Love Of Vietnam Expressed

NEWSLETTER

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NOTICE OF ADDRESS CHANGING

L.O.V.E would like to respectfully inform our benefactors and partners about the change of office address from September 1, 2024 as follows:

New address: 26 Hoa Que Trung 3 st., Hoa Cuong Bac Ward,
Hai Chau District, Da Nang City.

HOPE SCHOLARSHIP

As of now, the HOPE Scholarship has been given to 23 poor ethnic minority students living in remote and barren mountainous areas in Kontum, Quang Ngai and A Luoi.

Thank you very much, dear sponsors. Thanks to you, many poor ethnic minority students have the opportunity to keep schools, have better learning conditions and feel loved and motivated by your loving letters.

Bich Ngoc

Mai Loan

Thai Kim

Thao Ly

Thu Phuong

Thuy Linh

In addition to giving scholarships, we also visited some cases of difficulty, disabled parents or orphans… The future of these children is very uncertain and they may not be able to get out of the circle of poverty and low level of education, so they are in dire need of help.

🢣 To find out more information about these new cases, please click here.

FLY WITH LOVE

Summer is a time for students to relax after hard school days. This is also the time for L.O.V.E to say goodbye to students who have finished their sponsorships because they have completed their studies. Some students graduate from college and university. Others finish vocational courses or high school.

In mid-July, we organized the FLY WITH LOVE program as in previous years. Through team games, group discussions, quizzes, etc., L.O.V.E and the students recollect on the time of receiving sponsorships with deep gratitude to the sponsors, along with their maturity, the development of loving bonds between students and sponsors.

Ice breaking

Writing down thoughts & feelings

Team games

At the end of the program, Mr. Phuong, representing L.O.V.E, gave the students loving words of encouragement and our best wishes for the future.

Giving words of encouragement & best wishes

GRADUATES

L.O.V.E is also pleased to announce to our sponsors the good news about the successful graduation ceremony of students this summer. Some students shared with us their real surprise and pride because they did not think that they could complete college/university studies one day - a dream that they previously thought was difficult to achieve due to the obstacle of high tuition fees.

Cong Duy

Doan Trang

Van Trung

Ksor Giang

My Quyen

We would like to sincerely thank our dear sponsors for your long-term and steadfast support of our needy students. This has changed many lives, helped many poor students achieve higher education, and opened up many opportunities for them to get good jobs and a bright future.

SOLAR LIGHTS TO REMOTE MOUNTAIN AREAS

In August, HOPE Fund donated 13 solar lights to 13 families, who live in Kontum, deep in the mountains on the Laos border. It is a very remote area, taking hours by motorbike to reach. These poor families are living in a lack of basic living conditions such as electricity, water, food… And their children are receiving a very poor education condition, lacking school supplies and facilities.

There was a lot of rain along the way which made the journey very challenging due to road conditions.

The solar lighting will provide the families lighting at night, being charged during the day. These families live more conveniently, the children can prepare their lessons in the evening before going to school the next morning. Thank you very much to the benefactors!

🢣 If you are interested in the Mission and helping with HOPE funds and want know more about these activities: Please contact us here!

SCHOOL GIFTS FOR POOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

On the eve of the new school year, in response to the call of the Women's Union, L.O.V.E organized a Gifts Giving & Support Program for disadvantaged students in Hoa Bac commune - a suburb in Da Nang. Accompanying us is the technology company Synopsys as a sponsor.

The program consists of two parts. The first part is kids games, and the second part is giving gifts. Elementary school students participate in four different fun games under the guidance of volunteers who are Synopsys' staff. When completing each game successfully, the children will receive stickers, and then use the stickers to exchange for the desired rewards.

Playing games

Exchanging rewards

150 gifts were given out. Each gift included school items (bag, water bottle, raincoat, hat, school supplies), rice, milk and desk lamps.

We are very grateful to the authorities and the Women's Union in Hoa Bac commune for their agreement to make the program successful. We would like to thank the generous sponsor - Synopsys company - for helping to light up dreams and spread joy to many disadvantaged children.

FIRST SPONSORSHIP

Many students have been sponsored as the new school year begins. A school year filled with joy, less worry and more motivation has come to the students and their families. Thank you very much, sponsors!

