Lindsey is our most recent addition to Huainan Foster Care. She came to us from our Anhui Cleft Healing Home where she had surgery to repair her cleft lip (read more about her in our previous blog). Lindsey is a bright and curious girl who is interested in her surroundings. Her face lights up when she spots people who are familiar to her.
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Remember when we were waiting for David to show us his smile? We can tell the summer agrees with him as he is grinning from ear to ear in his recent photos! Since David is still waiting to be matched with an adoptive family, we felt it was time for an update on what he’s been up to these last few months. (If you’d like to see more adorable photos of this boy coming out of his shell, please read his other blogs, “David’s Smile is Shining Through,” and “David’s Sweet Tooth…and Sweet Heart!”)
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Phillip is three years old and currently in our foster care program. This beautiful little boy was born with a cleft lip and palate, and we are so thankful that we could play a part in his healing. As you can tell from the photos below, Phillip loves his foster mom very much, and the feeling is mutual!
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I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers. — Helen Keller
What a dedicated foster father Kai has! We love the adoration on his face and hope that he will instill a sense of security in nearly two-year-old Kai, who will certainly need every advantage that he can get as he begins his life. Little Kai was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (a cancerous tumor in the retina) and had surgery to remove his right eyeball in January.
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In February, a beautiful, bright-eyed baby girl weighing just eight pounds arrived at Anhui Cleft Healing Home (ACHH). Lindsey quickly became attached to her nanny and would cry loudly whenever the nanny left the room. Even at two months of age, Lindsey had incredible eye contact and was eager to interact with the nannies. They reported that once she locks eyes with you, her face brightens and she expects that you must go to her immediately for a chat or to pick her up. Smart girl!
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Five year old Jacob is such a special boy in our Huainan Believe in Me School. Although he has a hip joint deformity, he absolutely loves to run and can run very fast, which gives him much confidence.
Jacob loves to assist his teachers by helping to set up the schoolwork for his classmates, and he always offers to stay after class to help his teachers. He gets along well with his classmates and is a very good leader and team player. In fact, he recently participated in a walking race where the teachers say that he “united his teammates, because he knows that this is the key to success.” What a bright little boy!
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Lily is a lovely four-year-old little girl in our Fuyang foster care program. She entered LWB foster care in February 2007 and has had successful repair surgeries on her cleft lip and palate. She loves her life with her foster family and is a very happy little girl. Lily is attending school and loves it! Her teacher reports that she likes to play with her classmates and is a good student. When our foster care manager visited her at school she was so happy to have her friends surrounding her when she had her photo taken. If you ask Lily what her favorite part of the school day is she will tell you the singing and dancing!
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This marks Landon’s first appearance on the LWB Community, so we want to make sure he is properly introduced. Landon is four and a half years old and lives in foster care in Hefei, Anhui province. His Chinese name means “outstanding.” Needless to say, we would agree! We chose “Landon” as his English name which can mean “long hill,” a name which seems fitting when you read about his energy and the long hill he has had to climb to be the healthy, lively boy he is today.
Last November, a very sick newborn baby boy was found at an Anhui orphanage (“A Baby Alone”). He was born with anal atresia and required immediate surgery to survive. The orphanage called us, and thanks to our generous donors, LWB was able to provide him with this surgery. We gave him the name of Corey, which means “God’s peace.”
During his initial surgery, his birthmother was found and came forward (you can read more about her difficult circumstances on the blog, “An Update on Baby Corey.”) It was with great joy that mother and baby were reunited.
We are overjoyed with the news that that international adoptions in Anhui will once again begin! Thanks to some wonderful doctors and volunteers who gave of their time this week, lots of adoption physicals were done for these kids who have been waiting so long to find their forever families.
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