Glocal Ventures

October 26th, 2011 Nam Mon Primary School This morning we made the “not for the weak” van ride up the mountain to visit the Nam Mon Primary School.  Nam Mon Primary School is one of the schools that GVI began partnering with two years ago.  Even though this is only my first trip, I have [...]

Monica Laurendeau from Forefront Church, Virginia Beach, writes about her third summer serving in Ta Phin, Lao Cai. Most of my time this year was spent teaching. Yeah, I know I’m not a real teacher, but I certainly learned that God can do amazing things using plain ordinary people. The teacher’s conference was for 35 [...]

This is an essay written by one of our interpreters, Tran Thi Trang, to apply for a regional student conference, and it shows that our friends in Vietnam understand and appreciate what we do. Trang is a fourth-year university student and is an excellent interpreter.

We were able to lend some manual labor support in hauling the materials up the rugged slope, and were joined in our efforts by several of the school’s staff.

I was filming a video of Mark giving stickers to the village children. In an effort to get a slightly wider angle, I stepped back – straight off of a six foot ledge…

We were “temporary residents and foreigners” in Ban Ho but never made to feel like it. The people of Ban Ho are gracious, humble, and their hospitality and resourcefulness has left lasting impressions on us all.