The hardship these people endure seems insurmountable but the resilience they show & the “get on with life” attitude is something that I admire so greatly. Though living in poverty or trapped in tortured bodies there is always a smiling face to greet us & a cup of tea.

One such occasion was when we were distributing TET wishes (happy New Year), food & some money to Mr Tran Van Thuy. He is a delivery man at the local market on his rickety old push bike & his wife also works full time as a cleaner. With their daughter they live together in a home but their standard of living is extremely poor. Their daughter Ms Tam is 22 years old & due to the debilitating effects of Agent Orange has never had to ability to get off her bed. Her plight affected me so much I asked Tram & the team to return to her home & we provided funds for a new bed, clothes & TV. My thoughts of this family continued all night & the next day while visiting more families I expressed the need to do more! I asked, “Could we buy her a wheel chair”? Discussions took place with Tram & her husband Mr Tuan, with the decision to buy her father a motorbike so he was able to provide better for his family. The local Motorbike dealership offered us a discount when hearing their story & delivered the bike to Tamky City. We were all able to return & present this to the family. We are now in the process of raising funds to provide a kitchen & bathroom for the family.

A special mention to an 88 (years young lady) Mrs Val Curtise from Inverloch, a friend of my mum, who knitted woollen jumpers for tiny babies that were delivered to the mums in the village of Cha Vang. Thank you.

Again I express my sincere thanks for your generous support so we are able to assist people less fortunate than us.

Peter Nicholls.

“TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD WHEN WE, CHANGE THE ONE”.