By Van Nga Le | Van Nga
In Mekong Delta surrounding by waters, there is an area known by very few people, but this is a place for dream sprouting, the dreams that seem too far away, but these could be come true because of the hands and hearts of all benefactors through the Blind Vietnamese Children Foundation. That is the Vi Thuy Home for the Blind, brings a brighter future for children with vision impairment in rural areas, including those from Kh’Mer minority people.
In 2005, the Thu Duc Congregation fo Lovers of the Holy Cross has extablished this Home to serve children with vision impairment, even though there is only a small ruined house. When Father Thuan Hoang, the Director of BVCF, visited Vi Thuy the first time, he himself had to sleep in a mat on the soil ground. At that time, the roads in villages have not made, so he has to visit blind children’s families by a small boat that had enough place only for people sitting closely. However, because he saw poor life conditions of blind blind children families, he called out for donations from benefactors to help blind children to have anough food to eat and cloths to wear, to have good care and education. For families that were very poors, he also help a small capital so that they can invest in the field to make enough rice or the families. The characteristic of this Home is it has 5 pairs of blood brothers and sisters, that are Giang and Truong from Giong Rieng, Tan and Kien from Soc Trang, Nhu and Tinh from Bac Lieu, Phi and Yen from Cau Mong, Phu Quy and Phu Quy from Kien Giang, Tran is by herself but as other children, she loves everyone as in her own blood family.
This year, with the support of BVCF, Vi Thuy Home for the Blind is building a new one-floor house to provide better facilities for the children, so that they will no longer be very hot by the sunshine and be wet by the rain. The building is in its process but it goes slowly because of limited budget. We are hoping that the Home will continue to receive donations from benefactors to be completed to welcome more blind children in the new school year. Surely when blind children live in this new house, they will not forget to thank the benefactors and keep everyone in their daily prayers.
By Le Van Giang | Blind Student
By Brian QuiVinh Ta | Volunteer
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