Tropical storms, severe flooding and landslides have hit the Central Viet Nam region hard since early October. Another tropical storm is predicted to hit the region this coming weekend. Current tracking from news sites list over 100 people have … [Read more...]
10 Points on the Map
Partner in prayer with us using this newly released prayer guide just in time for October and our 10/10 Day of Prayer. Please use this prayer guide to move you through the points on the map of Ho Chi Minh City—the neighborhood, the government … [Read more...]
Mid-Autumn 2020
Tét Trung Thu is a traditional Vietnamese harvest festival, also known as the “Mid-Autumn Festival”. The date of Tét Trung Thu is based on the lunar calendar and this year falls on October 1. Historically this was an important time after the … [Read more...]
Life after lockdown
Viet Nam has steadily been re-opening after just over 3 weeks of a more intense social distancing time. To date, Viet Nam has experienced no deaths from Covid-19 and less than 300 total infections. Barber shops, restaurants and coffee shops have … [Read more...]
Moving forward
"Technology is reshaping the way people in Vietnam do business, manufacture goods, entertain themselves, shop, organize their finances and communicate." CNN report, How new technology is transforming Vietnam's economy Click the link above for a … [Read more...]
World waking up
The appeal of Vietnamese coffee continues to grow around the world. CNN has a nice article this week entitled, "Why the world is waking up to Vietnamese coffee" - check it out here. As the second largest exporter of coffee in the world Vietnamese … [Read more...]
#10 The Young Professional
“I work every day and most nights. If I don’t they can find someone who will. I need this job and its benefits. I try to help my parents who still struggle to take care of my younger brothers and sisters. At this point in my life, religion is … [Read more...]
#9 Motorbike Taxi Driver
“I go wherever people want to go,” says Duc as he waits for an older woman to come out of the shop where he brought her. “I like this job because I can work whenever I want for as long as I want. I am my own boss.” If you had a bird’s eye view of … [Read more...]
#8 The Student
“I don’t have time to pray,” says Phuoc, who moved to Ho Chi Minh City from his hometown about 50 miles away. “It’s hard to live here – I am away from my family, my home – it’s so different here. So many people, so many motorbikes, and so much … [Read more...]
#7 The Street Vendor
“I pray for my health,” says Mai as she scans the crowd looking for potential customers walking along the street. “I work every day from 6 AM until 10 PM. I never married, so if I get sick, I have no one who will take care of me.” Mai carries her … [Read more...]
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