When the baby was born, his maternal grandmother saw that he had no hands and his legs were deformed and she thought about killing the baby. But she discussed the idea with the baby’s uncle who advised her against it. The uncle’s wife worked at the Eyes of Compassion office in the granting of loans to the poor, and she said she would recommend that Eyes of Compassion provide a loan to the family. Thus the baby escaped an early death.... (Detail)

In the morning of September 7, 2007, my Master and I went to the eye operation center to get a close look to our project and to contact with the numbers of doctors and eye patients there. In general, the hospital organized everything well. All patients were from poor families in Ham Thuan Nam. The center provided transportation, patients were self-support for lunch. Our temple did not know this situation before to provide meals for patients ... (Detail)

In the opening ceremony of Loong Hang school in 2006, some people in the hamlets about 20-30 kilometers away from Loong Hang also came to join. Before leaving, they told us that their hamlets earnestly desired to be given a school and a water supply system like those of Loong Hang hamlet, because their hamlets were also extremely poor but had never been helped by anyone. People of Loong Hang hamlet dream of a health clinic to station health professional sent from the district to cure them...  (Detail )

Coming back from a trip where we were engaged in charity works, Mrs. Diep Yen Binh and I were sharing with each other the joy of new achievements for Eyes of Compassion.  Yen-Binh has a house in the heart of the tourist center of Hollywood-Florida, at only 20 steps from the Atlantic Ocean.  She took me there to rest, to swim in the sea, to listen to live music and to look at people dance and eat throughout the night on the beach. ... (Detail)

Leaving Toronto with a rather tight programme for Vietnam, I, Dieu Lien, felt more energetic this time. Perhaps what gave me more strength was the trust by Monk Thich Tam Hoa, the abbot of Phap Van Pagoda. On behalf of some Pagodas and Buddhists in Canada, he entrusted me with a large amount of funds so that I could work with monks and nuns in Vietnam and mobilize resources for the victims of the recent Xangsane storm. It was this enormous spiritual motivation and funding that urged me to go back with even more strength and joy. This was perhaps the first time when I had the most resources to help the poor... (Detail )

After the days of rain and typhoon winds in Central Vietnam , the warm sunny weather has come back. We could not help but be moved by the devastation suffered by people in the areas on the path of the typhoon.  Wherever typhoon Xangsane passed, devastation followed, and houses made of solid brick and cement were flattened within minutes... (Detail )

I arrived in Sai Gon as scheduled. The city was warm, dry, hectic and energetic. City life was comfortable. I kept up well with the city pace and enjoyed myself a lot. SaiGon nights were colorful with lights and busy streets... (Detail)

I am a curious person. During my work periods in Laos, I liked to visit very remote areas to find out how Laotians live.  One time, two Vietnamese invited me to visit a village they called “The Other Side of the World.” They explained that this village was shockingly poor; therefore, it has been named “The Present Hell” or “The Other Side of the World.”  It is Phonsavan Say village that DieuLien has sent some pictures of on the EOCVN website... (Detail)