Thank You!

   I just wanted to blog quickly to say thank you to my best friend Drew who knows me so well!!  He's been wanting to throw me a good bye party for so long and he asked if my pool party could be the good bye party.  He decorated, with the help of his parents and mine, the whole deck 4th of July themed because he knew I would be missing the 4th of July celebrations here in the USA. Not only did he decorate, but he brought fireworks to celebrate!
   He also made a sign in Bengali that read, "Safe travels! Have a good time!"
   I love my friends and family and will miss them like crazy!

Stressed and Nervous

   Lately, I've been stressing about my upcoming mission trip.  I had dreams that I forgot EVERYTHING when I arrived at boot camp and couldn't leave.  I lost my appetite and sleep.  I wanted to share a journal entry I wrote last night.

   I am afraid, in fear, "of the unknown."  I am stressed about earthly things.  I am crying from lack of sleep and food and from being of afraid of leaving the ones I love dearly and who love me.

   Mum gave me an article about a mission trip.  The thing that caught my attention was this little ad underneath for Heritage Funeral Home.  It read, "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Matthew 11:28"

  I decided what to do to calm myself down.  I went to the back of my Bible and looked for verses on fear.  The one that caught my eye was Psalms 34:4, "I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears."  Also verse 8, "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him."

  My Bible notes for verse 8 read, "When we take that first step of obedience in following God, we will discover that He is good and kind. ...As we trust Him daily, we experience how good He is."

   I hope this helps all of my blog readers who are nervous or in fear.

 

12 Days!!!

   I'm so nervous! Only twelve days until I leave with my mum and brother to go to Merit Island, Florida.  We will stay in a hotel for two nights then go to The Lord's Boot Camp.  

   Since there's twelve days left before I leave, I am going to do a "12 Weird Facts" about Bangladesh.

   1.  The President is chosen through election like the US but serves a term for five years.  Also like the US, the maximum terms a president can serve is two.

   2.  Like I have blogged before, Bangladesh is very populated.  Bangladesh is the eighth most populated country in this world!

   3.  95% of the population is farmers.

   4.  It is rude and unclean to use your left hand in Bangladesh.  Since it is not uncommon for people not to wash their hands after using the restroom,   people wipe using their least used hand; their left hand.

   5. Even though Bangladesh is highly populated with farmers, the main revenue comes from the export of garments.  My favorite dark green jacket was made in Bangladesh!

   6.  It is considered immature to smile a lot.  This might be the reason Bangladeshis don't smile a lot.(This could also be a myth.)

   7.  The lily is the national flower of Bangladesh.

   8.  Bangladesh is constantly flooded by the melting snow of the Himalayas and the monsoons from the Bay of Bengal.

   9.  The national animal is the Bengal tiger.  Its roar can be heard as far as 3 kilometers, which is 0.62 miles.

 10.  The 1998 flood of Bangladesh destroyed two-thirds of the country.

 11.  About 80 films are produced in Bangladesh(One of my favorite movies, Avengers Age of Ultron, was filmed in Bangladesh!)

 12.  Over 98% of the population speak the official language of Bengali.  Like many countries, English is spoken as a second language.

   I hope you enjoyed the twelve weird and interesting facts about Bangladesh!

ROAR!!