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Education Assistance Impact: Your Support Gives Hao Hope
Hao (8) and his mother live with his grandparents. In addition to farming a small plot of land in Luc Nam, Hao's mother also works at a wood factory in their village. She has a goiter. Her health is not good, and she is often sick, yet she's the only one in the family...
Education Assistance Impact: A Heart to Help Mom, Now and in the Future
Photos: An preparing dinner and waiting for her Mom to return home from work. NOTE: She broke her arm when she slipped on a wet mossy area in the schoolyard. It's healing well. An (7) lives with her mother in a small house in Luc Nam. Her father died from liver...
Education Assistance Impact: Student’s Wish for New Textbooks & Schoolbag
Quynh Hoa (7) lives with her father and grandparents in a small house her grandparent's own in Luc Nam. In the cramped, dark house there are no valuable items. They also own a small rice field near the house, but her grandparents are elderly and can no longer work....
Community Learns Six Life Aspects For Success
Helping people to set goals and plan for the future builds stronger communities. When people think only about the present and earning enough money for daily expenses it has a negative effect on individuals and their families, especially the children because then life...
Equipping by YWAM Mercy Pays Off During Pandemic
When Luc Nam District experienced a new COVID-19 outbreak in May 2021, local leaders were able to respond quickly and creatively in part because of the equipping YWAM Mercy had provided previously. This helped reduce losses to the local economy. Many agricultural...
Fun and Festive Atmosphere at Children’s Homes Making Traditional Troi Cakes
Celebrating holidays makes for special childhood memories. In April, the children in our three community-based Children's Homes made TROI cakes as part of the "Cold Food Festival", one of the traditional holidays celebrated not only in Vietnam but also in many other...
Vietnam Pandemic Update: Facilities Enhanced by YWAM Mercy Converted to Isolation Wards
Primary School Library Updated by YWAM Mercy Becomes Isolation Facility for F1 CasesThe pandemic hit Vietnam once again in late April and early May 2021. Two communities in Luc Nam, where YWAM Mercy works, are both heavily affected. Many people living in these...
Reading Campaign: Libraries Provide Activities In Addition to Books
YWAM Mercy Vietnam aims to help children establish strong reading habits. Our child-friendly libraries provide both engaging books and many activities to encourage reading. Teachers are trained on how to incorporate reading lessons into the school day. They are also...
Children’s Home Garden Teaches Valuable Life Skills
Children in the countryside usually learn to garden alongside their parents. These skills are essential to life in rural Vietnam, so, in each of our Children’s Homes, we provide land for a garden. Because of the Tet Holiday and a second COVID-19 outbreak, one Home's...