We have two months from tomorrow before we leave on our trip to China. Since I will not be close to my computer tomorrow, I decided to post it today! Close enough!
I am getting so excited as the travel date gets closer. There is still a lot to do to prepare for the trip and a lot of money to raise for the items at the orphanage. Please pray for us as we continue to prepare!
We also received an update this morning about the orphanage. Originally, we were told that there were 50 children at this orphanage and 30 of them were under the age of one. We found out a different story this morning. Here's the scoop:
- There are 34 children living in the orphanage and another 10 that live in a foster home
- 80% of these children are special needs
- 9 children ages 0-24 months
- 7 children ages 2-7 years old
- 4 children study in school and 4 are school age but cannot go to school
-10 are severely disabled
I wondered about the special needs of the children when I saw the list of items that were requested by the orphanage. A lot of them were handicapped items and now we know why! Please pray for these children that they, as well as the nannies, would be open to us. Also pray for our team and our emotions as we try to love these children for only a short time in person, but probably forever in our hearts!
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