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Luminous Lauren

We could not be more impressed and proud of Lauren! Lauren, who always seems to be smiling, has been featured twice on our blog as our Featured Child of the Week and in “A Look At Lauren,” is continuing to advance in her studies with her tutor. Over the months we have known Lauren, she has come out of her shell more each day and is sharing her unique personality. She seems to glow in each and every photo we see! She has been practicing her addition and subtraction, working on her art projects, and continuing to learn Chinese characters of sun, moon, fire, earth, water, sky, and mountain.  While she’s been busy with her tutor, she also awaits news that a family would like to adopt her. Read more.

How Has Adoption Touched Your Life?

Although Love Without Boundaries is not an adoption agency, many of the children we have the honor of working with will be adopted, and many of us who work with LWB have been touched by adoption. It is our belief that all children deserve a permanent family. We are passionate about special needs adoption and helping children born with medical needs, which makes the month of November extra important to us since is it National Adoption Awareness Month. November 19, 2011, marks the 12th National Adoption Day in the U.S.
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The One and Only Chelsie

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ~Dr. Seuss

One of the most fabulous things about people is that we are each unique.  A combination of our innate personality and environmental influences will eventually create the adult we become, and children in particular allow their innate personality to shine through without inhibition.  When reading the reports of the many children who we are fortunate to assist through our programs, one is reminded constantly of how each individual child has unique needs and is reached in a different way. Chelsie is a girl whose drive and curiosity set her apart.
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Adoption Advocacy and Requests for Medical Updates

Love Without Boundaries is so proud to be able to provide medical care, foster care, and education services to better the lives of children in China. This has been our mission from the start, and we work each day to always think of the child first and foremost. In turn, our hope is that the children in our programs will become increasingly more likely to be adopted or become self-sustaining members of their communities. However, there are often times we are limited in what we can do. We carefully follow the guidelines and regulations set by the Chinese government and work together in the best interest of the child.

The children in our programs, while we are involved in their care, fall under the guardianship of the orphanage and the CCCWA (The China Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption). LWB is never the guardian of the child, and we make all of our decisions in coordination and with the agreement of the child’s guardians.
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Beautiful Cloud

A chance meeting with Cloud by Paula and her Hunan-born daughter during a return visit to her orphanage last year made a permanent dent in their hearts and cemented their determination to help advocate for this sweet girl. Cloud will celebrate her 12th birthday next week. In her short life, she has grown in inner strength despite her tough start. She entered orphanage care just two years ago and in that time has shown that she is a caring and loving girl.
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More Love

Eleven years ago today I stepped off a train into mainland China for the first time. I look back on that moment now and smile as I remember thinking it might be the only time I would ever be there. It was my first adoption trip, and I had a thousand thoughts running through my mind, from excitement to fear to exhaustion to anticipation.
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Robert’s Glimmer of Hope

It’s that glimmer of hope in his eye that we never want to see extinguished. The sense of expectation in his spirit that we don’t want to see quenched. Right now, Robert dreams about the promise of a family – a family he trusts is right around the corner and who we tell him is searching for him as hard as they can.
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Patrick Strikes a Pose

I just love this photo of Patrick – he looks like he is posing for his school photograph or modeling for a catalog.

Nine-year-old Patrick is part of our Kaifeng Foster Care Program in Henan and is waiting for a family through China’s Waiting Child program. Currently he attends school, and his teacher says he is eager to learn and improves quickly.

He was visited last week by some of our volunteers.  They remarked on how happy and thrilled he was when they gave him paper and markers to draw.  He enthusiastically began showing them what he could write.  Everyone found him to be sociable and good-natured.  In addition, Patrick seems to have a good sense of people, quickly assessing your level of friendliness and then giving you a sign he is friendly too.
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Teddy the Bear

You may not guess it when looking at his photos, but our little Teddy from Jinjiang loves to pretend to be an animal. Watch out…you might find him growling at you like a bear, or getting ready to pounce like a lion, or maybe slithering around like a snake!

As a student in LWB’s Believe in Me Jinjiang school, Teddy works hard and is improving all the time. The best thing about school for him is that he looks forward to it. He enjoys going to school and above all enjoys seeing the other children and getting time to play with toys. Teddy likes nothing more than to happily run, jump, and play outdoors….often while he’s pretending to be an animal of one kind or another!
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Sophie’s Brilliance

Six-year-old Sophie from Jiangxi has been waiting for a family to call her own since early 2010.  When LWB became aware of her availability through the Waiting Children Program, we immediately started collecting bits of information on her from people who have met her and from her LWB reports. Every piece of information portrayed Sophie in one light:  ”Bright.”

Everyone’s comments about Sophie…her big eyes, her enthusiasm for life, her kindness and happiness…brought me back to this one word.  I think even these few photos of her reflect her bright personality.
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