Yushu Earthquake Reveals Fighters!

An earthquake is terrifying for adults, so it’s hard to imagine how the terror and the devastation of the 7.1 Yushu earthquake would effect little children.  I’ve told you before about 8-year-old Diji Bamao, who was pinned down when a tractor flipped over onto her, leaving her unable to walk.

Now, almost a year later, I want to give you an update on Bamao and also 7-year-old Baima, another little Tibetan girl from Yushu.

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Pray for Good Outcomes

Every year for the last twelve years I have travelled to Qinghai Province to participate in the meetings of a significant leadership group called the CPPCC – Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPPCC consists of representatives of the CPC, eight democratic parties, democrats with no party affiliations, various people's organizations, every ethnic group and all walks of life, compatriots from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, and returned overseas Chinese, as well as specially invited individuals, reflecting the interests of various social strata.

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Never Give Up!

Regular readers of this blog will remember the name Mark MacAlpine, who didn’t hesitate to ask his friends to sponsor him when he ran a half marathon to raise funds for our Children’s Homes.  Like every good marathon athlete, it seems that Mark never gives up!  He did the same thing again this year – and sent not one, but two letters to his friends. But he’s not worried about being too pushy, because he’s convinced of the need to help our helpless children.

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Hope You're Enjoying Your Holiday!

Chinese New Year is a wonderful 15 day celebration and I hope you're enjoying your holiday. We're making sure that our children in our Children's Homes in Qinghai are enjoying their Chinese New Year too!

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Happy Chinese New Year!

In honor of this festive occasion I invited one of our adoptive Mothers - Kathy Goedeken to share how she and her son Evan celebrated Chinese New Year in the US. Enjoy!

The Lunar New Year is a holiday that I added to my calendar when I decided to adopt a child from China. During the first two years when I was waiting to meet my child, I attended Lunar New Year celebrations with other American families who adopted children from China. I enjoyed talking with parents and seeing all of the beautiful little girls in their fancy Chinese silk dresses. It renewed my faith that I would also one day become a parent.

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