LWB Community

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.
Read more.

Kaden: No Photos, Please!

Kaden is a very shy boy who lives in the Deyang orphanage in Sichuan Province who has just celebrated his third birthday. He really doesn’t like having his picture taken…can you tell? He entertains himself very well and is somewhat reticent around strangers….even strangers who come bearing food! From this gallery of photos that our China nutrition program director has taken of Kaden over the past year, you can really see how camera-shy he is. We did manage to capture one photo of him smiling as he plays in the water!
Read more.

Perry, Jared, and Nate: Boys Will Be Boys!

In an orphanage in Foshan Shunde, Guangdong ,where LWB has an Orphanage Assistance program, live some great little boys whom we would love to see “being boys” in their own families!  Active.  Happy.  Mild. Mischievous. Smart.  Smiley. Sweet. Tough.   We’d like to introduce you to three wonderful boys!
Read more.

Penny’s Cookie

Little Penny is waiting so patiently.  At two years old, she’s not too talkative yet, is a little bit afraid of strangers and doesn’t talk much when someone she doesn’t know if around.  However, she will let you know what she wants with her eyes!  If someone in the room has snacks, she does not ask but stares at the food non-stop until she gets her share. We love the story that these three photos of Penny tell!

Waiting patiently with her hands out…

Read more.

Julia’s Difficult Journey

From the very first day of her life, Julia began what was to be a very difficult journey. Due to congenital imperfections of her heart, this winsome six-year old has been on a long road ever since. Even the common cold seemed severe in her little body. In 2006, Love Without Boundaries was able to provide Julia with surgery to help her heart function better. Following this surgery, her caretakers felt she really began to make progress and gain much needed strength. She was a little fighter and surprised everyone as she quickly learned to walk on her own, talked more and more, and became more plump and healthy.
Read more.

Endearing Jonathan

Jonathan has a very unusual nickname! He is known as “Small Six-Six” (translated directly from the Chinese) because he has six digits on his right hand. He tends to respond to this name more than his given Chinese name with his very endearing smile. Jonathan is two years and seven months old and has been in our Xiangtan foster care program in Hunan since October 2009.
Read more.

My Hero, Judah

Male, 23 months, heart disease. This may be the only information about Judah that prospective adoptive parents get to see. I wish it weren’t this way– I wish they could come and meet him. If they did, they would see immediately that Judah is a special little boy. When I first arrived at the foster home, he was the first child I got to hold. I still remember walking into the room– Judah let out a squeal of joy and scooted over to me as quickly as he could. Even on that first day we met, he had already secured a special place in my heart. There is something about him that draws people in.
Read more.

Princess Lily

It was on a recent trip to China in June that I first learned about a beautiful and very memorable little seven-year-old girl named Lily. Lily attends LWB’s Believe in Me School in Shantou. And, let me just say that she left quite an impression on all of us in the most delightful way! We were given a very warm welcome by the students upon arrival and were then invited to be seated for a special performance by the children. Cute little Lily walked right on stage and proceeded to welcome us to her school with an eloquent speech she had memorized in ENGLISH!
Read more.

Compassionate Chloe

Arlene Howard, our Foster Care Program Director, has worked closely with the Lu’An foster care program in Anhui Province, for the past three years. Through all the reports and children, there are a few who have especially touched her heart. Chloe is one of these children. When the foster care manager visits, Chloe is always smiling, and she has become a cherished member of her local neighborhood. Over the years, Chloe has seen many of her friends leave the SWI for adoption. It makes you wonder how much she might hope to be one of those children who leaves with a family of her own.
Read more.

Rex’s Request

My name is Rex and I live in Anhui Province. Both my Chinese name and the English name that LWB gave me have great meaning. They both mean “King”, having power such as a marshal and having a brilliant future.