Every year, volunteers representing Sunflower Mission travel to Vietnam as part of our annual Work Camp to help complete a school in progress, teach workshops for local students and families, and present scholarships and gifts. Here, we document our reflections, thoughts, and lessons learned. Follow along.
by Lê Ngọc Hồng Anh
Today June 4th marked the official start of our work camp journey - a day full of excitement, challenge, and color. The road to the school was rough and bumpy, taking us around two hours to travel, but the moment we arrived, all the tiredness faded. My library team and I felt a mix of nerves and motivation as we looked at the empty space that would soon become an inspriring and welcoming reading space for students.
Read Moreby Bửu Lê
I really enjoyed my first day at the Sunflower Mission work camp in Vietnam. The bus ride to the school was fun and I liked playing trivia with everyone.
Read Moreby Bảo-Trân Huỳnh
The saying, “You can’t step in the same river twice,” feels truer every time I join a Sunflower Mission work camp. This is my third trip, yet the excitement and humility that wash over me are as fresh as they were the first time. As our bus winds through the rural mountains in Tuyên Quang, my heart is filled with a kind of joy that’s hard to put into words, a unique, once-in-a-lifetime feeling that makes every moment here feel sacred.
Read Moreby Dalton Bui
Seeing the school for the first time, I can’t help but notice the SEEDS team’s work on our Beating the Odds Casino Night Gala in every aspect of the school.
Read Moreby Kim Diệu
Today marked the first official day of Work Camp 2025, and what a joyful start it was. We made a stop in Bát Tràng, Vietnam’s centuries-old ceramics village, and tried our hand at making pottery before continuing on to the school in Tuyên Quang.
Read Moreby Elena Tran
Thank you for being here. Whether you're following our 2025 Work Camp adventures from afar or joining us on the ground, your support means the world. To my incredible work camp family, thank you for showing up with your time, heart, and hands.
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