There has been a lot of it lately.
Why don’t I just re-introduce myself. Its been awhile and a lot has changed…it will catch us all up to speed.
Hi, my name is Kait! I live in Danang Vietnam and work full-time for the NGO- AOG World Relief. It is an incredible organization of which I have the privilege of being a Project Manager in. I started working part time with AOGWR back in September, 2 weeks ago I just transitioned to full time!
In a nutshell, we do all sorts of community development; on a more detailed level we have a child sponsorship of about 1,200 kids, we are involve in over 100 different villages-providing clean water filtration systems, micro-enterprise livestock projects, uniform/backpack distribution, etc. We do relief work. We have programs for both women and men- “Shine” and “Strengths” that impart value, purpose and worth into people’s lives. We host teams who come and volunteer. We provide for medical surgeries ranging from heart to cleft pallet repair.
One of our biggest, current projects is a coffee shop. We are working on opening up a coffee shop this year that will serve as vocational training for at-risk-youth. We desire to be a part of the efforts combating human trafficking. After some initial research, we feel like our part to play, in the here and now is prevention. Education is power. Education and vocational training both act as buffers against trafficking. We finished a new training room about a month ago and just weeks ago re-modeled our kitchen to better suit teaching. We are on our way…
I just moved into a new house with two of my roommates from the old house-Audrey and Robin. We live about a 5 minute walk from the beach!
Just last week I got back from a 10 day trip to Cambodia. It was a multi-purpose trip: firstly, I had to leave the county because my visa expired (I had to leave the country and come back in). Secondly, I attended the meetings of an anti-trafficking coalition that we are a part of. It was a wonderful trip. It was a rejuvenating and inspiring trip. I was able to see some really great projects that have been set in place to help rescued girls and women…talk about life-giving work.
The next couple months will be quite the adventure- in the mix…various friends and family that will come to visit, a trip to Singapore and a trip to Thailand.
Please check out the new AOGWR website- www.aogwr.org
Cheers to new beginnings ☺
Grace and peace and the third way,
Kait
