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Update from the Field in El Paso #1

May 6, 2023 Oh my heavens, we never could have anticipated the welcome and the response from the caregivers here on the border in El Paso. We had over 40 registered (religious women and laity both), but illness took out…

Final Update from Bangladesh

Hello TATENDA Friends- Thank you for your patience in waiting for this final Update from our Bangladesh trip. It took Nicki quite a while to recover from that nasty bug and Jackie had to jump back into her practice, so…

RETURN Update from Bangladesh

Hello TATENDA Friends- Thank you for your patience in waiting for this final Update from our Bangladesh trip. It took Nicki quite a while to recover from that nasty bug and Jackie had to jump back into her practice, so…

Bangladesh Update #8

August 14, 2013 Update #8  Dear Loved Ones and Friends of TATENDA Travelers-- We’re ba-ack! Yes, we arrived safely in Massachusetts on Friday morning, August 9 around 3:30 a.m., so exhausted that we went to bed and did not get…

Bangladesh Update #7

Update #7 August 8, 2013  Dear TATENDA Family-                         Our last retreat ended with a bang. Nicki took ill with a Bangladeshi viral fever that laid her low for…

Bangladesh Update #6

August 1, 2013 #6 Update Hello one and all! No mosh kar. Ramadan, is a sacred time for the Moslems numbering 89% in the country.  They are called to prayer 5X a day with a loud chant which sounds like a siren  coming over a…

Update #5 from Bangladesh

These women have worked in all sorts of conditions. Schools, clinics, rehab homes, orphanages, rural villages, and city centers caring for people from infancy to their nineties. In fact, we have several octogenarians making this retreat. We have greatly enjoyed…

Update #4 – Bangladesh

Well, the first retreat is nearing its' end. Amidst frequent losses of electricity (fortunately, we have a generator), and daily deluges, we are completing this first gathering with 33 women. They are wonderful. They are graceful, gracious, and so eager…

Bangladesh Update #3 July 26, 2013

Musings from the mission of Bangladesh: 1) Ramadan is a month long period of fasting and prayer for the Moslems. Fridays are the day of worship for them. Especially during Ramadan, it is quieter day since many of the shops…

Update #2 from Bangladesh

July 23, 2013  Update #2 Dear Friends of ours at TATENDA International; We are sorry it has taken us so long to compose this 2nd Update. It is amazing how full the days can be and how wearying the heat…

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