Members in Bangladesh Bring Light and Warmth to Their Communities

In an effort to light their part of the world, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dhaka, Bangladesh visited and delivered donations to six organizations that serve the needy in that country.

Members gathered at the church at 10 a.m. on 8 December 2018 to organize into groups and plan their service, then left to make visits throughout the afternoon, with some traveling two hours away.

School kits and socks were delivered to the Bottomley home for orphans where members played games with 150 girls.

At another home for special needs children, 50 received blankets, hats and gloves.

Residents of an old age home received blankets, hats and gloves in addition to 6 toilet chairs. Members visited with the elderly, getting to know them and their stories.

Branch members also delivered school supplies along with blankets, hats and gloves to fifty children of garment workers.

Blankets, hats and gloves were distributed to Tripura villages in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with help from the Dhaka University Hill Student Association

All told over 2,000 items were donated to orphans, elderly people, and others in need.

According to Kris Johnson, the purpose of the activity was to perform Christlike service to the community, and to strengthen the love of Christ in Church members.