"We sponsored the Luu family and took responsibility for them when they arrived in Houston. They had to escape from Vietnam and had to pay Pirates $900.00 in gold to get them away and on their way to America. The pirates abused them very much and the mother had to protect the teen age daughter by wrapping her arms around her 15 year old daughter while the pirates beat the mother.
Before the whole Luu family was able to escape Vietnam the father's brother took their oldest son about 15 and escaped i a pirate ship. They came to our church. They were Christians and their grandfather was a Christian preacher in Vietnam and endured many hardships. So, when the family was getting ready to try to get away they needed a sponsor to come into the US so Hong the brother asked us if we would do that which we were glad to do.
This year in May 2011 we attended the granddaughter's wedding and she made a beautiful bride.We sponsored the Luu family and took responsibility for them when they arrived in Houston. They had to escape from Vietnam and had to pay Pirates $900.00 in gold to get them away and on their way to America. The pirates abused them very much and the mother had to protect the teen age daughter by wrapping her arms around her 15 year old daughter while the pirates beat the mother. This year in May 2011 we attended the granddaughter's wedding and she made a beautiful bride."
-Grammy
As if the love Grammy and Grandpa poured into our own family weren't enough, I am constantly amazed as I continue to meet new people and families that they have invested in for decades with their generosity, love, and support. Only God has seen just how many people they have loved and how many lives they've touched. The rest of us have only a mere sliver of the full picture.
This family is just one example. Grammy always tells the story of asking the father if he needed anything from the store. When he asked for rice, she responsively stopped by his house with about a one pound bag of rice - only to see the large canvas sack in their kitchen. I wonder if he was confused or giggling a little bit inside at how cute Grammy was, thinking that that little bag would satisfy their Asian diet. But true to form, Grammy adapted and has learned so much about this family's particular needs and has continued to love on them through the years.
As if the love Grammy and Grandpa poured into our own family weren't enough, I am constantly amazed as I continue to meet new people and families that they have invested in for decades with their generosity, love, and support. Only God has seen just how many people they have loved and how many lives they've touched. The rest of us have only a mere sliver of the full picture.
This family is just one example. Grammy always tells the story of asking the father if he needed anything from the store. When he asked for rice, she responsively stopped by his house with about a one pound bag of rice - only to see the large canvas sack in their kitchen. I wonder if he was confused or giggling a little bit inside at how cute Grammy was, thinking that that little bag would satisfy their Asian diet. But true to form, Grammy adapted and has learned so much about this family's particular needs and has continued to love on them through the years.
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