Love Of Vietnam Expressed

NEWSLETTER

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WE are in need of your prayers and financial help for 250 school supplies to poor village schools in mountainous areas. Although the study costs for children in these areas are not as much as urban zones, their families still cannot afford both it and school supplies because they do not have a stable income and live year-round on small crops and forestry.

These areas have very harsh living conditions. Therefore, there are countless children who have had to drop out of school, go to another city to make a living or remain stuck in a cycle of poverty, and worse, social evils. L.O.V.E has started the “Brighter lives” school supplies giveaway program over the past 3 years and we've seen it bring many positive results. Many children and families are encouraged to continue studying and are provided with basic school supplies for the new school year. Children feel loved, cared for and more motivated to go to school. For difficult cases that we learn through this program, we will make applications for HOPE scholarships.

This year we wish to distribute Brighter lives gifts in 3 poor places in mountainous areas, and have an activity for the children including a lunch meal, listening to Bible stories and playing games.   Yet, we need your prayers and contributions in the mission trip of bringing HOPE to ethnic minority children with school supplies worth $15/basket.

The trips, the visits, the meetings, the conversations always make us realize that there are many difficult places on this country. But we know that, even though we may go to many places, the most remote lands, only love from God can reach the deepest part of man.

And yes, we are running for this…

CAREER GUIDANCE

This is the second time that  L.O.V.E has organized the CAREER GUIDANCE program, to help 12th grade students have an overview of careers that suit their personalities and desires.

A few days before, the staff sent the students a link to take a personality test so they could determine which job their personality was suitable for, creating a foundation for their choice.

Based on the results of the children's personality test, we recommended appropriate consulting rooms for each child. This year, we had 4 guests corresponding to 4 fields: Engineering/Information Technology, Medicine-Pharmacy/Social Work, Foreign Language/Pedagogy and Economic/Service-Tourism. The guests are all experienced, knowledgeable and working in the above fields, so they gave appropriate and useful advice to 12th grade students about choosing a major/career.

Foreign Language/Pedagogy room

Engineering/IT room

Medicine-Pharmacy/Social Work room

Economic/Service-Tourism room

After consulting time, we gave each child a list of jobs that only required short-term vocational training. Then there was time to answer questions. Many extremely practical questions were raised and the guests tried their best to answer them, helping the students feel more confident in their decisions.

HOPE SCHOLARSHIP

HOPE scholarships continue the mission of providing yearly tuition support, food baskets and necessary school supplies to many poor ethnic minority children in remote mountainous areas so that they can continue to go to school, have an opportunity to pursue their dreams and achieve a better life.

Last March, we gave out HOPE scholarships to poor students in a mountainous area of ​​Quang Ngai province. Looking at the bright faces of the children, we know that the rays of HOPE are being lit more and more firmly in the hearts of the children and their families, thanks to the generous heart of our kind sponsors.

Dinh Thi Kim Thao

Dinh Thi Ma Ri

Dinh Van Vuong

Dinh Vu Long

Ho Thi Kim Vi

L.O.V.E sees that so many of the poor and needy ethnic children out there still remain out of the classroom, failing to complete secondary or even primary school. Truthfully, ethnic children have the right to go to school and learn and  L.O.V.E always wants to help them and their community but we definitely need you. Together, we will gradually transform an ethnic child's life with a scholarship of $200/year!

In April, HOPE fund also gave a bicycle to an ethnic minority boy named Bling Son Ca, living in a poor mountainous area in Quang Nam. Previously, he had to walk about 2 hours to get to school. His family was poor so they couldn't buy a bicycle for him. However, this did not hinder this 8th grade student's determination to go to school. Now, he has a better means to school.

If you are interested in the Mission and HOPE fund’s help and want know more information about these activities. Please contact us there!

GET READY!

At 2pm on May 23,  L.O.V.E held the GET READY program for the first time. This is a program for final-year students at universities, colleges and vocational schools. The program aims to help final-year students grasp the necessary preparation steps for job interviews, cultivate team spirit and work in teams through team activities.

The students were divided into 3 teams and participated in many exciting activities before listening to the sharing of the guests.

Discussing "Necessary soft skills at work"

Team Games

L.O.V.E was very happy to invite Ms. Thien Dung and Ms. Bao Ngoc - two speakers have been working in the field of human resources and administration and have a lot of experience in screening resumes and recruiting. They shared practical and dedicated information to help students grasp the basics in preparing themselves before entering the labor market in the near future.

Ms. Thien Dung is currently People and Culture Officer - Talent Attraction at World Vision organization. She shared in detail the steps to make a CV, the content and how to present a CV professionally as well as the points to avoid when submitting applications to employers.

Ms. Bao Ngoc, currently working as Head of Human Resources at Legend Danang Golf Resort, shared the employer's requirements for candidates, so that students had an overview of the employer's conditions, how employers would evaluate and select candidates, from which students better understood the recruitment process and had the necessary preparations before applying.

FIRST SPONSORSHIPS

It is so joyful that more children can continue to go to school and have better learning conditions thanks to sponsorships from our generous sponsors. These sponsorships have helped their families' burden relieved as well as created more motivation for them to try their best to study.

Phuoc My

Kieu Trinh

Anh Pha

H Rebeka

SPONSORS NEEDED

Right now, there is a needy child living in poverty who is waiting for a caring person like you. We have many children who need sponsors.

PLEASE HELP!
Share your love and faith!

This child urgently needs a sponsor who will support her for $30 a month or the whole family for $50 a month, and will pray for her, write and encourage her.

Please Sponsor Me!

Phan Tran Nhu Quynh

Birthday: January 8, 2015

Gender: Female

School Level: Grade 4 (in August)

Favorite Subject: Math

Dream/Hobbies: Teacher/Drawing

Father: Passed Away

Mother: Garment Worker

Number of Siblings: 1

Children in School: 1

Family Income: $152/mo.

MY FAMILY:

My father passed away four years ago from a stroke and his sudden passing has come to us a shock. Now, my mother, younger sister and I are living with my grandparents. My grandparents are old and cannot work anymore. My grandfather has a malignant tumor on his neck, so his health is very weak and he has to take medicine daily. That is why my grandmother just spends time at home taking care of my grandfather. My mother becomes the breadwinner and main labor in the house. She is a garment worker with a low salary. Besides, my younger sister is very little and needs lots of nutrition and care. My mother alone has to cover all the family's expenses, medical bills and study fees. This is a heavy burden on my mother's shoulders.

MY STUDY:

I will be in grade 4 after this summer break. My favorite subject is Math. I like drawing in my free time. I dream of being a teacher and I often pretend to be a teacher when I play with my friends in the neighborhood. However, my mother cannot afford all the fees. I do hope to receive a helping hand so that I can have a better education and my mother's burden is somewhat released. I sincerely thank you!

Family Members:

·      Phan Em (1957) – Grandfather – Serious illness

·      Ho Thi Ha (1962) – Grandmother – Housewife 

·      Tran Thi Dieu Hang (1987) – Mother – Garment worker

·      Phan Tran Do Quyen (2020) – Sister

L.O.V.E.'s Note: The mother is just a normal manual worker with a low basic salary. She alone takes care of her two children and covers all the family’s expenses. They do need help and a family sponsorship is highly recommended.

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