The year goes by very quickly. September is the time for Vietnamese students to start a new school year, and also the time when children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu), a tradition for South-East Asian children. Simple star-shaped lanterns made of...

Each year as we visit families to assess their need for Educational Assistance we also encounter a few with special needs that could be helped with a small amount of assistance. This year we met 11 year-old Hung, along with his parents and two young siblings. Hung was...

During the last week of July 2018, a 4-day summer camp was conducted at Bao Ninh Resort for 62 children from 7-22 years old and 8 staff of YWAM Mercy's Van Hoa, Tan Linh and Phu Chau community-based Children’s Homes. I thought I could not swim. At first, I came down...

During summer vacation students enjoy free time and relax after a busy school year. In Vietnam, however, some students face a big challenge before enjoying their summer -- national examinations! Vietnam has a rigorous, competitive curriculum. Students wanting to...

The 2017-2018 school year ended May 27th, and children in our three community-based Children's Homes started their summer holiday during which most will spend some time with their extended-families. These extended families don't have the capacity or resources to...

Saturday afternoon, May 5, 2018, at Hanoi Sports Training Centre, a charity football (soccer) tournament was organized by the German Embassy, Football Total, the Vietnam Football Federation and YWAM Mercy Vietnam. The goal was to raise VND 150 million (US$6637) to...