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A note from Naomi 
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible"
Saint Francis of Assisi
I love adoption. When children stop being orphans and are brought into families; magic! But my heart will always be with the child's first family and their struggles to make do under very difficult circumstances. It is difficult for me to understand how a child with two living parents, who want their child, would need to abandon them, but it happens everyday.
My work with Baby Cindy and her family has brought into sharp focus the challenges facing families with special needs children. It is a daunting task to get specialized medical care in rural China where finances, accessibility to quality care, and family pressures can crush parents to the point of being forced to make the heart breaking decision to abandon your own child. Kyla who intercepted Cindy's abandonment tells her story.
These past few months I have taken part in dozens of meetings with Chinese and foreigners, migrant workers, rural families getting care in Shanghai organizations, hospitals, individuals, schools, and companies as we re-imagine orphan care that focuses first on preserving families.
In the mean time we are helping the children in front of us; loving them, getting them medical care and preparing them for whatever their next step may be.
Thank you all! Without your kind support The Children's Garden couldn't exist. |
