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We Are Mission Vietnam
Dr. Wright has a long and distinguished record of private, non-profit, and civic service that has distinguished him as a highly capable leader and uniquely qualified to lead our organization. After graduating from Oregon Health Sciences University medical school in 1970, Dr. Wright served in the U.S. Military from 1971 to 1975 as a physician achieving the rank of Major. He went on to complete his Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the University of New Mexico Medical School - 1974-1976. He then entered private practice in the field of Cardiology with Southern Idaho Cardiology Associates, 1976-2004; presently retired. Currently, under his leadership for more than a decade, Mission Vietnam / REAP International has grown from a small ministry whose primary focus was on ministry to Vietnam veterans with works of benevolence to the people of Vietnam to one of the largest missionary works of its kind. Since 1996 Mission Vietnam has assisted the poorest of Vietnam's people by providing cardiac services, sight-restoring eye surgeries, and continuing general medical care. In addition to supporting established orphanages and paying for hundreds of Vietnamese children to receive a better education that would otherwise be beyond their reach, Dr. Wright has led Mission Vietnam in building schools for communities, homes for families in severe poverty, and churches for newly formed congregations. The government has even allowed Mission Vietnam the privilege of purchasing property and funding for the first and only church on Phu Quoc Island, the establishing of Mission Vietnam's own orphanage in the Khe Sanh area of the Central Highlands and sponsoring public crusades where thousands have been brought to Jesus Christ. In 2000 Dr. Wright, as Executive Director of Mission Vietnam, was given the "Gold Medal Award" by the Vietnamese government in recognition of outstanding contributions for the protection and care of children in Vietnam. Dr. Wright's previous civic duties and awards include the following:
Current civic duties include the following:
Currently Dr. Wright and his wife Joanne reside in Twin Falls, Idaho. They have been married 41 years and have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
Both are medical doctors - Dr. Anh is a Pediatrician and Dr. Ngoc is a General Practitioner - and have used their abilities to relieve suffering among the poorest people of Vietnam as well as working to promote and facilitate the Christian ministry of Mission Vietnam/REAP International. Be sure to pray for Dr. Anh and Dr. Ngoc, their work, and their family. You can learn more about Drs. Anh and Ngoc here: Speakers AvailableSpeakers from REAP International are available to come to your church and share more about Mission Vietnam with you and your congregation. These men and women bring with them an inspirational and motivational message of hope and of God's mighty work in foreign lands. We stand ready to assist all those with a passion for missions or for those who want to get involved in a life-changing missions project. Please feel free to contact any of the following:
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