This week, the 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon made history by recording the fastest sellout of registered runners. This means that if you were not able to sign up but still wish to race in this marathon, you must sign up through a charity partner…which is where we can help you! TeamLWB still has some available spaces, and we would love for you to join us and run to help children in China in one of our healing homes.
Last Year’s Marathon Team
Won’t you be a hero to Delanie, Audra, and all the other children in our healing homes program? You can still join Team LWB in the Marine Corps Marathon as they race to raise 10K in the 10K…and in the regular marathon and kids’ fun run! The Marine Corps Marathon registrations sold out in 28 hours, but LWB still has 18 slots left. Runners can bring hope to an orphaned child by visiting www.teamlwb.com to sign up. Please don’t delay as these spots won’t last long!
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This morning as I was slowly jogging around our neighborhood, I couldn’t get the words to the song “Run Baby Run” out of my mind. Not that I know all of the words, nor am I really a runner. But I am in a family of runners and we are all gearing up to “run baby run baby run” – for orphaned children in China.
Love Without Boundaries has a team running in the 35th annual Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington DC on October 31st. My husband, Ben, will be trying to keep up with our oldest son and daughter in this year’s Marine Corps Marathon. Our youngest five children are running in the kids’ Fun Run held the day before, and they’ve already started training – they ALL want to be first. What they don’t realize is that the “real” winners will be the babies the funds will help through LWB.
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Jan Champoux, Heartbridge Pediatric Healing Unit Coordinator
DEDICATION:
1 : an act or rite of dedicating to a divine being or to a sacred use
2 : a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose
3 : self-sacrificing devotion
“Dedication” is the first word that comes to mind when envisioning LWB volunteers. Our worldwide group of volunteers, as well as our Board of Directors, is one of the most talented and dedicated teams imaginable. Our volunteers come from all walks of life from twelve countries around the world. This foundation is blessed to have so many incredible individuals all working tirelessly for a common cause…to change the lives of orphans in China.
So…what is a typical day in the life of an LWB volunteer?
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All around the world today, people will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. The Irish community literally spans the globe with nearly 80 million people claiming Irish descent! Please join the spirit of those who helped make you the person you are today by reaching out across the world to help heal one of the fragile babies in our Heartbridge Pediatric Healing Unit. Many fragile babies at Heartbridge are suffering through pneumonia, and many have been hospitalized. It has been a long and difficult winter, and we still have babies battling for their little lives. So in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we are holding a “Luck of the Irish” fundraiser from March 17-23! We hope to bring the luck of the Irish to these Heartbridge babies to help raise funds for their continued nurture and care.
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This past week, I had the good fortune to celebrate Chinese New Year with my daughter’s third grade class. I read the stories Ruby’s Wish and Sam and the Lucky Money to the children. We also made paper lanterns festooned with riddles in the tradition of the Lantern Festival that is celebrated on the 15th day of every new year. There was a lot of giggling as my daughter’s classmates simulated a lantern parade and tried to guess the answer to such riddles as: What animal has its own built in shower? (Answer: An elephant)!
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LWB’s foster care programs in China allow approximately 300 children in seven provinces to share in the love of a family of their own. Many of us look forward to seeing the photos of these darling children with their doting foster families. It’s evident to see how much care and love they are receiving in a home environment!
A generous donor has stepped forward who understands the great importance of foster care to the lives of these children and has offered to match any donation made to the LWB Foster Care program made between February 15 and March 15, 2010…up to $36,000! With this in mind, we thought we would take a few moments to share with you some of the needs of our foster care program and what it takes to make it a success for each and every child.
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“I love the child I sponsor through Love Without Boundaries so much I want to know how I can send her or him a birthday present!”
One question that volunteers of Love Without Boundaries are asked frequently is how to send a birthday present to a sponsored child. Sponsors of children become quite attached to the child they receive quarterly reports of in a year. Sponsors pray for these children, hope for adoptive families for these children and above all desire that their sponsored child feel especially loved.
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At first glance, these photos of Jacob and Levi enjoying “floor time” don’t seem to be that unusual. Don’t all babies love floor time? However, floor time is not always practical or safe in an orphanage environment, so it is a complete joy to see these boys and others from Heartbridge scooting around the floor amidst a jumble of toys.
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“Look into my eyes as I attempt to swallow my own feet!”
It is such a joy to see this impish grin on little Kathy’s face. Kathy came to Heartbridge in July after having been through two difficult surgeries, and for awhile Kathy was not interested in food at all. We we all very concerned about her. Now, however, she seems to have discovered her appetite….and her own flexibility as well!
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