Monday, November 10, 2008

Friday, November 7, 2008

Our precious dumplings

It is overwhelming to view the awesome responsibility we have been given in advocating for a very special group of kids. We feel mightily inadequate in light of the seriousness of life change that occurs at the end of our efforts. They deserve so much. It is a big lot to carry in mutually working on advocacy efforts for this group while planning our program for February for an entirely new group of kids.

For anyone who reads this, we have 22 of the most wonderful and joyful children we are trying to find stellar families for. If you or anyone you know might be interested in adopting, please feel free to share my information with them: 817-922-5988 or elizabeth.johnson@gladney.org. I can provide them my personal perspective on each of the kids in addition to the other staff who traveled in addition to the official referral information from China.

As we move forward in time working in passion for vulnerable children, I ask for your thoughts/prayers/comments as we develop and reconfigure our programs - that they would meet real needs for these children and we would be perceptive to the opportunities we have to meet their needs.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven...
Henry Ward Beecher