… Thrice Good News! First and foremost: Francis Van Hoi is feeling better. He has been ill for several weeks, even too weak to send an email.
Now he is back in motion – and we are all very relieved. Here is his first “back to life” sign:
I am travelling in Thai Binh with Frau Hargens from Switzerland. At the moment, I am not yet completely recovered, am still suffering from a cough. Also, my lifestyle is not very healthy at all these days: food and sleep at irregular intervals, because in North Vietnam, people no longer eat as many vegetables as they used to. And what they eat is very salty. Drinking water is extremely expensive, almost like in Munich and there is no “Leberkäse”…
Currently, Francis is mostly travelling with Frau Hargens. She is the first European to arrange her trip to Vietnam around a visit with Francis Van Hoi in order to actively support his humanitarian project. We thank her very much!
And thirdly, the “Kindermissionswerk” (Child Mission) and the Don Bosco Mission at Bonn support our house building project with a considerable sum. One of the initiatives that helped to motivate this assistance came from a parish some good friends of Francis are members of.
Read more on all recent developments during the next few weeks.
MS