A Truong

Anh Thu

Duc Anh

Khanh Nhu

Gia An

Kim Ngan

Phuoc Vien

Thu Hien

PLAN FOR CHRISTMAS – A SEASON OF LOVE

We Are Looking For A Helping Hand From You

To BRING JOY and LOVE of CHRISTMAS TO THE POOR MOUNTAINOUS CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND FAMILIES.

L.O.V.E’s humantarian mission trip 2024 needs your helping hand to send out 250 food baskets including  clothing, blankets, food with $20 for a basket - total need is $5000 to a very poor area in Da Nang and Quang Ngai.

We also pray to share and send love, small food gifts to 1000 ethnic children, garbage collectors and poor elderly around LOVE office on Christmas month. At $3 for a set, we will need $3000)

 Most of our Children will not experience Christmas without our help. If you can help make these dreams come true, please email us or just give extra to our Hope to Overcome Poverty & Emptiness (HOPE) fund. We have some funds already, but need to raise an extra $3,500 or more if possible to make all this happen. Just put HOPE with your Donation.

Christmas is the most beautiful season of the year. It is not beautiful because of the splendid decorations in the shopping mall, or the shimmering lights all over the streets. It is beautiful because it is a symbol of love expressed by the act of giving. “For God so loved the world that he gave...”

There are times when we wish for a very cold Christmas to get a chance to wear nice newly bought warm clothes to hang out for Christmas. Perhaps we have forgotten that there are the poor out there that are shivering by the cold, just hope a shirt is warm enough, just hope it won’t be colder. The true spirit of Christmas is a reflection of the love and selflessness. It is about giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people.

It is not the coldness of the weather but the coldness of the human heart that killed “The Little Match Girl”. Hopefully, during this Christmas season, many people will come to know about God’s love, and welcome God into their hearts through our acts of love and sharing. We can give those matches, but God can bring them warmth. And who knows, in a very cold dark night of their lives, God truly came into their hearts.

Our hope and prayer are that we may not get so caught up in the pressures of the season that we place our emphasis on the wrong things and miss the true meaning of Christmas - loving and giving. Christmas is not about opening our presents but opening our hearts

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.

 To see these children or to fill out an application go to our web site by clicking child. Without your help, many of these will not finish school. For just $30 or $50 a month you can see that the child you choose will break the cycle of poverty by getting a good education, better food, clothing, and shelter. For more information about these children or an application form, you can also contact us.

 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 Thi Mai Linh

Birthday:  March 5, 2012

Gender: Female

School Level: Grade 7

Favorite Subject: Literature

Dream/Hobbies: Badminton

Father: Unskilled labor

Mother: Street vendor

Number of Siblings: 4

Children in School: 3

Family Income: $195/mo. ($65/mo. for the rent)

MY FAMILY:

My family consists of my parents, four siblings and me. I am the second child. We are currently living in a rented house made from corrugated iron. Therefore, the house is very hot in the summer and leaks during the rainy season, directly affecting our studies. My father works as a parking lot attendant with a low income. My mother, on the other hand, sells drinks on the sidewalk, which also brings her a precarious and low income. Consequently, our parents cannot send my two youngest siblings to kindergarten, so my eldest sister and I take turns to look after them after school. My family is facing many difficulties and I love my parents very much when I see they work very hard to raise us.

MY STUDY:

My two siblings and I are of school age. We are going to school in poor conditions and without adequate school supplies because my parents cannot afford it. I am myself an active girl at school and I like many sports activities. With my current circumstance, I may leave school early at any time and I really do not want it to happen. I do hope that you might extend a helping hand to our family so that I can keep my study and have a better future.

Family Members:

·       Phan Ngoc Dung (1977) – Father – Unskilled labor

·       Mai Thi Thu Thuy (1987) – Mother – Street vendor

·       Phan Thi Phuong Loan (2009) – Sister – Grade 10

·       Phan Ngoc Hien (2015) – Brother – Grade 4

·       Phan Ngoc Hoan (2019) – Brother

·       Phan Ngoc Bao Nhi (2022) – Sister

L.O.V.E.'s Note:  This family really needs help and the children need encouragement to strive in school and life, towards a better future. A family sponsorship is highly recommended.

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