Huong's story
At seventeen, Huong had never attended a Chris- tian camp. When a local volunteer invited her to a Word of Life youth camp, she eagerly wanted to go. Tuan and Rose were able to provide her with a full scholarship – but Huong still faced one remaining obstacle: transportation. She needed money to travel, and she didn’t have it.
He reaches hearts through faithful people, simple obedience, and sometimes even through a teenager willing to gather snails so she can hear the gospel.
So Huong went to the mountain streams near her home.
For three days, she waded into the water, harvesting snails by hand. Each day, she carried them down to sell, earning just $1.20 per kilo- gram – enough, eventually, to cover her travel expenses.
On the very first night of camp, Huong gave her life to Christ.
Stories like hers continue to unfold in Vietnam. One student who identified as an atheist asked for prayer after witnessing the work God was doing in the lives of others. Another seven- teen-year-old girl, attending camp for a second time, shared: “At my first Word of Life camp, I asked the Lord to forgive my sins and give me eternal life. At this second camp, I want to give my life to serve Him. I want to be a missionary someday.” As Word of Life Vietnam looks ahead, Tuan and Rose are praying for three additional full-time team members to join the ministry and help expand its reach. Their vision echoes the convic- tion of Word of Life founder Jack Wyrtzen: “It is the responsibility of every generation to reach their generation for Christ.” There is nowhere in the world that God cannot reach. He reaches hearts through faithful people, simple obedience, and sometimes even through a teenager willing to gather snails so she can hear the gospel.
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