'Growing a Girl'

When children come to us without a name, those who are involved in the child's care endeavour to give him or her a meaningful name - something inspiring, which will hopefully also be a prophetic name.

When Hua came to live at Xining Children's Home, she was given a Chinese name which means 'becoming a flower.' It was a prophetic name because her carers have seen Hua do much more than blossom into a beautiful young lady. Sadly, there may be a roadblock in her growth.

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Happy New Year!

I'd like to say 'prosperous' New Year as many people do at this time, but that's not the very best thing I can hope for you. Rather, I wish you joy, peace, and love. May you be filled with the joy of knowing you are helping to make the lives of others happier, and I hope your heart will be filled with the peace of knowing that you are supporting men, women and children who may otherwise go through life carrying a burden that they should not carry alone. I know that they will love you for it!

A Christmas Blessing

As we prepare to celebrate the coming of the Christ-child, I’m reminded of the faithfulness of so many of you who have cared about children who came into this world and were unwanted, usually because of some form of disability. You have read about them on my blogs, you have prayed, and you have generously given so that they may live healthier lives surrounded by love.

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Labels are Liabilities

Stick a label saying 'lazy and unreliable' on a group of refugees and asylum seekers and that is what a group with hidden potential are likely to become.

Sanjukta Sharma was given the task of helping ethnic minorities, so she did her research, decided on a group, and was told that her work was destined to fail because those refugees and asylum seekers were lazy and unreliable.

She thought otherwise, and with a small grant from a private foundation, she embarked on the journey of Arts n Enterprise for Women (AnEW).

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Best Birthday Gift

A newborn Kilyan Wei, while still living at Xining Children's Home

Birthdays are a time of remembering, so even when our children have left the children's home, we still send them birthday greetings. None of our children will ever have reason to think that they have been forgotten by us after they have moved to be with a forever family.

When I recently received a reply from one of our adoptive parents, I simply had to share it with you! Enjoy...

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