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Building progress of the Grace family home. Our project and the builders will take a two weeks break for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year then everything will start again.

The building of the Grace family home is moving along nicely.

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Happy New Year from Vietnam (Chúc mừng năm mới)
as Tet approaches. In the Lunar calendar the New Year will be the year of the Ox. Pray that it will be better than the year of the Rat (and all that suggests!)

Blessings in His Name

You can view the latest news from Hoa and the team at the URL below

http://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

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Some more photos of the Grace family home building getting underway.

We have some very exciting news to share with our supporters. In late 2020 we received building permission from the government on the plan for the Childrens Home.

During 2020 we also hit our initial fundraising target which was $200,000 (we were blessed to receive a $60,000 donation from a family during the year).

We are also really happy and excited to say that construction has commenced in january 2021 with siteworks underway.

A big thank you to all of our supporters as we have only been able to get to this stage with your generous financial support.

It has been a long time coming, but here is the latest news from the Company of Grace.
An exciting development is happening in the Bakery that you need to read about.
It looks like it will be used more often and looking towards being full time. Everybody loves pizza!
There is more on the TESOL course and the op-shop.

http://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

Since receiving this newsletter, Van and Tien's baby has been born and is healthy in every way - her name is Kim Vien. Van and Tien are running their own english school that is independent to COG but are experiencing financial difficulties due to covid and a lack of income. Please pray for them that God will show them a way that they can continue. They are both passionate about serving the disabled and disadvantaged in Vietnam and allowing others to experience the opportunities that received through their time at COG. If you would like to help then please contact David Richardson at [email protected]

We have an original painting for auction from one of our staff members Mr Cong who is a part time artist.

Proceeds from the sale of the painting will go to the Grace Family Home Project.

It is quite a dark painting and is showing lighter in the photos.

It has been rolled up and so will need to be flattened out and framed.

Can be posted for a extra cost or pickup in Adelaide.

We will run the silent auction for 2 weeks with bidding starting at $10 - please share with family and friends if you think that they would like to place a bid. Please add your bids onto this post or message us for a private bid

After a few months of teaching English classes it is the end of the school year already. With a small celebration and short summer break before we are back for a new school year.

Teaching English classes again. This is what it will be like from now on with everyone wearing masks, washing hands and Michael at the gate to check student's temperature before they can come in.

After three months of lockdown we had some local volunteers help us clean up our Grace centre ready to start up our English classes and other activities again. Everyone is getting excited to start the year after a long delay.

[04/30/20]   Hello Friends and Family of Hoa and Hien, and the Company of Grace.

We are sure you know Hoa is planning a children’s home on the extended block of land at COG in Ho Chi Minh City. You may also know there is a fundraising committee in Adelaide which has been working to raise funds for the Grace Family Home. Currently, we still have a considerable shortfall, which Hoa outlined in his last newsletter of $60,000.

A friend of COG, has come up with a great-fun idea to raise some $$$.

Since we have been in lock-down, we have probably all become more Tech-savvy and use Zoom, skype, facebook or houseparty to communicate with friends and colleagues.

So how about organising a Ball with friends and family where you connect via technology but dress up and have dinner and entertainment.

Let’s have some fun with it! We would love you all to participate in this. From the comfort of your own home!

Perhaps a Surprise Birthday Ball for the Queen, (her REAL birthday was last week, and her ‘official’ birthday is mid- June, but she is not celebrating this year). Or a surprise Birthday for someone close to you!

Or A Coming-out Ball - De-Hibernation theme, The great unlocking - doors, windows, hearts and/or wallets.

Or you could have a particular music theme; How about a masked ball - Venetian or medical! Amore Venetian Mask - Made in Venice - Mask Shop Australia

The Houseparty app has some great games that you can play together.

It’s up to you. Just enjoy!

Tickets would be a $25 per head donation (or more or less according to your budget) or you can even raise more money on the night with games and auctions.

For more details or questions on how it would work please email David from Adelaide on [email protected] or if you need some help with getting the technology working.

