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Mission Administration

Mission:  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 10th to 14th October 2025

The following information is confidential. Please do not share it outside this mission group.

If you have any questions, please contact your Mission Lead. Thank you.
 

Version Date: 17 August 2025

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Embassy Registration

Please e-register at https://eregister.mfa.gov.sg/ if you are a Singaporean so that the embassy in HCMC can contact you in cases of emergency. Please do the equivalent if you are of another nationality.

 

For your information:
CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE - VIETNAM (HO CHI MINH CITY)
Address: The Saigon Centre Tower 2, #11-05 67 Le Loi Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Office No         : +84-28-3822-5174
Fax No            : +84-28-3914-2938
Email             : singcg_hcm@mfa.sg
Homepage          : http://www.mfa.gov.sg/hochiminhcity
Working Hours     : Mon - Fri
8.30 am to 12.00 pm
1.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Sat & Sun - Closed
Emergency Contact : +84-903-113-500 (if dialed outside Vietnam) or 0903-113-500 (if dialed within Vietnam)
MFA HQ   : (65) 6379-8000

Passport

Please ensure you have at least 6 months validity on your passport and at least two blank pages.

Visa

Please ensure you have a visa to enter Vietnam.


You can check the requirements for your country of origin on this website.

https://vietnam.travel/plan-your-trip/visa-requirements

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Citizens from the following countries can enter the Vietnam without a visa.

Brunei, Myanmar, Belarus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, The UK, The Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Chile, Panama.

Other Useful Travel Tips 

Packing List for reference in case you need it. You can ignore this and go with your own list. 

Some tips on what to wear. Again, feel free to wear what you feel comfortable. 

TSA issues warning about ‘juice jacking’ in airports

Power Plugs and Sockets


In Vietnam, you may need 3 types of adaptors, Type A and Type B and Type C. Vietnam also operates on a 220 V supply voltage and 50 Hz frequency.

For more information, click here: 

Pictures and Videos

To help us share photos and videos from our mission trip without overwhelming our chat group or using up your drive storage, I've created a Facebook album for everyone to use.

You're welcome to upload your photos and videos there and download any you’d like to keep from others. 


To join the group and access the album, simply click the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vietnammissions

Once you’ve sent a request, I’ll approve it, and you can upload photos and videos.

 

Here’s how: 

Go to your Facebook profile. 

 

Click Groups or select Thailand Missions if it’s already in your shortcuts. 


Navigate to Albums and select HCMC Mission Trip Oct 2025
 

Upload your photos or videos to the album. 

If you encounter any issues, don’t worry—we’ll assist you when we meet. 
 

Roles and Assignments

Please let us know if you are able and interested to do any of the following.

1. Able to use a DJI Osmo Action 3 Camera to record videos and take photos.

2. Interested in regenerative agriculture.

3. Interested in teaching English

4. Interested in conducting workshop on Menstrual Health and Hygience. Training materials available.

5. Interested in healthcare services.

Please also feel free to share about your skills and experience, and any interests or hobbies with your Mission Lead to ascertain a good fit on your role or assignment during the mission. 

You can also click on this button to discover your calling.

Spiritual Preparation  

One of our custom in Gebirah is that within 8 days before each mission, we do the following: 

  • Daily Mass  

  • Daily prayer for the mission, missioners and our Friends in Need (including the Rosary and Angelus)   

  • Confession 

  • Pray for the intentions of the Holy Father and Cardinal.

 

This helps prepare ourselves spiritually which is critical to having a meaningful mission. 

 

Plenary Indulgence During the 2025 Jubilee

In addition, this year being the year of the Jubilee, the Vatican had issued a decree outlining ways that Catholics can obtain two plenary indulgences a day, which includes making pilgrimages and practicing works of mercy by helping those who are in need like this Mission.

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ to remove the temporal punishment due to sin.

To obtain an indulgence, the usual conditions of detachment from all sin, sacramental confession, holy Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the pope must be met, which, coincidentally falls within Gebirah's custom for spiritual preparation.

Click here for more information.

 

We highly encourage you to aim for this as our Mission trip sets you up nicely for it.

 

Prayer Assignments

 

You may also be each assigned a prayer to lead the group each day during our mission. The purpose is to keep us all on track spiritually and to always have the presence of God in our minds as we serve this community. An e-prayer card will be shared to help you recite the prayers.

So please remember to bring your rosary. If you don't have one, let your Mission Lead know.
 

Petitions

Another one of the customs we have in Gebirah Missions is to invite family

and friends to submit petitions to Mother Mary during our pilgrimage. On

the fourth day of our HCMC mission, we will also make a special pilgrimage
to Our Lady of Nui Cui, a sacred sanctuary where faith and nature converge.

 

This breathtaking pilgrimage site is home to the tallest Virgin Mary statue in
Vietnam, standing at 50 meters, symbolizing our deep devotion to Our Lady.
Surrounded by the tranquil Tri An Lake and lush rubber forests, this is a place of
prayer, renewal, and gratitude.

During this pilgrimage, we will also offer up any petitions we bring from

home for Our Mother’s intercession. If someone you know would like to

seek her intercession—for healing, reconciliation, financial difficulties, or

any other intention—you can invite them to write their petition to Mother

Mary, seal it in an envelope, and we’ll bring it with us. 


At the shrine, we will prayerfully offer these sealed petitions before Our

Lady. Afterward, we will burn the envelopes ensuring your petitions remain

private, if there is no box to place it in at the Shrine.

If you have any quesions or need any help, please do not hesitate to ask

your Mission Lead. 

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