GEBIRAH's Women's Health Workshop in Thai Nguyen We just returned from our mission to Thai Nguyen , and as I read Pope Leo XIV’s recent address to the Neocatechumenal Way, it felt almost as if he were describing what we had just lived. The Holy Father reminds us that authentic evangelisation is never separated from the Church, never detached from love, and never imposed. It is lived quietly, patiently, and faithfully—through charity, communion, and presence. That truth came

Sacks of rice for about 1,000 people in ethnic minority village in Thai Nguyen. Last evening, the message finally came in: “ The rice has arrived in Thai Nguyen.”   To my own surprise, I felt something I hadn’t experienced in a long time —a sudden rush of excitement and relief—almost a childlike joy.   The kind I used to feel when my favourite toy arrived as a kid. The kind that makes your heart leap.  I found myself smiling. Deeply, quietly happy.  Because this joy wasn’t ab

It begins with fear.  A poor village. The kind of place most people pass over without a second thought. Empty granaries. No walls strong enough to protect them. The bandits will return after harvest—it’s only a matter of time. The villagers know they cannot fight back. All they can do is wait… and hope.   Hope that someone, somewhere, will come to their aid .  When I last watched Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai , I didn’t expect it to linger with me the way it did. It’s often