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Well, there is good news and bad news at Company of Grace this month.
The good news is that one of the young American people visiting CoG (before this COVID-19 lockdown) has raised the money for the new playground and it has been installed.
The bad news is that there are no kids to play on it.
Schools are still in lockdown and there are fines for being on the street if you are not going out to buy food. Beside that, most of the residents of CoG are still in their own hometowns from Tet.
In Adelaide in early march we held a fundraising "Breakfast for Hoa" as no school means no income for CoG and so we were able to contirbute some funds to help them during this difficult time.

Please read the newsletter for more information to view photos from the new playground.

http://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

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[02/09/20]   We are looking for volunteers to come to the Company of Grace in 2020 or 2021. We have a need for volunteers who are able to do gardening, painting, maintenance, assist in teaching english, arts & crafts, cooking or cleaning. We have a team coming in september 2020 from Adelaide plus we are organising the 10 year anniversary of the opening of the COG in august 2021, which may give you more time to plan. If you or your church is interested then please contact David Richardson at [email protected] who can assist you with the planning process and logistics of volunteering.

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Greetings and Blessings from The Company of Grace.
The most recent newsletter from Hoa in Vietnam is now available athttp://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

Also available is a short video which shows you around the COG property plus some interviews with the staff, who share about the impact on their lives they have experienced with training and working at COG

http://companyofgrace.com.vn

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Every year we put on a Christmas dinner for those with disability in the community to share with them the joy of Christmas. All 70 of them had a wonderful time.

Every year we put on a Christmas dinner for those with disability in the community to share with them the joy of Christmas. All 70 of them had a wonderful time.

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We now have a short video available which shows you around the COG property plus some interviews with the staff, who share about the impact on their lives they have experienced with training and working at COG

The beginning shots of the video and the end are drone footage of the property.

Please share this link with your friends or church so that they can find out more about the Company of Grace.

https://youtu.be/vHhVzl6eHAA

1. Started by a person with a disability.
2. Managed by local staff with disabilities.
3. To help other with disabilities have a brighter future.

It was great to see so many supporters of the company of grace this afternoon to get an update from Hoa and Hien.

Art & craft classes for kids in the community are going well.

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Greetings from The Company of Grace.
The most recent newsletter from Hoa in Vietnam is now available athttp://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

Hoa and Hien will be returning to Adelaide (for family reasons) in November and as his health declines, this will probably be his last chance to visit "home".
So a special "Afternoon with Hoa and Hien" will be held at the Enfield Baptist Church
(7 / 1 Francis Ave, Broadview) on Saturday 30th November from 1:30pm until 4:30pm.

They will tell us where the Company of Grace is now, what they have achieved and where they hope it will be in the future. Please bring a small plate of afternoon tea to share if you are able to.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to see Hoa and Hien and to hear their remarkable story that has lead to the Company of Grace. Donations and Love Offerings for the work of the Company of Grace and the Grace Family Home will be accepted. Pop up cards, lanterns and other items from Vietnam will also be available for purchase. (All funds raised will go towards the Grace Family Home project).
EFT facilities will be available for donations and purchases.

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New classes at Company of Grace: Hien & Phuong teaching baking and Miss Nghia teaching art to the children in the community.

New classes at Company of Grace: Hien & Phuong teaching baking and Miss Nghia teaching art to the children in the community.

More photos from the Autumn celebration

Mid Autumn festival celebration for the children from the English school

[07/31/19]   Good news for our Adelaide supporters - Hoa and Hien will be coming to Adelaide to visit his family in November. Due to his health he is unable to do a speaking tour at the various churches that support the project but we have organised one event to be held on the November the 30th at Enfield Baptist from 1.30pm until 5pm. Hoa will speak for about 45 minutes and will be able to provide a detailed update on the Company of Grace. We will also be raising funds for the Grace Family Home project which Hoa is focused on completing as soon as possible - we still need to raise at least another $70,000 (we have raised $130,000 to date). An afternoon tea will be provided and plenty of time for you to catch up with Hoa and Hien. Hoa feels that this may be his last trip to Adelaide as its becoming difficult for him to travel, and so its a great chance to see him. We will setup a event closer to time so please consider attending and spread the word.

