Hoang Thi Bic, the Senior Administrative Officer at Glocal Ventures Hanoi office, shares these year end thoughts and wishes:
I love the quote:” Following the light and be the light”
For many years but this year, 2011 was the year that I could see His light so clearly and toddle my first steps to the light. My eyes were opened and my life was changed. I am so thankful for His unconditional love for me wherever I go and whatever I do. Every day I learn how to serve like He serves how to love like he loves.
With my second year with GVI, I be able to see His light through the people who I work with and I be able to show His light myself.

Seeing the light on the faces of the kids when we take them to the beach, when we ask them about their dream, when we give them a toy, when we give them a glass of milk, when we give them extra food for their lunch, when we give them warm jackets, when we give them clean water to drink, when we give them an eyecare, when we teach them a song, when we play game with them, when they move to the new dormitory we build for them, when they play on the concrete school yard, when they study computer…
Seeing the light on the faces of the elderly when we hold their hand to help them walk, when we build the shelter for them to do activities, when we bring them the rocking chair, when we talk and laugh with them…
Seeing the light on the faces of the teachers when we give them new teaching methods and techniques, when we do activities with them, when we listen while they share the difficulties they have, when they see what we do for their students…
Seeing the light on the faces of the doctors and nurses when they receive new techniques and new equipment…
Seeing light on the faces of the farmer when we give them a water buffalo, when we give them loan for buying water buffalo, when we help them to build the corral…
Seeing the light on the faces of the villagers when seeing us come to help their commune…
Just seeing that, your heart and my heart are warmed and we all know the meaningful works we are doing and we all know we are honoring Him.
If have a wish on Christmas, I will wish I can have 3 wishes. My first wish will be a day in the Heaven to visit the ones I love, to see how they are there and to hug them. My second wish will be a better life for the whole world, there will be no pain, no sorrow, no tear, no poor, no starving, no orphan hood, no fighting, there will only be happiness, laughter, healthiness, lovingness…. My third wish will be 3 other wishes (You may wonder why I only wish for 3 wishes not thousands of them, maybe I like that number or may be because when you have less you will take time and very careful to choose what your priorities are, maybe other reasons which I don’t know yet).
To end up this article, I would like to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you my dear Brothers and Sisters. I wish you a great holiday with your family and friends. Thank you very much for what you do for our people. Thank you for being a link in the process for the Caterpillar to become the Butterfly.
Love from Vietnam.