THERE ARE LIVES LIKE THIS!

There are lives like this!        – Is your mom home?        – No, not yet! Mom is catching snails!        The door quickly closed after this conversation with a 7-year-old boy. We had to drive around a nearby field to find his mother. Ms. Hang is 35 years old. She got married but was

DIVIDING PORTIONS OF RICE…

      COVID has affected so many countries in different ways! In Vietnam, although the number of deaths is not high, the number of unemployed has increased due to business closures. Many people work for a daily wage and now without a job.  It is overwhelming. Therefore, the Sisters in some areas suggested that

CENTERS FOR LEPERS DURING COVID-19 TIME

      Because of the restrictions due to the COVID pandemic, charity organizations cannot organize visits as usual. The poor and the needy suffer, especially the elderly who are sick and cannot support themselves. Among these are the elderly with leprosy at the Van Mon centers in Thai Binh City.        The

OH…THE LITTLE CHILDREN!

Recently, the Hong An Association received some information and pictures sent by the Dominican Sisters of Bac-Ninh regarding the Dignity of Life program that the sisters are assigned to by the Bishop. The Hong An Association began to send the donations from some benefactors to the sisters. After that, the donations of other benefactors were

A TRAVEL EXPERIENCE…

     As the benefactors know, at the end of the year, the Hong An Association often sends extra “discretionary” money so the Sisters can help other poor in remote areas. This year, after sending money, Hong An received requests from a number of Sisters serving in very poor areas such as Cao Bang, Lang

THOUGHT… THAT WAS ENOUGH! (CONTINUED)

       To introduce the new congregation served by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Nha-Trang, the Hong An Association would like to share a short letter sent by Sister T.P. Sister said:      “…I would like to send a list of the 50 people with difficult circumstances that we have chosen

THOUGHT… THAT WAS ENOUGH!

Perhaps one of the benefits of the Hong An Association is that its volunteers are Religious Sisters from many different Congregations in Vietnam, especially in the North and Central regions. In 2011, the Hong An Association started with five congregations and thought that they would only help the poor served by the Sisters of these

VISITING PEOPLE IN BO-TO, CAO-BANG

We would like to share some pictures from the Sisters of Mary Queen of Bui-Chu diocese during their visit to Bo To, Cao Bang. The Sisters sent pictures and captioned each photo, making them more vivid and meaningful.  Looking at the pictures, we can envision the Sisters’ struggles while visiting the poor people in remote

FLOOD SUPPORT IN CENTRAL VIETNAM

          The central region has been heavily flooded recently. The flood waters swirled back and forth, affecting crops, land, houses, and the lives of the poor people in Central Vietnam.           Once again, the Hong An Association supported the Sisters in the Central region to go to the most heavily flooded

LONG JOURNEYS

As you know, the Hong An Association has two main programs: –        Hong An Rice Program for the elderly and for the sick/disabled people with no ability to work. These people will be given rice/food by the Sisters each month or once every three months. They are usually close to the Sisters’ locality, within a