Wednesday's Family

Yesterday we introduced Tu and Nga Nguyen, a family determined to get ahead. For this family, the rice sponsorship has already resonated throughout their lives, allowing them to focus on saving to cover their son Vinh’s medical bills. However, for other families, the potential of a rice sponsorship merely provides respite from desperate situations, as in the case of our next family.

Hai Nguyen is a single mother, caregiver, farmer, and sole provider for her family of three. Her husband died three years ago, leaving her to feed and protect two mentally disabled children. Her family has no possessions and her only income is the small profit made from the annual crop. With the odds already stacked against her, Hai struggles in the field, suffering from malnutrition, back and stomach pains. While her family is poor enough to qualify for a government-sponsored medical assistance, the basic care is not enough to assist her children, let alone address her own problems.

Hai’s hope lies with her youngest son, Ninh who studies in Grade 10. If he is able to complete his schooling, Ninh will immediately become a more viable job candidate, with the possibility of him being able to support his mother and siblings in the future. Here, the effect of the rice sponsorship is most clearly demonstrated. The extra funds that Hai saves from this assistance will increase the odds that Ninh can stay in school rather than drop out to labor in the fields and provide immediate assistance for his family. 

We all know what it is like to have such overwhelming odds stacked against us. Hai’s unwavering dedication to her family’s survival despite enormous mental and physical pain represents the best in human spirit.  At HSCV, we are striving to offer the basic assistance that helps to ensure Hai’s future. This Give to the Max Day, we are asking you to consider what it like to receive such small and yet significant help. Contribute to our Rice Sponsorship and help shape lives today. 

Visit http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Suppport-Families-On-Give-To-The-Max-Day to schedule your donation. Please contact Annetta De Vet at Annettadevet(AT)hscv.org.