{"id":56766,"date":"2019-08-01T06:59:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=56766"},"modified":"2019-08-19T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T17:57:34","slug":"lives-transformed-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/child-protection-news-stories\/lives-transformed-bangladesh","title":{"rendered":"Lives transformed in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>About seven years ago, my husband, Pat, and I read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hole-Our-Gospel-Expect-Changed\/dp\/0849947006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&ldquo;The Hole in Our Gospel&rdquo;<\/a> by World Vision President Emeritus Rich Stearns. As I read, I felt God say, &ldquo;This is important! These people are real, and they&rsquo;re suffering. Now you know the statistics. If only&nbsp;my people would share, there would be enough for everyone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not long after that, a friend approached Pat and me about partnering with World Vision to help bring clean water to an African community. We agreed and have since traveled to many African countries with World Vision.<\/p>\n<p>But a trip for me to <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/bangladesh\">Bangladesh<\/a> in January 2017 felt different.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW174253462 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174253462 BCX4\">Stories of hardship<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW174253462 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We met beautiful children and mothers and fathers who lived almost on top of each other in the slums of Khulna, the third-largest city in Bangladesh. My most vivid memory from this trip is of a group of young girls who worked at a shrimp factory.<\/p>\n<p>After a traditional greeting of flowers, songs, and dancing, we broke up into small groups to hear their stories. Their initial shy smiles vanished as they told us about their work in the shrimp factories. They squatted &mdash; sometimes for 12 to 14 hours &mdash; in a cold, dark, smelly room.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56770\" style=\"width: 1618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56770 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Bristy used to squat in the dark, cold, wet shrimp depot peeling shrimp.\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0786-077.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bristy used to squat in the dark, cold, wet shrimp depot peeling shrimp. (&copy;2017 World Vision\/photo by Laura Reinhardt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bristy, a tiny 11-year-old girl in a red dress, talked about the razor-sharp part of the shrimp that so often cut her hands. She showed us the palms of her hands that were covered with tiny scars from those cuts. She also shared how her bosses would hit and curse at the girls if they didn&rsquo;t work fast enough.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56771\" style=\"width: 1618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56771 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Bristy and her mother, Amena, in more somber days when Bristy had quit school to go to work.\" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035-31x21.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0787-035.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bristy and her mother, Amena, in more somber days when Bristy had quit school to go to work. (&copy;2017 World Vision\/photo by Laura Reinhardt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But there was hope. World Vision staff had identified children, like Bristy and the other girls, working in hazardous situations and then invited them to be a part of World Vision&rsquo;s new child protection program. Through the program, children would attend a center, where they could learn, play, and be safe. I knew this intellectually, but I confess that in the darkness I&rsquo;d seen, I wasn&rsquo;t sure how things could ever be different.<\/p>\n<p>Still, when I got home, I told Bristy&rsquo;s story to anybody who would listen.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW41326112 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41326112 BCX4\">Transformed lives<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW41326112 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last November, I returned to Bangladesh. This time, I brought Pat. I wanted him to meet the girls and to see them again myself.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn&rsquo;t believe the transformation I witnessed in such a short time. Radiant girls and parents shared how their lives had changed.<\/p>\n<p>Then, on our last day in Bangladesh, I saw Bristy in school. Her uniform was red.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56773\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56773 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Lyne&rsquo; Brown sits with Bristy in the classroom where Bristy now is back in school.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2-444x640.jpg 444w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2-174x250.jpg 174w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2-167x240.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2-393x566.jpg 393w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2-528x760.jpg 528w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2-19x27.jpg 19w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2019\/07\/D030-0858-202-2.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyne&rsquo; Brown sits with Bristy in the classroom where Bristy now is back in school. (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Laura Reinhardt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I sat next to her in the classroom. She wrote our names on the board in Bengali. Every time I think of that, it brings tears of joy to my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Bristy is ready to take on the world. She&rsquo;s passed sixth grade and was sixth in her class after final exams. She dreams of becoming a teacher, working with access-challenged children in her community.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting the children, hearing their stories, and seeing the lives changed has touched me, and Pat, deeply. This last trip strengthened our resolve to tell their stories. In fact, we&rsquo;re returning to Bangladesh this November to see <a href=\"\/refugees-news-stories\/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-facts\">the work that World Vision is doing with Rohingya refugees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>God wants children and their families everywhere to know how precious they are and how much he loves them. They have not been forgotten. We have the opportunity to be his hands and feet and to bring hope and transformation into their lives.<\/p>\n<p>[vc_separator]<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW47940075 BCX4\">Lyn&eacute;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\"> Brown is a World Visio<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">n <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">donor and National Leadership Council member. She is the former&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">v<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">ice <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">p<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">resident of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4\">commerce at Clorox.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW47940075 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017, World Vision donor Lyn\u00e9 Brown met a girl who was entering World Vision\u2019s child protection program in Bangladesh. 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