A Life of Loss and Struggle
As a shy 7-year-old, Mai came to Promise House in 2010 well-acquainted with hardship. Early in Mai’s life, her father had abandoned the family to return to his former wife. Mai’s mother struggled for a few years trying to provide, first in the rural rice fields of her hometown, then peddling lottery tickets on the streets of Danang. Barely school age, Mai was left alone for long hours, often with little food. Finally, in desperation, her mother contacted local authorities to place Mai in an orphanage. At Promise House, Mai found more than good food, clothing, education, and medical care. For the first time in her young life, she found home: safety, stability, acceptance, hope. At Christmas, Mai wrote a note to express her heart. She entitled it “A Home – A Mom.”
