They had counted on the wizard to help them. Now how would they ever return home? Glenda the Good Holy Spirit returned once again to encourage, comfort, and guide them. They learned that they had to defeat the evil which wanted to prevent them from coming home. What a hard task!
The Kaisers threw buckets of Living Water on Cruella de Magistrate, the USCIS, the postal service, and the Home Ministry. They got the documents, packages, and approval they needed! Then they returned to the wizard who shared a secret. He never had the power to send them home, nor did their three wonderful friends. Only God could break their chains and deliver them safely home! The Kaisers rejoiced to hear this glorious news! There's no place like home and no God like our God! Victories, and triumphs, and joy-praise God!
"Narrow is the road and difficult is the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it." -Matthew 7:14
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Updates from Bangladesh: We have the police report! An officer hand-delivered it to the Home Ministry yesterday where they started working on our "no objection" certificate. It requires six official signatures of approval. At the end of the day we had five. The certificate should be ready by tomorrow (Saturday) morning. The next step is to present the certificate to the passport office on Sunday to get Kalina's passport corrected. Then Nadeem can take everything to the Embassy to get the visa. We're thrilled to share these praises. Thanks for praying!!!