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News – August 2008
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Many of our staff has been able to attend a several events at the Beijing Olympics and it has all been very exciting. The traffic disruptions have not affected us too much. Thanks to our donors we have several vehicles at our disposal to use on the even or odd number days. China has done a fabulous job of hosting the Olympics. This will be a hard act to follow.
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Hope Healing Home, Beijing
Connie and Jolie who have had their cleft lips and palates repaired have been returned to their orphanage to be placed in a Love Without Boundaries foster care program while awaiting adoption.
Sofia has had heart surgery in Hangzhou and is recovering well so far.
DS Chuang (Toby) passed away very suddenly, and Christian passed away peacefully from a severe heart condition.
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Connie |
Jolie |
Sofia |
Toby |
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Adoptions
Cyndi from Xinjiang province in the far Northwest of China, and Jenna from Hainan Island, the very South of China, have left us to be adopted.
We are encouraged by the fact that we are able to really change the lives of a small but steady number of children from so many parts of China.
Sara Jane from Henan province as also left us to be adopted.
All 3 have had surgery for their various birth defects and are now healthy and delightful little girls.
Jericho, whom we sent to HK to have plastic surgery, is being adopted to the US.
We will miss them all.
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Cyndi |
Jenna |
Sara Jane |
Jericho |
New babies
DZ Hong and FB Hui were admitted from our Special care units for on-going care and preparation for surgery.
Maria’s Big House of Hope
(formerly known as “Show Hope Healing Home”)
This unit has been renamed in memory of Maria Sue Chapman, 5-year-old daughter of Steven Curtis and Marybeth Chapman, who passed away tragically this year.
Please go to www.ShowHope.org if you wish to know more about supporting this Unit.
Internal fittings of the building have begun as scheduled and Rob has been monitoring the progress.
Love Without Boundaries Shunyi Outreach Foster Program
Ethan has been moved to this foster care program while awaiting adoption, replacing Micah who was adopted last month.
Oliver was brought back in-house temporarily for treatment of an abscess on his back.
Susan, with a heart condition deemed inoperable here, has left for the US for surgery. Please keep her in your prayers.
Elijah was taken out of foster care as our staff has found his care in the family to be inadequate and not in compliance with our policies.
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Ethan |
Oliver |
Susan |
Elijah |
NHF Special Care Units, Jiaozuo, Luoyang and Xin Yang, Henan Province (75 beds)
These units provide humane and loving, hospice care for infants and young children with severe congenital defects who are unlikely to survive under normal circumstances. Those who survive are unexpected blessings.
Jiaozuo
John passed away this month.
Peter, with spina bifida, was returned to the orphanage at their request to arrange his surgery.
Kobe and Nick were admitted.
Luoyang
Danzen, Yosef, Wilma, Will, Ralph, and Santi passed away peacefully.
Autumn, Claire, Lucas, Eleanor, and Ross were admitted in various conditions, some more serious than others. Ross was admitted to hospital urgently for surgery, and so far he is doing well so far.
Xin Yang
Dorothy, Dominic, Fionn, Frances, and Gabriella were admitted.
Frances, Dominic, and Fionn passed away peacefully.
Love Without Boundaries Heartbridge Rehabilitation Unit (18 beds)
CW Jie and the Rainbow twins, LY Hong and LY Cai, have returned to their orphanages to prepare for adoption.
New babies HJ Xiang (post-bowel surgery and severely malnourished), GZ Wei (imperforate anus), QB Wen (cleft palate and malnutrition), and WZ Xiao (post-cardiac surgery) were admitted this month.
Xiang had to be admitted to Beijing United Family Hospital as he was vomiting continuously but he is doing well so far.
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CW Jie |
The Twins |
HJ Xiang |
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GZ Wei |
WZ Xiao |
QB Wen |
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Our Most Sincere Thanks To
- We are very grateful to Eliza and Zoe, two young ladies from England who volunteered recently, Bethel Christian Church and JT who, between the 3 of them, have covered the cost of all 7 our recent heart surgeries.
- David P and the US Olympic teamfor donating a large number of food items and baby products to our Home.
Our Needs
This month we have no specific needs other than the regular medications posted on our website.
With our deepest gratitude,
Joyce and Robin Hill
“The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”
–Charles Dubois
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