Re-engage with Gaige not for the faint hearted

Re-engage with Gaige,   not for sensitive or faint hearted... Part 2       Vietnam and its inhabitants are no strangers to tragedy, as we all realized when... More

Firsts and 1st engage with Gaige

Firsts.....   Kylie Antonopoluous , 18          Coming into this trip, I had a lot of firsts. This would be my first mission's trip, my first... More

Katie and Kylie giving the gift of mobility

 Two amazing young ladies will be today's authors. The first is, Katie, JoAn Hawley Verstraete's (founding board member) daughter who has... More

Leaky Eyes... 7-15-15

 When Dorothea and I made the decision to try to make a difference in Vietnam, we thought of the busiest people we knew. Joan Hawley Verstraete was... More

room of hope 7 13 15

 It's been a long month this past week... I am sorry for not writing sooner but the days have been full. I have both my kids here, as well as a... More

unfinished? or work in progress

 The Pfleger's are home and for most part recovered and or recovering from Jet lag. Though they physically gone their imprint into lives here... More

Relational? Will this even work? 7-1-15

 Relationships, I keep writing about them but I am always caught off guard when I see how they develop. The Pfleger family has made several trips to... More

Relational brushstrokes 6-25-15

 Danang... I know I have often spoke of how much it means to come "home". How surprised I am when greeted by kids. I wish I had not written those words before. The reason? So they... More

Kristina's insight We've landed 6-23-15

Greetings from Saigon! The flight was uneventful which is a good thing, a very good thing. It has been 6 months since my last visit, Im not sure if that is why the heat is getting to me or it is... More

Meet To our math teacher 6-19-15

As this email reaches your inboxes my daughter Kristina will be on a plane headed to Vietnam! This is going to be a long trip and I am anxiously awaiting to see what God has planned.... More