Returning home..."2-9-15

We first meet Huong at our Hai Chau home in Danang. She came to us when she was in 3rd grade. She was always a joy, smiled and was sorta shy but still... More

Thuys hope 2 5 15

Today I have a special guest writer. Thuy our Heart program manger. Below is a "follow-up letter from one of our newer rising stars at GIBTK office.... More

You just had to be there... 2-3-15

You had to be there!!!      Last night we gathered all the kids of our homes together for GIBTK TET party. ... More

Worth it ALL!!! 1-29-15

This past year has been very difficult for my family and I. As many of you already know my wife Dorothea was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Honestly in many... More

Cambodia..... 1/27/15

Cambodia....     When I stop and look there is a lot of charm to be seen. Ancient temples, polite people bowing heads while... More

FWM/ APU training 8-8-14

I keep thinking I should be more uncomfortable leaving a team, which arrived just a few days ago. Sure maybe it because it has been a month since I slept in my own bed and teased my dog. But... More

Tam Transformed to TRANSFORMER!!! 8-4-14

"Transformed to transformer!"     Approx. 6.5 years ago Tam, GIBTK SE Asia director was "dreamingly" rubbing her hand over a door made of palm leaves. I asked her... More

My first heart meeting; written by Thuy 7-30-14

FIRST HEART MEETING by GIBTK team member, Thuy!!!     This afternoon meeting finishing with Robert's declaration... More

Big Shoes 7-28-14

 Thao one of our top gibtk team members for over 5 years is leaving Vietnam to study in the US. It really is a tough thing for me to think about much less then write about. She has grown into a... More

Transforming 7-25-14

I left California on this adventure to Vietnam with no real expectations and still wondering, to an extent, why I was going. My heart had always been in Africa----Uganda to be specific. I have to be... More