| Love Of Vietnam Expressed by | 1 John 3:16-18 NKJV: By this, we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. |
Official Newsletter of L.O.V.E. | March 2018 |
MISSION TRIP IN HOA HIEP NAM SPONSORED BY MS. LOAN HUYNH LOVE gladly enabled to do 2 mission trips before Tet festival thanks to the donation of two generous sponsors/donors. Like our previous missions, we could only give them some basic household items such as blanket, instant noodles, rice, cookies … but for the recipients, it meant more than that. It helped to bring them a happy cozy Tet with families. The first mission was carried out on February 2 in Hoa Hiep Nam ward, Lien Chieu district, Danang city. We distributed 100 Tet gifts to the poorest families here. | |||||
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The van left the office | Unloading stuff | Gifts are ready | A short welcome | ||
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People were patiently waiting | The three happy old ladies | Signing in the list before receiving | |||
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Some group pictures | |||||
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A volunteer helped an old lady | Two of many needy old ladies came | Phuong, the pastor and the two old ladies | LOVE’s team and the local cadres | ||
MISSION TRIP IN HA LAM SPONSORED BY MR. MARK SMITH The 2nd mission trip was done on February 15 in Ha Lam, Thanh Binh district, Quang Nam province. On that day we handed out 75 Tet gifts to the poor students with good study achivements from 3 local schools – Nguyen Thi Minh Khai elementary school, Nguyen Hien middle school and Nguyen Thai Binh high school. | |||||
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The room is filled with student | Children are instructed to sign in list | Mr. Mark Smith’s family and students | |||
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Students come from primary and secondary school | Poor students from high school | ||||
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The happiness of both the donors and students | |||||
TET GIFTS Tet is the biggest annual traditional festival in Vietnam and the sponsors really want to give their sponsored children/families a nice cozy Tet by sending them some extra cash gifts. Some children spent them on new clothes while others buy household stuffs for families. Below are some of many photos of children with big grateful smiles. | |||||
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Huu Hau | Quynh Nhung | Dinh Cuong | Van Linh | ||
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Thi Tuyet | Hoai Thuong | Thanh Nguyet | Kieu Oanh | ||
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Truc Vy | Trung Hieu | Thuy Tien | Duc Phap | ||
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Van Hieu | Van Loc | Thuy Tien | Truc Vy | ||
EXTRA DONATIONS IN FEBRUARY In total, LOVE has given out over 400 Tet gifts to the beneficiaries including the sponsored families in G4kids and LOVE programs, the scholarships, the poor households in Thach Thang ward (Hai Chau district) and in Hoa Hiep Nam ward (Lien Chieu district) and the poor students in Ha Lam (Thang Binh – Quang Nam). Each Tet gift portion varies from 250.000 to 1 million vnd depending on the sponsors’ donation amount. In addition to Tet gifts, many other extra donations such as birthday, school fee, hospitial fee…were given to the families. Here are some photos: | |||||
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Hoang Nhi has a big teddy bear that she longs for | A nice warm coat for Yen Nhi | Hoai Thuong chose a lovely white pair of shoes | A parcel from Germany for Tuan | ||
(Luke 14:13-14 NIV) But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
(Prov 31:8-9 NIV) "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."
(Psa 41:1-3 NKJV) Blessed is he who considers the poor; The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed.
God bless you for your prayers and financial support for the children!
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