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Personal Narrative: Sister Of Saint Paul De Chartres

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I am Marie Thu Hoi Nguyen, a Sister of Saint Paul de Chartres Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On behalf of our children in Vietnam, I would like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for your loving care and your great support. Your generosity surely make a big difference in their lives. I just came back from a special trip to Vietnam, one among various reasons was to visit my twin sister, Marie Xuan Lan Nguyen, who is also a Sister of Saint Paul de Chartres. I was so impressed by the tremendous efforts of our Pauline Sisters who devote their lives to help improve the living condition of countless poor adults and children in Vietnam as well as in other countries around the world. In any place, any situation, the

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