I spent 3 days building a house for a family in Kien Giang. The house was built on the site of their original home that had apparently been destroyed by storms, weather, and wear. The family consisted of a mother, father, 13 year old daughter, 11 year old son, and 9 year old son. The mother and father worked alongside us. I'll always remember the mother hauling concrete or sand from the street through little paths to the home--barefoot and smiling the whole time.
Above are pictures of the house at the beginning and middle. Also pictures of the mother and father. And a picture of the daughter. The daughter is in Catalyst Foundation's scholarship program--so one day she came home with her new bike and supplies. One thing about the house...when I first saw the size and setting of the house that we were building I couldn't believe that this was an improvement. It's a two room very small home in the middle of a haphazard graveyard. But these people were so happy to have this new home.
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