Vietnam

In the spring of 2018, Mahtab and Mrs. Vaughan decided that Vietnam was a good candidate for their first mission because there was a need for books and English was a common language spoken there. They partnered with Sunflower Mission, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aided youth in Vietnam. They had a group of people going to Vietnam that summer for a school they were building there. Mahtab and Mrs. Vaughan conducted a book drive with all of the schools in their district and received two books from each school. Over 100 books were collected.

Since Vietnam has a highly regulated society, the books had to be vetted to be sure no Vietnamese laws would be broken through the distribution of the donated books. Most of them were picture books or books targeted toward younger grade students because of the worry about their proficiency in English. Some authors included Eric Cole, Eric Carle, and Laura Numeroff. Mahtab and Mrs. Vaughan decided not to send certain books that would have been innocent in the United States but might have caused problems in Vietnam because of religious or other potentially controversial content.  

After collecting and vetting the books, Mahtab and Mrs. Vaughan delivered them to Sunflower Mission, who transported them a few months later in their luggage.  

Our first mission was a success!

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