Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption

Author: Chung, Dr. VinhBrand: Thomas NelsonEdition: IllustratedBinding: PaperbackFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 368Release Date: 28-07-2015Part Number: 101968Details: The remarkable first-hand account of Vinh Chung, a Vietnamese refugee, and his family’s daring escape from communist oppression for the chance of a better life in America. Discover a story of personal sacrifice, redemption, endurance against almost insurmountable odds, and what it truly means to be American. Vinh Chung was born in South Vietnam, just eight months after it fell to the communists in 1975. His family was wealthy, controlling a rice-milling empire worth millions; but within months of the communist takeover, the Chungs lost everything and were reduced to abject poverty. Knowing that their children would have no future under the new government, the Chungs decided to flee the country. In 1979, they joined the legendary “boat people” and sailed into the South China Sea, despite knowing that an estimated two