Tight walkways through this local market will have goods to sell on one side with tasty options to eat on the opposite side. Early morning finds spaces, but as the day progresses lots of people will fill the market. Deciding when to shop and eat are … [Read more...]

Coffee with milk, coffee with ice, and freshly squeezed, green-skinned orange juice are available for convenient street side pickup. What if a menu sign had: love, grace, and mercy available? Would customers flock to receive these items? Yet those … [Read more...]

Some time or another everyone needs to have something mended or sewn, but not everyone has the skill or equipment. Street side sewing and mending are quite convenient and easy to find among Saigon’s 10 million plus people. Embracing a … [Read more...]

Light and tasty, these bánh cuốn are made on a flat-top where rice batter is spread thin and filled with pork, vegetables and crispy toppings. An easy take-away item and help to individuals and families on busy mornings, Chi works to fill … [Read more...]

Do you think much of your gifts, talents and personality? Do we puff ourselves up or is God using them for His good? “But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who … [Read more...]

Co Hanh readies each morning alongside the street with easy access to those passing to stop and buy her grilled pork. She sets herself up for a successful business. When we pray from Jesus’ prayer, “Your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven,” … [Read more...]

Hot noodles can be very theatrical and on display in one of the local markets in Saigon. As Christians, we are called to be people who ‘run in such a way as to get the prize’ and have an ambition to ‘press on toward the goal’. We must remember … [Read more...]

“So fear the Lord and serve Him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone. But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will … [Read more...]

Manual labor abounds in the urban streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Next week, the world celebrates International Labor Day where countries like Vietnam will have the day off from work. To be recognized for our efforts, and to hear affirming words for … [Read more...]

The concept of resting comes after work, found when God, the Creator, had finished all of His creation work in Genesis 2:2-3. In Hebrew, the word for ‘rested’ is Shabbat, and it means to stop working. Not because He was tired or weary, but because … [Read more...]