Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – In early December 2024, the Community Development Ministry gave 6 computers for satellite schools in an especially disadvantaged commune in Central Việt Nam, plus a 55-inch smart TV for the main school. Several women of the church joined the team on this trip.
See photos: photos of the computer donation on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
70 km of Mountain Passes to a Remote Commune
From the town to the commune, the team traveled nearly 70 km, including about an hour and a half on winding mountain roads. The journey felt shorter thanks to everyone’s high spirits, because each person carried not only gifts but also a heart to share and faith in a brighter future for the children.
One Computer for Each Satellite School
The teachers’ urgent need was modern learning equipment for the commune’s 7 satellite schools. In response, the team gave 6 desktop computers to 6 satellite schools in distant villages. Each computer is a door connecting students to the wider world, helping them access new knowledge and lively multimedia lessons.
At the main school, the team gave a 55-inch smart TV. The surprised, joyful faces of teachers and students when the screen lit up showed that lessons will be much more visual and engaging.
Listening to the Preschools’ Needs
Beyond giving gifts, the team took time to talk with the teachers and school leaders. The teachers expressed a wish for more learning materials and educational toys for the preschools, because children here have no access to safe toys like city children do. One teacher shared: “We need more than material gifts. We need hope and encouragement to keep persevering on this journey of sowing knowledge.”
Hearts That Listen
What made this trip different was the presence of the women. They not only helped organize the gifts but also listened to the struggles of teachers and students. Their words of encouragement and compassionate eyes made the trip a journey of spreading love.
The team also captured images of Bru-Vân Kiều children playing happily on the red-dirt schoolyard in the midday sun, bright smiles in a countryside that still lacks so much.
“Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” (1 John 4:7)
We Will Be Back
Leaving the commune at noon, everyone on the team was lost in thought, picturing the children sitting attentively in front of their new computers. The trip ended, but the journey of spreading knowledge and love continues. The ministry hopes to return with more materials and toys for the preschools, and more encouragement.
Let Us Pray Together
- For students at the satellite schools to learn well with the new equipment.
- For the teachers to stay strong on their journey of sowing knowledge.
- For the ministry to have resources to provide materials and toys for preschool children.
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