Interviewing the Hope School Kids

After the shopping spree with 21 hearing impaired students we all went to the meeting room and had a "SHOW & TELL" session and interviewed them at the same time.

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The boys ... they bought fish sauce and other cooking additives

Thu bought a T-shirt and some pimple cream among other things.

 Then it was time for SHOW & TELL. Anh was the first cab off the rank.

Then it was Nhat's turn ... his mum will be happy to see what he bought. 

Fish sauce ... and what else ???

... a pair of shoes, well done.

Trang bought some facial cream and ...

Yes, some sushi. Well done ... but where is the pimple cream ???

A racing car and a pair of shoes ... well done Nam.

Yes, Nam managed to spend the lot ... no money left !!!

We can not show all the 21 students here. A picture tells more than a 1000 words.

HIGHLIGHTS:

He bought this hat with the writing: "DO YOU LOVE ME"

He had no idea what it meant. Diep translated it for him ... and everyone was laughing !!!

Then we asked him weather he has a girlfriend ... so he could show her the hat ... that's when he cracked up laughing !!!

Hai got a book with stories from the Bible.

All in all a good, but exhausting morning. The kids thanked us for our support and said they hope to see us again next year.

Shoping with 21 Hope school students

Highlights of our second shopping experience with 21 students from the Hope school for Hearing Impaired children, Binh Thanh District, Sai Gon.
 

All the kids and students with their precious goodies.

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Today was a big day. First load the taxi with 200 exercise books and other presents, off to the CBA ... Which Bank??? Collonwealth Bank. Picking up 21 envelops with 250.000 VND, one for each student. Sprinting back to the taxi ... off to the Hope school. 

Kids were already waiting when we arrived.

The twins Thu and Trang

Vice principal Diep handing out the envelops writing the name on each one

Happy little kindergarten kid !!!

Having lots of fun while waiting for a taxi

Having lots of fun while waiting for a taxi

A quick group photo ... and then the fun started

Those two again ... not clear which way they want to go first !!!

Boys buying fish sauce ...  and other groceries.

Working out how much they have spent already ...

At the cash register ...

Do I have enough money ???

A new hat ??? May be not ... I'm not sure what the writing means !!!

Do we need this ???

Trang: "I don't like it"

Asking for someone's opinion !!!

Anh checking out the specials ...

Wait your turn ... Teacher looking after the money for the little ones.

Coming down the escalator

Oh no, there is competition ... another photographer !!!

Group photo before we split in three groups = three taxis !!!

In the taxi back to Hope school.

All in all a very pleasant experience and the kids all bought useful stuff for mum to cook them their favorite meal ... and the girls had anti pimple creams among other things.  

Will do it again next year !!!

Visiting the Kinh Gay boys n girls

It was only a forty five minute car ride from My Tho ... and the first thing we saw when we arrived was this beautiful church, on a sunny Sunday morning.

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It was a pleasure to see all the kids waiting for us. Sadly three of them were unable to come. Fr Duong welcomed the kids, then one of the girls greeted us; then it was up to yours truly to address the kids.

While all this was happening the girls were packing plastic bags with school goodies for the kids

Fr Duong speaking to the kids

Funny, it is always the same girls who speak, and she did very well.

 Then we started the interviewing. We sent the kids outside, then calling them in one by one. It was good to see how they have grown and that they are strong and healthy. We asked them about their schooling, what they liked most, about the situation at home and if they were healthy.

First cap of the rank was Phan Thi, she is very good at school

Sarah handed her two booklets with stories from the Bible.

Then Thanh handed out the school exercise books and other necessities she bought for the kids!!!

One after the other they all came and talked to us, some a little shy at first, but when they heard the Vietnamese voices it was all good. Both Sarah and Thanh took turns to ask questions and then translated the answers given. We must say the kids in Hoa Dina are all doing really well at school, well most of them anyway. Keep up the good work boys n girls !!!

He was so cute ... talking about himself and school ... 

The obligatory group photo ... two cuties in the middle

A small gift from Australia

Bye bye Hoa Dinh ...

 It was pouring when we left ... that's why we had to take the group photo inside. See you again next year ...!!!

Bye bye Father Duong. See you again next year.

  Two hours later we arrived back in Sai Gon. What a wonderful time we had and so good to see all those kids again. 

WE WILL BE BACK !!! 

ON THE WAY BACK MOST OF US FELT LIKE THAT LITTLE BOY  ... SLEEPING !!!