Friday, April 04, 2008

Now, folks!

From 'ole Nha Trang!!

A one - man tale of raw courage and conviction...

www.abcnews.go.com/print?id=4549743

"Vietnam Man Runs Abortion Orphanage"

Vietnamese Man, on Anti - Abortion Mission,Opens Home to Moms and Babies...

Suitably adapted, plagerized or maybe just plain ripped off from the following source: Ms. Margie Mason.

The Associated Press

Nha Trang, Vietnam

"Sitting cross - legged on a straw mat in the middle of the living room, Tong Phuoc Phuc sings a soothing Vietnamese lullaby.

"For a moment, his deep voice works magic, and the tiny room crammed with 13 babies is still.

"Phuc giggles like a proud papa.

"He's not related to any of them, but without him, many of these children would have been aborted.

"And to Phuc, abortion is unimaginable.

"The 41 - year - old Catholic from the coastal town of Nha Trang has opened his door to unwed expectant mothers in a country that logs one of the world's highest abortion rates.

"In 2006, there were more than 114,000 abortions at state hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City -- outnumbering [live] births..."

A good, inspiring read, you betcha!

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