Hello to all my friends and family!

I have told a few of you already, but for those who have not yet been announced, I am very lucky to have an opportunity to go on the Medical Service trip to Vietnam this summer with Volunteer Around the World (VAW) at VCU.

It is honor and excitement for me personally because I finally got a chance to do what I've always dreamt of. This service trip will be even more meaningful to me because I will be helping the people from my home country! Because I have already witnessed how hard it is for underserved people there to get quality medical treatments, I know this trip will definitely make a big difference in their lives and how grateful I am to be part of it.

Below is a little detail of my trip.

- My team and I will be traveling to Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon), Vietnam from July 25th to August 8th.

- We wil be setting up mobile clinics in the suburb area of Saigon where we will provide medical diagnoses and basic medications needed to the people who are less fortunate to afford health insurance. We will also be holding small classes to educate the villagers and their kids about basic hygiene and how to avoid hygiene related illnesses.

- The program cost of this trip is $1,850, which pays for safe housing, staffing, doctors, and most importantly the medications for the clinics.

Since this trip is very meaningful to me, I would really appreciated if you could help me out - either your prayers for a safe trip, or your encouragement, or financial support. Anything from you all will mean the world to me and I am very very very appreciated for every one of you and your time and your generosity!

Love,
Nga.