Just down the street from the local market, the building of Cha Tam church sits. Comfortably at the end of the block, as life and businesses move at their busy paces in the neighborhood. Yet, it's Thursday before Resurrection Sunday, and the … [Read more...]

Next to the highway on the far side and above the playground, train track lines are being finished, as well as a station to board for convenient travel into Ho Chi Minh City---modern conveniences of a growing urban center. Yet, our lives are not … [Read more...]

Tam sets up on the shaded side of the sidewalk in the early morning. He received a small cart of pineapples from the countryside by boat from his cousin who lives along the Mekong River. He uses his cutting tool to make swirl cuts into the pineapple … [Read more...]

Almost lunch time and Ha and her daughter will stop to eat as they continue selling lottery tickets to all who pass by along the side street. Her daughter will smile and catch eyes, hopefully receiving a little extra money to help in the earnings. … [Read more...]

“Someone cuts down a tree from the forest; it is worked by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. He decorates it with silver and gold. It is fastened with hammer and nails, so it won’t totter. Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot … [Read more...]