by Jeff Stahlhut, Regional Director of Communications
In early December, Sr. Hien Vu arrived in the United States for a three-month visit. Soon after her arrival, she was able to attend the Final Vows of Sr. Sarah Harbaugh, and since then has started visiting other sisters across the country. On her trip, she also hopes to learn about the history of the ASCs in the US Region.
Prior to going back to Vietnam, she also plans to attend a 30-day retreat in California as she prepares for Final Vows. Sister Hien Vu grew up in Ninh Binh, near Hanoi in the north area of Vietnam. She currently works as a Pharmacy Tech, and this is what she plans to do for her ministry.
From 2015-2020, Sr. Hien Vu was a candidate and lived in Korea and learned Korean during that time. In 2020, she opened the Mission in Vietnam and took her first vows in Vietnam on July 1, 2020. “I want to learn something new,” she said. “And to do my mission in a faraway place.”
The first member of the ASCs that she met was Sr. Hien Tran, in the community at Thai Binh, in the northern part of Vietnam, from 2020-2025. While there, she also went to pharmacy school, helped with boarding students there, and assisted in the church as well. At the church, she taught children, worked in music, played piano for Mass, cleaned the sanctuary, assisted the altar servers, taught catechism, and accompanied children and parish groups in activities.
Sister Hien Vu also helped to support the pro-life group where she assisted in burying miscarried babies and visiting the elderly in church.
We all hope her visit continues to be wonderful!