Poor Monica, she had been declared terminally ill and expected to only live for less than a year. They didn't want to send her back to the orphanage in rural China for her last few months but her bed was needed at the hospital.  Could we take her? YES!

 

Fully expecting to do my all to give her the best life I had no idea that a whirlwind of events and coincidences over Thanksgiving weekend would turn an orphan into a world traveler with a mom, dad, older brother and sister.  Monica (now Lucie) has so far received medical treatment in France and is now at Boston Children's Hospital.  A real miracle!

The others from original Fab Five are going strong!  Kaitlin and Solomon will soon be joining their forever families in Texas and Indiana respectively.  Raymond has been adopted by a Chinese family and is now in Henan.  Xavier is attending a special boarding school in Henan specifically for children with his condition.

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TCG welcomes volunteers with all skill sets!  We need volunteers to do administrative work, organizing donations, fundraising, and to cuddle babies.  We are also looking for foster families and people to sponsor our individual children.  If you have have any ideas of how to help or just want to lend a hand please send me an email njkerwin@gmail.com.

When we started this venture I had no idea where it would go.  I did know that there was a great need for a home in Shanghai that would serve the orphans of rural China who were pre/post surgery.  It's been a challenge.  There were a few unexpected road blocks and a few pleasant surprises.  

At this time we are working on the home and expect to have more babies soon.  We are also hoping to start working with poor families getting medical for their children so that they don't have to be orphans. More on this later.

As our organization grows so do our needs.  Many thanks to those who have been supporting us!  If you would like to be part of what we are doing you can donate now through paypay or contact me directly.