HEARTBREAKING TO SEE…

          Recently, the Hong An Association received some pictures from the Sisters of St. Paul Congregation in Lang Son. In the letter, the Sister wrote as followed:            When visiting them, we get to interact with them, Sister. Today I visited a 96-year-old woman. She lives alone on a rocky

LETTER FROM LAM DONG

          One of the more recent Congregations cooperating with the Hong An is the Association of Sisters of the Witness to Faith. Their mission is to give special services to the ethnic minorities in Lam Dong, central of Vietnam. Although these Sisters are the newest addition to work of the Hong

HEARTY SOUP FOR THE CHILDREN

          Since the “Hearty Soup for the Children” program was introduced at the end of 2019, we have had six villages accepted into this program, serving a total of about 1,820 children.  Every week is an opportunity to meet, chat, and eat congee, or rice porridge, with them.  Young mothers carry their babies, so all

THE “SLEEVE BENDS” ON THE WAY…

          As soon as the “social distancing” restrictions for Covid-19 was loosened, the Sisters of Mary Queen quickly made a “relief” trip to the ethnic minority villagers in the area of the Ta Lung Commune, Meo Vac District, Lang Son city.       The sisters’ journey took ten hours on winding and dangerous roads up the

THE SACRIFICE AND GENEROSITY OF THE SISTERS

       One of the congregations cooperating with the Hong An Association is the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Queen in Nam Dinh, belonging to the Diocese of Bui Chu. This is a Congregation that is loved and respected by the Executive Board of the Hong An Association. The Sisters have always “gone

HARD LIFE TO LIVE BUT STILL HAVE TO LIVE…

       When the Sisters in Vietnam send updates about the poor, the Hong An Association finds it almost miraculous that these poor people can live through such difficulties.  Despite having no family help, struggling with illness and a lack financial support, these poor families still survive.  It is hard to live, but they are still

BIRTH, AGING, SICKNESS AND DEATH

          Every year the Sisters that work with the Hong An Association send updates with photos of the monthly recipients of the “Hong An Rice” program. Although the Association only requests updates from the Sisters once a year; they send pictures of the many groups monthly or quarterly.  So, the Hong

COVID SEASON

          “Rice during this Covid period is very valuable, Sister.” That’s what all the Sisters cooperating in the “Hong An Rice” program shared. A Sister said, “During a global pandemic like this, if the Hong An Association stopped funding rice for the poor in Vietnam, we would understand and not complain! But the Association continued

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SISTERS

          Here are some updates and photos the Hong An Association received from the Daughters of Our Lady of Unity of Bac-Ninh.  The Association is always pleased to share the work of these Sisters who often organize long trips to help the ethnic minority people in remote areas where visitors are rare.           The Sisters

PAINFUL TO SEE

          Here is the story of how the Hong An Association is helping a boy named Huyen and his family in Kontum.           This situation is so heartbreaking. Huyen is the second of six children, all very young. Nearly two years ago, he was badly burned.            His father had sent him to buy gasoline,