Three women, including Wuk with ROW, from the Monticello Presbyterian Church in Monticello, Georgia, and Drew with ROW just spent ten days in Vietnam looking for new ROW projects. They were able to visit 10 orphanages from Saigon, Danang, and Hue!
In spite of the many needs they found, they were encouraged that some of the homes they had visited previously had made great improvements. The Hue Orphanage Director actually thanked ROW for its continued assistance with them and stated that because of us these children were now experiencing a better standard of living and seeing great hope for their lives! That’s “the way we like it”!!
I was able to visit and hug the college student, Ly Thi Leigh, which is being sponsored through ROWKIDS to attend college. She has finished one and a half years on her teaching degree for Kindergarten.
ROW Radio Updates
- ROW Radio – Vietnam 03-2007 Update #1
- ROW Radio – Vietnam 03-2007 Update #2
- ROW Radio – Vietnam 03-2007 Update #3
- ROW Radio – Vietnam 03-2007 Update #4
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We were able to buy a washing machine for one orphanage, thirty-three pairs of shoes, lots of new clothes and toys and noodles and rice for others. There is great need in two centers for physical therapy. It would be great if we could find a group of therapists that want to make a difference. There are children disabled there that do not get any kind of therapy. Just to have someone instruct the helpers on good things to do to help them would be so helpful.
All of them need washing machines. Can you imagine hand washing clothes for over a hundred children. Dryers are unheard of. One director said the helpers are getting arithritis from all the hand washing of clothes. One commercial grade washing machine costs about $1300. The Hue Orphanage, that is so dear to our hearts, has no washing machine. The children wash their own clothes in the back yard under a hose! We take our modern conveniences so for granted!
They all stated that they could use financial supplements as the government never gives them enough for food and needs. The Hue Orphanage told us that the government pays them fifty cents a week per child. They need at least a dollar each to survive!
There is a ministry called “The Street Children” that needs an addition to their building to have an adequate kitchen. They have the land. They just need funds or builders to add to a two story concrete building. We estimate that this could cost around 10,000 to 25,000.
It was great to see the many smiling little faces. They will melt your heart.
Wuk
Executive Coordinator
