HTC-PFAC REUNION (Unplanned)

HTC-PFAC REUNION (January 19, 2014)
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Sammy, Florence, Tina, Ernie, Gemma, Rubi and Andy

 Sammy, Florence, Tina, Ernie, Gemma, Rubi and Andy

 Sammy, Florence, Tina, Ernie, Gemma, Rubi and Andy

Bert, Lan, Sammy, Florence, Tina, Ernie, Gemma, Rubi & Andy 

Sammy, Florence, Tina, Ernie, Gemma, Rubi, Andy, Bert and Lan

At PHO SAIGON Restaurant

When in Puerto, please visit PHO Saigon.

Bert and Lan own PHO SAIGON in Puerto Princesa.
This Vietnamese Restaurant serves authentic Vietnamese 
food (like Pho, Beef Stew, and Canh Chua Ca

Gloria, Tommy, Andrew, Ernie and Rubi

at Puerto Princesa City International Airport

Cristina and Andrew

AN OPEN LETTER FROM LUAN HUYNH

An Open Letter from LUAN HUYNH

March 4, 2012

Dear Andrew,

I have read your blog at http://pfacasylum.blogspot.com/ and found your volunteer work in the refugee camp truly amazing and inspirational.

Reading the blog make me feel so nostalgic of that “once upon a time”….

I am a former Vietnamese refugee who stayed at the Palawan refugee camp as an unaccompanied minor between 1988 and 1990. Even though I was not your student I still feel a connection with people like you who volunteered your time and money to help refugees like us back then.

Until this day when I have resettled in America and have integrated rather well into a new country I find what you and others gave up back then to come to the Philippines to help us even more meaningful and selfless. I have often asked myself if I can now be like those volunteers and put my life “on hold” for a stretch of time and go to some corners of the world and help some less fortunate people. I might not be able to do so honestly (I need to keep working to pay the bills. The best so far I can do is to participate in a few charity programs so it is no comparison to your work.

Please accept my sincere admiration and appreciation.

Sincerely,

Luan Huynh

 

Luan, I admire your sincerity and modesty. Thank you so much for this beautiful letter. I will treasure this forever. With your permission, I would like to post this letter on my blog. Please forward your picture to me if you want it included with the posting. thank you and God bless you.

Please keep in touch.

Andrew Taylor

Letters from my Vietnamese Students in P.F.A.C.

Together and then separate. It seems that it's the rule of life. Living here in a free country which is not my own for more than three years, I have met many kinds of people- good and bad. Thank God for giving me a chance to meet you... to become your student. You have trained me to become what I am today. I have studied in HTC-PFAC for three years and I've studied with you for nearly three years. Having known you for a long time, I know how much you love the Vietnamese people in general and how much you love us, your students in particular. You are not Vietnamese but your heart and your mind are like the Vietnamese. You always think and try to do what is helpful to us Vietnamese people. You have cared for us and touched us with your enthusiasm and sincerity. You have given us your knowledge and experiences very openly. We've had a wonderful time studying with you. But nothing is permanent. All good thing must come to an end. The time has come for you to go far away from us. Before you leave, I have nothing for you. I just have these sincere words, from the bottom of my heart. I want to wish you happiness and success in your new life. Thank you for what you've done for us. I will forever remember your generosity. God will repay you for all your kindness. I will surely think of you in my prayers. God bless you, teacher, and good luck!
Do Hanh QuyenJune 2, 1992