At the end of 2019, the Hong An Association received a phone call from an elderly woman reporting that her husband died a few months ago. With a cracking, tearful voice, she shared stories of when the couple came to America with their children. After raising their children to become successful adults, they retired in a house surrounded by only American neighbors. Now she feels very lonely and sad. At night in the empty house, she feels scared. She emphasized, “Sister, I wonder what if something accidentally happened to me? All my children have their own children, their own lives, and none of them want to live with me. Along with my biological children, there are my sons and daughters in-law, which doesn’t make the situation simple at all!”
As we listened to her, we felt sorry and helpless because we did not know how to solve her problem. Then she said, “However, when I receive the Hong An newsletter and read about the elders in Vietnam and Kontum are much more unfortunate. So I feel very appreciative and thankful for what I have.”
The proverb, “I look above me and I’m not like the others, I look below me and there’s nobody like me,” is so accurate for every situation.
The Hong An Association would like to share some stories of the poor people who have been helped, thanks to our benefactors. As we witnessed the hard work and struggles of these poor families, we all realize how very blessed we are.
