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Homes of Hope
Children’s homes are the cornerstone of Hope’s Promise Orphan Ministries. Partners like you are establishing small, family-like homes in Vietnam. Home of Hope #1 opened in 2008, and loving Vietnamese house-parents nurture eight boys.
Home of Hope #2 opened in 2010, and three children have been welcomed home by their house-parents.
What comes to mind when you think of a home with eight children? Eight is enough?! Full House?! After tragically losing one of their two sons in a motorbike accident, Nghia and Quyen considered the idea of becoming house-parents to several more boys a blessing from God, saying they “lost one child, but God has given us many more!” They happily accepted their God-given assignment of parenting these precious boys and fulfilling their promise of serving Him.
The Home of Hope #1 in January 2011
Quyen, herself orphaned at a young age when her mother suddenly died, understands the heart of an orphan and knows the feelings of abandonment; she radiates love and joy for her new sons. Easily described as ‘a man at peace’, Nghia’s care and concern for his boys is unmistakable. When you meet this precious family and hear their individual stories of heartbreak and hope, the thought easily comes to mind – it is God who has redeemed each life and created this loving family full of hope and joy.
Pastors in central Vietnamese village, Kinh (not shown) and Huong were approaching a new season of life; their last daughter would soon be leaving home for college. As the reality of passing dreams settled in, their hearts were opening to a new God-sized dream. They found themselves wanting to reach beyond the walls of shepherding the body of believers entrusted to them, and to dig deeper into the heart of God by embracing the lives of three more children in need of a loving home.
Nuy joined HoH #2 after her mother suddenly passed away in an accident when she fell while carrying bamboo down the mountain side. Tribal customs dictated Nuy’s father immediately returned to his homeland, leaving behind his six children in the care of their oldest sister, only 20 years old. Nuy was the youngest. The children remained together as a family without the guidance and security of loving parents. Grieving and lonely, and desperately poor with too little food to eat, the sister asked if Nuy could join HoH #2.
In spite of her great losses, Nuy smiles easily and is a radiant, courteous little girl. Upon learning she would have a new home and family at HoH #2, Nuy thought she was coming to be a housemaid. Instead she found a loving father and mother waiting for her with open arms.
Educational Sponsorships
Many of the children in rural villages of Vietnam live in poverty, unable to afford the cost of education. You can help by sponsoring a child for $12 a month to receive a complete education for one year. Hope’s Promise opened its first “pod” of thirty students and a social worker to assist the families in September 2008.
Indigenous Medical Missions
Country Coordinator and medical doctor Thanh Van Tran oversees monthly medical missions, treating an average of 330 patients per day and introducing many to salvation in Christ. Your partnership allows Hope’s Promise staff to serve medical needs, facilitate relationships with local churches, and meet orphans in rural communities.
A Visit to Vietnam
Colleen Briggs, Director of Orphan Care, and Lorie Bailey, Associate Director of Orphan Care were privileged to spend a week in March 2011 in the spectacularly beautiful country of Vietnam. They traveled from south to central Vietnam, through fertile farmlands, around the coastline, and up steep mountain roads to visit Hope’s Promise’s orphan homes and LEADS pods, and to pass by the sites of monthly medical missions. To learn more about their trip, read Colleen’s travel journals – Part 1 and Part 2 .
