My name is Nguyễn Trần Trọng Hiếu and I am attending 9th grade at Quang Trung High School. My family situation has been very difficult. My parents are divorced and my father has left us for over 10 years now. In order to pay for my brother’s school fees and mine, my mother does knitting work. Unfortunately, she’s been sick for a while now. I can no longer go to school because her earnings hardly cover her medication.   >>>

Quảng Ngãi, May 30th, 2004. Plead for humanitarian assistance. Dear Sirs, My name is Võ Tề. I lost my right leg during the war and was declared 85% disabled. Dear members of Association Compassion, due to my physical condition and the difficulties to find a job, my life has been under remendous stress. I am hereby asking you to help me and my family.   >>>

April 20, 2004. My name is Đổ Văn Huyến During the war, I lost my left leg and my right leg was hurt as well, and as a result, it has become very difficult for me to walk and do any job. Since that day, I have not been able to do much and have not received any help, my daily life has been plagued by hunger and hardship.   >>>

Quảng Ngãi, May 30th, 2004. Dear members of Association Compassion, My name is Phạm Xuân Vinh. I appeal to your organization today to please consider my request for help. I lost both legs during the war and have suffered from that disability ever since.   >>>

May 20, 2004. To Association Compassion, My name is Nguyễn Thỏn and I lost my left leg during the war. I have been struggling since to take care of myself as I cannot do much to earn a living. Today I'm writing to you to appeal to your generosity and hope that you will grant my request. It would help me go through these very difficult times in my life.   >>>

Soc Trang, June 3, 2004. Dear Mrs. Vothanh, Your address was forwarded to me by a friend who sells lottery tickets with me. He knows that it has been hard for me because I lost my right leg during the war and therefore, cannot walk fast. I am writing to you today to ask for your help. I have had difficulties to earn a living by selling lottery tickets   >>>

June 2, 2004. Dear benefactors. My name is Mai Nguyễn Ngọc Tấn. I am fifteen years old and currently attending 8th grade at Đoàn Thị Điểm High School in Gò Vấp. Despite my heart condition since birth, I was always graded as an “excellent student” from grade 1 to grade 6. During my 7th grade, my heart condition became more severe, which interfered with my general health and my schooling, causing my grades to fall to average.   >>>

Dear Mrs. Chantal Vothanh and members of Association Compassion, My name is Nguyễn Thanh Hải and I live in Bảo Lộc. I set all my hopes on your compassion to help me get out of a difficult situation. I was born in 1976, went to school up to 10th. grade, it was then I had the polio, shortly after that my father passed away and my mom raised me all by herself.   >>>

Bình Dương, February 13, 2004. Dear Mrs. Chantal Vothanh, First, I would like to wish you and your team good health and prosperity. Presently, I find myself in an extremely difficult situation. I had a truck accident that has left me without my 2 legs and a wound in my hand. During the last 15 years, I've slaved away to feed my family but unfortunately, for the past 2 years, the wound in my hand has worsened and I cannot work anymore.   >>>

Prégioong, October 27, 2003. Dear members and donors of Association Compassion, My name is Đỗ Cao Toàn and I was born in 1962. My wife, Huỳnh Thị Kim Trúc, was born in 1964. We live in a hut in a remote village of the mountainous region of Lâm Đồng. We are poor and my wife and I work in the fields to earn our living.   >>>