From @FWMission ...Friday Story: "Any parent would have done the same"

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Friday Story: "Any parent would have done the same"

Trung is a 22-year-old university student in Vietnam.

He was born with polio. For most of his life, Trung’s father, who works odd jobs at a local hotel while Trung’s mother works as the editor of a local newspaper, would carry Trung everywhere on his back, every day – even into Trung’s senior year of college.

This was no easy feat, as Trung now weighs 144 pounds.

When asked what motivated him to do this for his son for so long ...

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