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Where There’s a “Will,” There’s a Way

This handsome young man is Will, formerly a resident of LWB’s Anhui Cleft Healing Home (ACHH) where his precious life was saved! After recovering enough to be discharged from ACHH, Will now lives in the area of Anhui that we’ve named “Zhang Village.”   Zhang Village is a tightly-knit community of foster families who take wonderful care of children who need a bit of extra tender love and care. Currently we are waiting on news that Will’s file has shown up on the shared list. We feel that this will happen very soon and hope a loving family will come forward for him. In the meantime, we need to help Will’s foster family pay for him to attend kindergarten so he can continue to grow and develop as he prepares for life with his forever family.
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Foster Care News from Lu’An

Our foster care program director, Arlene Howard, is currently in China with some other great LWB volunteers visiting all of our programs in Anhui and Henan. They arrived bright and early in Lu’an ready for a full day’s work. The children were so excited to see them coming, as they know that visitors often mean lots of hugs and new toys!
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Our Little Fighter Gail!

Gail was about 2 months old when she arrived at ACCH in February 2009 with a large unilateral cleft lip and palate. She was a fighter then and is still fighting now! Since arriving at ACCH, Gail has always seemed “on guard,” keeping her tiny fists clenched and her eyes constantly on watch.

The Amazing Gavin

Gavin arrived at ACHH on December 14, 2008 at just 13 days of age. At first glance, all one might have been able to see was the very large cleft that engulfed the right side of Gavin’s face, extending into his cheek and up to his eyelid.

LWB Spain to Anhui

Jone, our representative from LWB Spain, who with her travel companion Aitor, left Shanghai today and traveled to Hefei, Anhui. Today they visited the Hefei SWI and the Anhui Cleft Healing Home. Here are today’s gorgeous pictures from their travels. Here are some pictures from the orphanage And also some from the Healing Home Please [...]

Nice Legs!

I was peeking through our most recent ACHH reports, and this entry from our manager cracked me up!

Starting a New Life with a Family

The weather outside is frightful…

. . . but our babies are still delightful! A couple of sudden cold fronts in December prompted the Cleft Home to make quilts for the babies there so they can keep warm as they snuggle in bed each night.

Happy Birthday, Superman!

Tyler, also known as Superman, celebrated his first birthday last week! This is a special day for all children, but especially this little guy, who was very sick just a few short months ago. We are happy to report that Tyler is now well again, and slowly putting on the pounds! I bet a few [...]