Last night, Cong* announced, "I'm a child of God too!" He told a couple of other new believers with whom he'd been studying the Bible that he had repented of his sins and had decided to make Jesus his only God! Cong was first exposed to the gospel … [Read more...]
Seeing death
Our hearts were happy driving home from a family outing. Red brake lights flared and the traffic started to slow. It's a pretty common occurrence in this city of over 7.4 million motorcycles. Slowly moving forward the reason for the brake lights … [Read more...]
Pray for Vinh
Vinh* has been invited to a party this week where he will hear the story of Jesus. The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated in Viet Nam on September 15, is a traditional harvest festival with deep meaning to the people. It has some elements of … [Read more...]
Quy and Thu
Give thanks to God that Quy* and Thu* heard about Jesus in July and have now prayed to receive Him as their Lord and Savior! It's really great to see these two friends encourage one another in their newfound faith. Please lift up these two as they … [Read more...]
Praying for Phu Nhuan
Pray with us for the Phu Nhuan district of Ho Chi Minh City with a population more than 180,000. Most of the people in Phu Nhuan have never heard a clear word about God. Pray for opportunities to reach and teach the approximately 9,000 Cham, … [Read more...]
Goodbye Saigon
It's time to pack my bags but I'm pretty sure my heart will stay behind. Even without the images of my photographs, I would remember the images in my mind - the men and women, boys and girls, families, children, young, old . . . . I will remember … [Read more...]
Prayer for tomorrow
Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. Psalm 16:5 The youthfulness of Viet Nam as a whole and Ho Chi Minh City specifically is unmistakable. But what will become of these young generations? They are hard working, … [Read more...]
Future face
After having been slowly traveling up through the country for the past few weeks, it's been great to fly back down to Saigon for these last couple weeks of my time in Viet Nam. As my first stop in and last stop out this has become a bit like home … [Read more...]
Make them
This week Rachel has been back in Ho Chi Minh City and spending part of her time exploring the "hems" or alleyways of the city. The density of population in the city together with the maze of small alleyways that fill many areas result in entire … [Read more...]
Alleyways
There is a side of Ho Chi Minh City that you will never see without some intentionality. The city population is something in the neighborhood of 10 million and in many areas it is extremely dense. But it is off the main streets down the alleyways … [Read more...]
