It's Good News Week !!!!

      It started already on Monday when we received news from My Tho. Ngoc Hong, the girl who has bile cancer is now a lot better, she is putting on weight, her hair is growing really well. From now on she has to go to Sai Gon only once every two months for a check up and blood test. VERY GOOD NEWS!!!

                          Ngoc Hong in January ...

      Just when you think there is no solution ... our dear friend Hoan sends us an e-mail.
Last year in August we visited 12 children in district 8, Sai Gon. Hoan and her friend Lienh took us there. It's a poor area, parents can not afford to sent the children to school. We met the kids and they were sort of shy and did what their teachers told them to do. Hoan and Lien started this little home schooling group over a year ago.
 
      Later we discussed the possibility to extend out educational support those children with Hoan. Initially everything looked fine, until Hoan took the time to talk to the parents in order for them to agree. Problem: The kids do not have birth certificates. No birth certificate - no school registration!!!

      Hoan made various appointments with school principals and the chairmen / leader of the district. Same, same, but different. Catch 22 - no solution in sight. We were e-mailing back and fourth, skyping ... discussing all sorts of scenarios / solutions.

Hoan and Lienh teaching ....

Here is Hoan's e-mail received today:
Today I come to primary school after long time try to contact with leader of special class for children. He saw me, believe and understand what I want to do ( before he met me, he had some worry about what I want, he and me just talk on phone ). He talk that children don't need pay fee, but can we pay money to buy health insurance for children, buy clothes, books, if children finish primary, they can study in special class in secondary school like other children, on first day in September, I go back that school to subscribe for children. I'm so happy about it, I will meet children at the weekend.


Now it's full steam ahead ... and we have an appointment we do not want to miss on the 1. of September !!!  .... It's Good News Week  !!!!

Here is a comment we just received on Facebook:
Jeanette Acland ‎"And whoever receives and accepts and welcomes one little child like this for My sake and in My name receives and accepts and welcomes Me"(Matthew 18:5) whenever I think of the work Coolum/Vietnam support group does, I think of this scripture. Love how it is out of the gospel of Matt!! seems appropriate ♥