"Mrs. Quan charity"

From the plea of ​​a 3-year-old boy, "When you're done, come visit my mother, okay?", while renting wedding clothes in the locality, Mrs. Pham Thi Thuy Quan (61 years old, resident of Tam Anh commune) began her journey of sharing and accompanying orphans in difficult circumstances. Many people call her by the familiar name: "Charity Mrs. Quan".

Do Van Hien was adopted by Mrs. Quan when he was 3 years old. Photo: Provided by the character

That day, Mrs. Quan came to the dilapidated house near the river and was led by the boy into the room where his mother was lying. His mother was very sick and gasping for breath and only two months later she passed away. The boy was Do Van Hien (residing in Tien Xuan village, Tam Anh commune).

Not long after their mother passed away, Hien’s father also passed away. Hien and her sister had to live with their paternal grandmother, whose grandmother was blind and whose grandfather was too old and weak to do much. Hien and her sister were adopted by a neighbor.

Sympathizing with the difficulties, every month Mrs. Quan contributes money to help take care of Hien. Hien is now a second-year student at a university in Da Nang . Previously, every month Mrs. Quan regularly helped him with 300,000 VND to cover his expenses. Currently, Hien is supported by Mrs. Quan with 600,000 VND/month to cover his school expenses.

Sharing the story of the orphan boy Do Van Hien with a friend in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Quan's friend agreed to help Hien with an additional 500,000 VND per month. "Hien's situation is very pitiful, I felt sorry for him so I helped him and encouraged him not to drop out of school. The day Hien passed the university entrance exam, he was very happy and called me first to tell me the news. I knew he was also very worried so I encouraged him to study hard to reduce his suffering," Ms. Quan recalled.

Ms. Quan is also sponsoring 6 local orphans with a monthly support of 600,000 VND/child. In addition, relatives and friends also support the children to have more living and studying expenses. Of these 6 children, 4 are university students nationwide, 2 are 12th graders. "My husband and I feel so sorry for the children, because most of their families are too poor, we can only help a part. I often encourage them, otherwise they will easily get discouraged and drop out of school," Ms. Quan said.

Ms. Pham Thi Thuy Quan (right) gives gifts to the poor in Tam Anh commune. Photo: Provided by the character

During a visit to support two paralyzed aunts who were bedridden, seeing Nguyen Van Dinh's situation, Ms. Quan decided to adopt him.

“Dinh’s mother does not have a stable job and is also raising two paralyzed sisters, so if we and our relatives do not open up and share, he will easily drop out of school. Now Dinh is a student at the University of Architecture in Da Nang. I often call Dinh and the other children to remind them to study hard, not to neglect their circumstances because they are different from others, to study and learn so that later they can have a job to support themselves,” she shared.

Not only do they sponsor orphans, for over ten years, Ms. Quan and her husband, Mr. Pham Thanh Hung, have also helped 26 lonely elderly people, people with serious illnesses, and disabled people in difficult circumstances in the locality with a support level of 300,000 VND per person. Every month, Ms. Quan and Mr. Hung go to each house and give each person a bag of rice plus 150,000 VND in cash.

Mr. Nguyen Hoai Toan, Secretary of the Party Cell of Diem Pho Village, Tam Anh Commune, said that many charitable activities of Mrs. Quan and her husband have been maintained for over 10 years. Her sharing and encouragement with orphans, lonely elderly people, and people with serious illnesses have truly had the power to spread and multiply good deeds in the community.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/ba-quan-tu-thien-3309803.html