Constructing "Houses of Love" for Homeless Families...   One of the 19 newly built "houses of love" for a homeless family at The Martineau Village in Binh Thuan (December 2008).   The Martineau Village  ... A Dream Come True!   In December of 2008, through the generous donation of our benefactor,  we were able to purchase a piece of land not too far from our Community, which we named The Martineau Village, and built 19 houses for 19 families who were living by the trash dump.  The families are now happily settled in their new homes with a garden to plant their own vegetables and a fish pond for food.  They are also recipients of our Pig Breeding Development Program, which earns them a stable income to support themselves and their families.  Now the parents can rest assured and be able to send their children to school.  It still sems like a dream to them... since there are still many families who are struggling but are not as lucky as these 19 families are.    There are still many families who are homeless and living in destitute situations.  They could not find work due to lack of fund/capital and have no land to cultivate.  They are currently living next to the trash dumps.  They live in an environment that is filthy and contaminated and therefore, their health is not guaranteed, especially the women and children.      See below some of the "houses of love" built for these families and their impoverished situation by the trash dump before relocating to The Martineau Village.     Newly built houses at The Martineau Village.        A mother and her children are happily settled in their new home at The Martineau Village!       One of the newly built 19 "houses of love" at The Martineau Village.       Some of the women and their children sitting in front of one of the newly built "houses of love" at The Martineau Village.       Sr. Cecilia Nguyen with the children at The Martineau Village.        Below are pictures depicting the life of the 19 families who used to live by the trash dump prior to relocating in The Martineau Village in December of 2008.  Thank you to Ms. Martineau and Bishop Paul Nguyen Thanh Hoan for giving them a better quality of life, which they truly deserve as God's children!       This is our house...a roof to cover our heads!       We actually live next to a trash dump!   You can see the "treasured trash" we've gathered behind me!       This is our house and our treasures collected from the trash dump!       Will there be a brighter future for us?  Is there hope for us?       Will my daughter be able to see the better side of life?       This is what we and our children do during the day...collecting our treasures.       We learn to cope with life's difficulties!       We children learn to survive the hard way!       We dream that one day our children can be in school like the other children!             Welcome Home...Sweet Home!