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Mr Rex has signed a contract with the government to supply
$ 6,000 per month in financial assistance.

We are presently raising funds for our work among the children in Da Nang and Quang Nam.

Praise God for re-licensing for the S.E.A.R. mission in Viet-Nam. Our reputation and prayer have helped us earn favor among those who oversee this process, and false charges against SEAR have been investigated and dropped.

Chuot (18) is living now with Mr. Rex in St. Petersburg. Chuot teaches some of the Bible classes to other Vietnamese children and helps them to retain their native language skills in spite of pressure to completely Americanize He has been attending school at the Tomlinson Adult Education where he has excelled in English. Soon, he will begin the GED preparation course, which he should complete in a timely manner. After that? Bible College, he says.

Chuot received a new prosthetic leg after reparative surgery last February at the Shriner's Hospital in Tampa. He is now able to ride a bicycle from his home to the SEAR office. Praise God!

Mr. Rex of SEAR received two prestigious awards!
The YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg awarded Rex the Chester James Award for Character & Ethics.
The American Red Cross, Tampa Bay Chapter awarded a 10-year Service pin for Language Bank Translation services.

We have formed a partnership of sorts with
ISKOM, International Street Kid Outreach Ministry. Mr. John Schmidt, Director of ISKOM, came from Brazil to offer his support. It is very difficult for anyone to get started in Viet-Nam, because of government regulations. They have been providing monthly funding for the Hai Chau children's center.
This partnership allows us to expand into the mountainous Tien Phuoc "Good Blessings" region where the people have been mostly overlooked.

We are also exploring a partnership with United World Mission to re-establish a presence in Viet-Nam. Since missionary (gospel) work is illegal, they would like to help through SEAR, possibly at the site of an old orphanage. The orphanage was closed in 1975, but Mrs. Vuoc and the pastor of a small church both grew up there and are familiar with the site.
Many children in Viet-Nam are born with heart defects - a lingering legacy of agent orange.
Cost for heart surgery in Viet-Nam = $ 1,000 - $ 1,850.

PRAYER LIST
 Pray for spiritual results in the hearts of the youth and children S.E.A.R. is helping.
 Pray for June Almquist at the Valley View Village missionary retirement center in Iowa.
 Pray for Chuot's completion of English classes and the GED program.

God bless you for your help! Remember, we work together for God's kingdom: children are off the street, in school, are able to walk and return to health because of your giving.

E-Mail
Thanks to modern technology, we are able to keep in touch with the SEAR staff in Viet-Nam daily. The phone system was expensive and unreliable, so this helps greatly on telephone and fax costs, which were a healthy part of the budget. Not only that, the SEAR staff and children in DaNang got a kick out of seeing their pictures on this website.