Saturday, December 6, 2014

Danang - Beyond our expectations! (click on photo to enlarge)

When we left home, we had no idea we would end our trip to Vietnam in Danang. Le Tan Phuoc, CEO of Searefico M&E, a large refrigeration and building company, invited us to Danang where we participated in a leadership development seminar for the Danang division of the company. What a great way to end the trip. Phuoc and his Mai, his wife (pictured below), hosted our team in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang...providing a great experience and opportunity for us... I had the privilege to talk about trust and integrity in business as Hung and Dr. An translated for me. If someone had told me 5 years ago that I would be standing in front of a leadership team of a high profile Vietnamese company talking about trust and integrity, I would've thought they were crazy... As we have learned over and over on these trips, there is a bigger and better plan... What a blessing!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Hanoi and SS 3...a place near and dear to our hearts

SS3 Staff shows off new shirts compliments of Senior Rehab Solutions. Also pictured is the first installment of vitamins for both orphans and elderly purchased in Vietnam...Donations are funding vitamins for elderly and orphans for the next few months.
The gift that keeps on giving... 2 big pigs were also traded in for 6 little ones (in another pen). The 25 little pigs that were purchased in 2009 have continued to enhance the diets for five years.
It was so exciting to see this new building which houses elderly and orphans. Each room has its own bathroom complete with flushing toilet and shower. Tan from GVI told us that the government has recognized the improvements at SS3 as a result of teams like ours investing in training, donations, etc., and invested in this new building.

Hung and a friend in the renovated area for preschool...

Four nurses and Vice Director of SS3...Our team was really proud of the SS3 team and the vast strides they have made...

Note the slogan on the cup...