Saturday morning, Sr. Khuyen joined us for breakfast. She is a Sister of St. Paul of Chartres. She works in central Viet Nam with the lepers in 20 different villages. These are all Montagnards, the mountain people, who were allies of the Americans during the war. Sr. Khuyen is now 76 but as spry as a novice. In 1950, she took her vows and moved to Ha Noi, but in 1954, with the takeover of the Communists in the north, she moved with her community to Sai Gon. She is here in Phat Diem for a few days meeting with girls who are interested in joining her in her work. If anyone can make a difference in people's lives, she can.
In the summers I spend time with my good friends in Phat Diem, Vietnam, a small country village with a world famous cathedral. Here are some of my musings. If you would like to correspond, please email me: garymeegan@gmail.com.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
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Each year after graduation, the students eishing to enter university must take entrance examinations. They have been studying the past few w...
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Here is Nam Vu working his keyboard. Now entering 8th grade, he is quite the conversationalist. It's hard to believe that I have kn...
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While in Hue I went across the street from the seminary and took a walk along the river. It was the epitome of serenity