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Yun Xia: LWB’s Featured Child of the Week

Six years ago Yun Xia’s father died in a tragic coal mining accident. Not even a full year later, her mother was diagnosed with a life-threatening kidney disease and had to have a kidney removed. Now her mom cannot do manual labor, which is all she knew how to do as an undereducated woman in rural China. To ensure that Yun Xia’s older sister could complete her high school studies, the family used all their savings, and their mom became a cleaning lady at a hospital very far from their home in Hunan.

Today, once they pay their living expenses, there is no money to send Yun Xia to school. Read more.

Handsome Hunan Boys In Need of A Little Help

We are excited to introduce you to the four handsome boys in LWB’s newest education program in Chenzhou, Hunan. LWB wants to help these four children attend a private special needs school as they are unable to attend the public school. Without a sponsor, these boys will not have the means to attend school of any kind. However, with your help we will be able to pay for them to go to this private school which fortunately costs no more than the public school.

Our first handsome young man is Charlie, an 11-year-old boy. He just has the best smile, doesn’t he!? We can’t wait to hear more about his personality as we begin to receive updates on his educational progress.
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Pride in a Job Well Done

We love the look on sweet JD’s face in this photo — the look of pride in a job well done! This precious young boy from Hunan had a rough start, but he is doing well in both school and life. JD’s family is quite poor, and so LWB sponsors have helped by providing rice, cooking oil, and clothing, in addition to a tutor. This summer JD’s tutor was able to use his time off from formal school to teach him some wonderful “life lessons.”
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Jerry, “The Assistant”

New to LWB Community this month is Jerry! Jerry is an eleven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy whom LWB has worked with for many years. In May 2006 LWB established our Believe in Me Changde School.  Jerry was the most memorable child we met on that first trip; in fact, the group that went there still laughs today about how adorable and charming he was!

Our staff was trying to assess the children identified as students for the school and take photos of them. Jerry would grab a child in the room, stand them in front of the photographer, step back, and say “cheeeeeeeeze,” so we could get a picture. After the child was dismissed by Jerry, he would come over to where we were recording notes and check our work. During that visit he earned the nickname of “The Assistant.”
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Grants…Grants…Grants!

Love Without Boundaries has been fortunate to be able to offer grants to a number of children who are in need of a little extra help in being chosen by a family. Each adoption grant is attached to a specific child and not to a particular agency or specific parents. Generally, once the adoptive family receives travel approval, the grant money is paid directly to the adoption agency to assist with the adoption expenses. We are very excited to announce that this month has brought us two new $2,000 grant recipients: Rocky and David!

Rocky

Rocky earned his nickname by being shy and pretending he was asleep when volunteers visited the Believe in Me Changde School in Hunan he was attending. When he thought no one was looking, Rocky would open his eyes and take a peek at the visitors, and he eventually overcame his fear. His bravery earned the respect of the LWB volunteers, who gave him the nickname “Rocky.” Nine-year-old Rocky was also a grant recipient in 2008; however, a family never was matched with him, and eventually the grant funds went to help bring another child home.
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Prince Rocky Awakens from His Slumber

Rocky, the special little prince we featured in an August 2008 blog (Sleeping Rocky:  An Unfinished Tale for a Special Little Boy) is still waiting for his dream of a family to come true. Please read on as our guest blogger, Elizabeth Ridley, daughter of LWB’s previous longtime HR and Education Director, tells you more about meeting this young man who is now nine years old and seeing first-hand that Rocky had awakened from his slumber.

Rocky and Elizabeth

In May of 2006, my mom and aunt visited LWB’s Believe In Me Changde School LWB school in Hunan. A little boy pretending to be asleep quickly caught their eye. They immediately knew what a special personality this child had and nicknamed him Rocky because they could quickly see his great determination. 
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David Matthew…or Jackie Chan?

Just like Jackie Chan, David Matthew looks ready to take on the world! He’s making his first appearance on LWB Community, and we’re so excited to tell you about this fantastic seven-year-old. David Matthew is a student at our Believe In Me Changde School, and his teachers have nothing but praise for him.
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Kenny: LWB’s Featured Child of the Week

Little Kenny is the newest recruit in our Xiangtan foster care program. In April he underwent surgery for a serious heart defect. He had a very large ventricular septal defect (VSD), as well as pulmonary hypertension (PH). The PH had resulted in the VSD causing abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, making the right side of Kenny’s heart work much harder than normal. Kenny needed surgery as quickly as possible to avoid possible congestive heart failure and was moved to one of the best cardiac hospitals in Shanghai.
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Kenny: LWB’s Featured Child of the Week

Kenny is only 5 months old and is struggling with a serious heart defect. This sweet little boy from Hunan has two heart defects, the most serious being a very large ventricular septal defect (VSD), as well as pulmonary hypertension (PH). PH means the VSD is causing abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs and is making the right side of the heart work much harder than normal. PH needs to be treated as quickly as possible to avoid possible congestive heart failure.
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John: LWB’s Featured Child of the Week

John is an 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who is a newcomer to our Changde Believe In Me School in Hunan province. As would be expected of a child coming into a new situation for the first time, John has been a bit shy, keeping to himself. However, he is slowly coming out of his shell and making new friends. He seems to enjoy music and dancing along with his classmates.
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