![]() In Vietnam, Religious cannot operate schools. Good Shepherd convent in Vietnam operates a school Good Shepherd Sisters in Vietnam run an elementary school for poor migrant children whose parents cannot afford to send them to public schools. With the support and agreement of the Congregational Leadership Team, we can buy the land from the diocese and build a convent so we have a place to call Good Shepherd in Vietnam. There are many kind of things that we can cook to sell or share with others. The pandemic affects many poor people in Vietnam, and we have small projects to support some of them in areas where we work. We sell our peanut and cashew brittle in the parish church to raise funds for our vocational training program. Our community also makes jelly products with flowers inside. Mainly we make the drinks from artichoke, chamomile, and chia seeds. We meet in the parish school (the land belongs to the diocese).Īt the Good Shepherd convent in Vietnam we make and sell fruit drinks and other products to support our school nutrition program for children. Also on weekends, we who live in Ho Chi Minh City, gather together for adoration and meetings to share in common learning. ![]() I sometimes help visit the poor on weekends and help prepare refreshments to serve in our program for ethnic people or our school. I mainly spend time on my Master’s degree classes in Counseling Psychology. ![]() Three of us are students, and the other Sister is our community leader and delegate for the Vietnam sector. It looks like a normal house surrounded by many houses with people who are Catholic and non-Catholic. The house where I live is one of some small houses of the Sai Gon community. Where we live in Vietnam Sister Magdalen Bui with homemade products she and the Sisters in Vietnam make to earn money for their ministry programs. In Vietnam we have three communities: Sai Gon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vinh Long, and Ca Mau. Our situation is very different from the US or Europe, or even our Asia Pacific region because we live in a Communist country. Sisters in the Good Shepherd convent in Vietnam still live underground with the government since re-establishing our presence 20 years ago. It is a political process and will take a long time. We are in the process of asking permission of the government to register the name Good Shepherd. It is difficult to introduce the convent because we don’t yet have a place to call our convent home. ![]() We even have a decorative tin box brimming with our cashews that are ready to be gifted.Let me share about my ministry and our Good Shepherd convent in Vietnam. Fill a basket with an assortment of our delicious cashew concoctions to say happy birthday, congratulations or welcome to the neighborhood to friends and family. They are the healthy alternative to candy when you have a hankering for something sweet, and are perfect for gift-giving. Have a sweet tooth? Your mouth will water when you feast your eyes on our toffee glazed, honey glazed and dark and white chocolate covered cashews. Looking for an even healthier option? Try our dry roasted cashews with no added oil. Shop raw, roasted, salted and unsalted cashews to eat as a nutritious snack, or add them to your homemade fruit and nut trail mixes or Asian-infused dishes. Our inventory is filled with an assortment of cashews that can be used for many uses. They are naturally cholesterol free, help reduce blood pressure, contain antioxidants, protect against cataracts, contain heart-loving “good fats,” help prevent diabetes and the list goes on. For all you “health nuts,” did you know that the cashew nut grows in the seed that hangs from the cashew fruit? These kidney-shaped nuts have a buttery, slightly sweet taste and in addition to tasting delicious, they are ridiculously healthy.
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