One of the inherent challenges in expansion is maintaining impact. One of our friends described this as not spreading yourself so thin...

Azusa Pacific University (APU) and REI teamed up this March in a special way: APU Professor Dayna Holt brought three nursing students,...

Spring has come to Hanoi, and with it our annual ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat) Surgical Team, led by Dr. Brent Senior. Brent has been an...

In the last year and one-half, REI has sent 15 new staff overseas! All young, they represent the future of our work. With the continued...

“I want my students to take home more than English,” REI resident staff member Zonia Go said recently. Zonia is one of three REI staff...

Happy New Year! REI celebrated the entrance of 2019 by sending a medical team (two teams, actually) to Hanoi in January who launched this...

Consider physical fitness. Is it better to train a few Olympic athletes, or to help a multitude of people raise their fitness level up a...

Knowledge and skills: something to hoard for one’s own personal benefit, or something to share for the benefit of others? We all...

“Generations come and generations go,” says an ancient book of wisdom. We here at REI are in a transitional phase of leadership, as Brian...

Have you ever received a postcard or seen a friend’s posted photos of an internationally known site such as the Grand Canyon, or...

Among our volunteer teams, our medical teams are arguably the largest and consequently bring the most impact. Among our medical teams,...

While REI is headquartered in the United States, our projects around the world often reflect a mix of nationalities working in...

“Where did you get that?” asked a Vietnamese friend of ours who works at one of our partner universities, as he stared at the medal...

We all thrill to the drama of rescue, be it a rescue of stranded and injured mountaineers, the Coast Guard coming to the aid of a sinking...

Hey, culture vultures! Rather than focus on REI-specific teams and activities this month, we are changing the pace to give you a larger...

REI works in five strategic sectors in Vietnam (Medical, Agriculture, Social Work, Business Education and English Education). Of these,...

Making a significant impact in the field of medicine is certainly one of our 2018 highlights! We had several medical teams serve in...

The end of 2017 is upon us! A time for reflection and gratitude for what has been accomplished as we continue building people to build...

“Today, we go farther together” was the rallying point of this year’s Fall Business Team. And go farther they did, giving presentations...

Significant, meaningful change rarely happens overnight. REI’s Mixed Medical Team (i.e., made up of doctors and nurses), led by Dr....