Sister Maria Nguyen Thi Phuong Chi, also known as Sister Chi, belongs to the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ACI. Sister Chi is originally from Vietnam and has been in Japan for the past 7 years as a missionary and teacher.

Sister Chi speaks about her encounter with the love of Christ as a young woman and the importance of the role of love in building up the virtue of hope.

She also shares the spirituality of the foundress of ACI, Saint Raphaela Mary and her story of hope.

Book recommendations:

Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyễn Van Thuận

- The Road of Hope: A Gospel from Prison

-Five Loaves and Two Fish