Homes of Love

We have been busy today writing letters, emailing information and making calls. Britney Smith who is working with Congressman Zack Wamp is trying to help us with some issues we need to overcome. Thanks Britney! We need to have the interview date at the US embassy sooner than it will be granted to us. Tuong [...]

Called the US embassy last night to get some answers I need. It is 12 hours different so call at 11:00 PM and later. First call- Went through every option on the automated answer machine. Never talked to a real person or found the number that could help me with a non-immigrant medical visa. Hung [...]

Good news! We just received an email that Tuong has received her passport.

Yesterday we talked to the Knoxville doctors who have agreed to help. They have been communicating with doctors at Tuong’s home, The doctors here said it is time to get her here. SO that is what we are going to try to do. They will be talking to hospitals here to have services donated. They [...]

This week we are trying to find someone in the US embassy who can help walk us through getting the proper letters, information and all the right documents we would need in order to apply for a medial visa for Tuong. They do not approve many medical visas for people to come here. We have [...]

Today I talked to a friend who has brought several children here on medical visas from Tuong’s country. She has been a great help. Our greatest need right now is for the doctors to communicate with each other (from here to Tuong’s home). Then we need to have official letters written from them that will [...]

We just received an email today that said that they have applied for a passport for Tuong. They hope to have one for her in two weeks! Please keep praying for this. The email sounded good.

Right now we are proceeding in the slow and complicated process of trying to get Tuong to Knoxville, TN, to receive the medical treatment she needs. In the last week there has been an outpouring of offers to help us. We appreciate each and every one. We have already seen many ANSWERED PRAYERS! 1. We [...]

In Tuong’s young life, she has experienced many hardships. Tuong was born into a poor family. Shortly after her birth, her father died, leaving her mother to care for several children and no means of income to do so. At the young age of two, Tuong was diagnosed with a lung tumor, which was removed. [...]