Today's agenda was to visit an orphanage. When we arrived, we were greeted by staff and lead inside. I think we were all surprised to see such an amazing orphanage. The program Director with us told us this was the top of the line facility for China. The tour of the facility was very impressive. Programs included therapeutic services, hydro therapy, physical therapy, heat and aroma therapy, tactical therapy and so on. It was very up to date on everything. It even had a separate nursery, a movie theater, cafeteria, all state of the art.
Mini cars for the kids:
Movie theater:
Children were grouped together according to age and in separate rooms as form of a family. When we visited one room during lunch, all the kids were so happy and smiling to all of us and very much wanted to interact with us.
We were lucky enough to meet and play with three kids that were in need of a family. It takes everything in me to not be sad during these times, but I push thru and play with the kids. My one buddy really liked me and wanted me to put in the colorful pegs into the board with him. When someone else tried to engage in our activity, he wanted nothing to do with them. So sweet and such normal behavior for a child. We all continued to play with all three kids and they kept us very busy! We are to be advocates for these kids and help spread the word that these kiddos need a family. I swear, if we were age eligible, we would have jumped right in! Was great seeing our group interact with these kids and give them the love and attention they deserve.
My buddy:
He is 8 years old. He is currently in a loving foster family. He goes to the activity center at the orphanage for education Monday-Friday. He is outgoing and lively, (which I witnessed very well). Gets along well with other children. He often helps his teacher with tiding up the toys. he cooperates with his teachers to help other kids to complete the activities.He likes the toy car and books. he knows common items of life such as fruits, vegetables and so on. He also knows many colors and can express himself in words. He can sing and dance. Has good self-care ability. He is able to eat with a spoon and dress himself. He is toilet trained. His physical condition is the absence of the parietal bone.
He had a blast playing ball with hubby and others. He kept them busy!
This 5 year old lives in this orphanage. She is able to understand the instructions and follow them. She can speak simple sentences and is able to express herself and daily needs. She enjoys reading the picture books and drawing. She sings songs and able to recite poems. She knows three colors and can count numbers. Gets along well with other children and is willing to share the snacks and toys with them. She is able to feed and dress herself. She walks alone thru rehabilitation. Her physical condition, cerebral palsy.
This young boy is 10 years old and is in the 4th grade in a public school. He is a shy and optimistic boy. He likes to stay with the familiarity. He has good language ability and expresses himself well. He often helps other children and is willing to share snacks and toys with them. He is very fast at learning and can grasp new poems and text in a short period of time. he likes to watch TV he has good self-care ability. He washes his own clothes and washes face and brushes teeth by himself. His physical condition: MRI showed white matter demyelination or hypoplasia could not be completely excluded. Lower limbs need surgery tho he is able to walk by himself in short spurts. He currently uses a wheelchair to get around.
What an amazing young man. Very smart and very personable. He has seen many families come to the orphanage to adopt kids and he would very much like a family to adopt him. He is very curious about the United States and it's his dream to see America.
Please pray for these kids and others that wish for a forever family.
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