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Checkout the latest from the Company of Grace with our july newsletterhttp://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

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GRACE FAMILY HOME PROJECT - Tổ Chức Từ Thiện Ân Điển

We have now raised a total of $130,000 towards the Grace Childrens home project. We are hoping to get final approvals to be able to commence building late this year. Our goal is to raise $200,000 which will enable us to fund the whole project and we will be having more fundraising events later this year as well. Please consider donating to the project or organise a fundraiser so we can complete our fundraising and make the project a reality. http://companyofgrace.com.vn/en/family-home-project

companyofgrace.com.vn Hoa Stone has come into contact with a group of children who are being looked after by volunteers and he wants the Company of Grace to be able to expand their support services to this group.

Last Saturday we had some orphans come to visit our project to get experience of what we do at Company of Grace. They loved it so much they didn't want to go home. Thanks to Ben Harley for making this all possible.

Last Saturday we had some orphans come to visit our project to get experience of what we do at Company of Grace. They loved it so much they didn't want to go home. Thanks to Ben Harley for making this all possible.

Our teachers with disability have just finished teaching their English classes for another year. A job well done with some celebrations before having a much needed month break.

Democracy Sausage

We are having a BBQ fundraiser this saturday at the glengowrie polling booth for the Company of Grace.

https://democracysausage.org/federal_election_2019/stalls/1867

democracysausage.org A real-time crowd-sourced map of sausage and cake availability at Australian elections. It's practically part of the Australian Constitution. Or something. #demsausage

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Here is our latest newsletter with up to date news from the Company of Grace

Plenty of good reading and things to pray for this month.

You can view the newsletter athttp://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

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Exciting news! Hoa has been able to finalize the rezoning of the land where we will be building the Grace Family Home. The wall has been built around the block and garden beds, pathways and painting is under way. The first building project will be the construction of Hoa & Hiens house which Hoa is funding from his savings. We will then commence the construction of the Grace Family Home. We have so far raised $115,000 towards this project and our goal is to raise a total of $200,000.

People With Disabilities Make up Over 7% of Vietnam's Population: UNICEF | Saigoneer

https://saigoneer.com/society/society-categories/15503-people-with-disabilities-make-up-over-7-of-vietnam-s-population-unicef?fbclid=IwAR0dpqfIT6ktyLKd3m3ZsrqujIOX5aqZNkveCHvzNWBinn6IOBCTJ-2DVmI

saigoneer.com According to a recent UNICEF study, there are 6.2 million people with disabilities in Vietnam, accounting for 7% of the country’s population. ...

[12/24/18]   Merry Christmas from the Company of Grace to all of our friends, supporters and volunteers. You are an essential part of our mission to help the disabled & disadvantaged children of Vietnam. God Bless

Come along next saturday November 17th to the Craft Market and Exhibition at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Jetty Road Brighton from 10am until 2pm. We are raising funds for the Company of Grace with a bbq plus we will also have a market stall selling the popup cards, plants and bags. Part proceeds from the craft market also goes to the Company of Grace. Come and enjoy a lovely morning out of shopping for handcrafted items, a perfect chance to start your Christmas shopping. Then come and see a lovely display and demonstrations of crafts that are made on a Thursday morning. Don't forget to top your morning off with a delicious devonshire tea and sausage sizzle!
This event is hosted by Bright'n Light and [email protected] craft groups.

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Here is our latest newsletter with a few photos of the wedding of Mr Co (Michael) and Miss Tu (Michele)
Other items include the Mid - Autumn Festival, news that Mr Cong is coming to Australia to improve his English and an advice that there is to be a Quiz Night in Adelaide for the Grace Family Home. Please consider supporting the Quiz night that is on the 3rd of November.

Plenty of good reading and things to pray for this month.

You can view the newsletter athttp://companyofgrace.com.vn/Newsletter.pdf

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We just recently celebrated the Mid-Autumn Lantern festival at Company of Grace with 200 children.

We just recently celebrated the Mid-Autumn Lantern festival at Company of Grace with 200 children.