Improving Lives, One Wheelchair at a Time

June 17, 2017

Wheelchair Project:

We have been working on a project, providing a lot of wheelchairs for many people here in Vietnam, lately. There is such a need for them in every community, which makes it is difficult to know how to distribute them. The difference they make in a person’s life is amazing. 

These photos are of a family living in Ho Chi Mien City -- our partner couple, serving in that city (The MacDonald’s), took the pictures. The wife, you see in the picture, used to carry her husband everywhere they went, and someone else had to come along to carry the baby. 

We wanted to include these two, before and after photos in our blog post because a picture truly is worth a thousand words, and these pictures sum up the value of the wheelchair project. For this family, being beneficiaries of this wheelchair project has been life changing for them, as it is for so many others that have been served.

Transfers: 

It was transfer day this week and it was sad to see some of the Elders and Sisters go. Working with these great young people is such a bonus for us and we get so attached to them. I guess that is the nature of missionary work. We love it and we are grateful for our experiences with them.

Sister Moss from Arlington, Washington:

Sister Moss’s companion had to go out of the country to renew her visa, so we got to be Sister Moss's companion on P-day. She had shared with me that she wanted to see the “Turtle Pagoda” on Sword Lake before she left Hanoi, so we went to see it. 

Sister Moss has a way with animals and immediately, made friends with the cat; the cat is the mascot of the pagoda. She calls herself the “Cat Whisperer”. We also went to the Water Puppet Theater with her. Even though it was scorching 104 degrees outside, it was a fun day.

Elder Pendleton from West Jordan, Utah:

We have worked a lot with Elder Pendleton and his companions in the Long Bien Branch. He is part Vietnamese and learned to speak the Vietnamese language when he was young. Because of his mastery of the language, he is an asset to the mission. President Hassell sent him to Ho Chi Mien City to help with some new Elders there. He will return home to the states at the end of the summer, when his mission is over.

Playing Chinese Chess with Chu Dong: This gentleman loves having Elder Pendleton come and 

have a quick game of chess with him before the investigator lesson. 

Elder Pendleton will be missed by many.

Long Bien Elders: Last Sunday -- because of so many meetings in Long Bien, we pooled our resources with the Elders and had a meal together in the Elder’s apartment.