THE REFUGEE CAMP CHANGED ME AS A PERSON.
(Andrew Taylor worked as a volunteer
for the education program of the UNHCR in PFAC Palawan for 12 productive years.
During his first year, 12 months, he was totally unpaid, but he gave his full
heart and soul to the Vietnamese refugees and found true happiness as a result.)
I
went to the refugee camp to work as a volunteer and then I ended up
really serving the Vietnamese refugees and making a difference in their lives. I
helped ease their pain, taught them proper English communication skills, shared with them my heart and precious times, and more importantly empowered them. Eventually, I
found a family in the hearts of the Vietnamese Refugees.
And today three former
students just called me "dad". Indeed some things in this world are
worth more than any material things. What a blessing. What a gift. I am grateful to God for using me as an instrument to make a lasting impression on other people's lives.
The Vietnamese refugees have enormously changed my life and perspectives in a way that no one can ever imagine . God bless
us all.
With student Nguyen Kim Bao Ngoc in 1989
