Bringing Light Program to 267 poor patients in the northern districts and provinces

November 14, 2019

Dear Benefactors,

On October 26, 2019, the program ‘Bringing light to 267 patients in the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Hoa Binh, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho, and Thuong Tin – Hanoi’ completed as wish. This virtue was achieved through the contributions from benefactors in the United States, Europe, Australia and Vietnam. It is very more meaningful when contribution come from donors around the world. We would like to pay homage to the monks and nuns at the following temples for their support of this program: venerable abbot of Vietnam Buddhist Center (Houston), nun Minh Lien of Vien Thong Pagoda (Houston). Venerable Phổ Quang (France), nun Viên Diệu (Switzerland), Phóng Sanh Group (Germany), and Buddhists in California – Maryland – Virginia – Texas – Australia. Please dedicate this merit to all the sentient beings, to always live in peace and happiness. May the world and all beings be peaceful.

Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our sincere gratitude to DND Mắt Hospital in Hanoi, and to the charitable committees, all of whom have devoted themselves to caring for the patients so well. The work starts from 5 am to 8:30 pm, but everyone laugh during the entire time of service. DND Hospital has a total of 150 participants from many provinces, including 8 ophthalmologists, clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, ancillary departments and the executive board. “This is the day everyone is dedicated to serving, everyone is volunteering,” said Dr. Quế. In the end we helped 267 patients and 8 patients will have surgery when their health stabilize. Each patient given a medicine bag to care for their eyes after surgery and nearly $5 USD. The hospital is very clean!

The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our gratitude to elder abbess Diệu Từ from Giác Tâm Temple in Saigon, nun Tâm Phụng and 12 nun in the provinces have devotedly worked throughout this program, guiding 400 patients to Hanoi and warmly care for each individual. Volunteer group from Saigon travel North to assist smooth coordination. In addition, in the 50 locals in Hanoi, serve and help volunteer groups by providing breakfast and lunch to all patients. Patients that did not qualify for operation, the hospital paid driver to take them home. When everyone leave, they will receive an envelop with close to $5 USD and food. Everyone was well cared for.

Thanks to the eye surgery program, 200 volunteers including the medical team at DND Mắt Hospital had the opportunity to work together to care for the 400 patients. It is this noble love that has arisen from the kind heart of each person as they help alleviate the suffering of others.

Much appreciation our benefactors,
Tu Bi Foundation

Visiting, gifts and food for patients 2019.05.16

Dear Benefactors,

In life, sometimes we are caught up in our business and family activities, so we do not have time to observe what is happening around us. So we don’t know how bless we are – physical health, a happy family, and sufficient material. Previously, some benefactors whose relatives past away, asked Tu Bi to perform the good deeds and dedicate the merit for the decease to reborn in Pureland peaceful world and pray for peace for the family and benefactors.

The awareness of ‘saving sentient beings’ – no matter how big or small the task, when a chance arise our volunteers will try to do it. We were lucky to be able to work with nuns at Loc Uyen Pagoda in Da Lat and be accompanied by a charity program to visit and give gifts from Vien Thong Pagoda in Houston, guided by abbess Thich Nu Minh Lien. The Dharma teaching of impermanence – suffering, birth, aging, illness, death, etc. were presented before our eyes when visiting patients with kidney disease, cancer …

When visiting cancer patients, we were speechless. The image of a bump growing on a woman’s chest, it is like the head of a man with eyes and a mouth … bumps growing all over a woman’s body make her suffer. The presence of the monks and nuns who visited and gave gifts to 100 patients on the occasion of Lunar New Year brought a lot of joy to patients and their families. Pray for patients to be free from illness and peace. To help the ill acquire good karma, we went to the market at 5 am to buy fish, toads, etc … before restaurants and the public go to the market to buy fresh meat for their daily meal. Before the “life release”, the group chanted sutras and took refuge in the Three Jewels. Looking at the image of the swimming fish and the frogs crawling to the shore as if to thank delegation before disappearing.

In addition, in March 2019, the Tu Bi Foundation had the opportunity to donate 100 lunches to patients with free eye surgery in Saigon. Through this program, we also learned that in the South, charitable organizations have received a lot of help from domestic and foreign benefactors. But we had a lot of difficulties calling for help poor patients in the North. At the northern temples, there are many people who need eye surgery, but they are not helped.

Tu Bi Foundation will try its best to be able to conduct a charitable eye examination for the poor in remote areas in the North of September, 2019. Much appreciation to our benefactors near and far for their continuing support.

Tu Bi Foundation

Eye surgery on July 20, 2017 at Trung Vuong Hospital, Saigon

Through the charity program at Trung Vuong Hospital, each patient costs only US $ 35. But if their situation is more difficult, then each eye surgery cost from 15-20 million VND ($700-950 USD). The amount of 35 US dollars is only enough to buy drugs for patients. Everything is funded by the hospital and TBF.