Monday, April 28, 2008

Miss Leni has been feeling a little under the weather since last Thursday. Today she's still running a temp. so not too much to report from this camp. No exciting stories...no cute weekend pics...so this is a great time to talk about one of my favorite blogs I check almost daily. Pam is a 50-something adoptive parent from the USA who along with her husband moved to Henan, China in 2003. She teaches English to nursing students...and with permission from the Chinese Gov't, runs a foster home for SN orphans from surrounding SWI's in her area. She actually lives on the 5th floor of an apartment building...and appropriately named their abode "The Swallow's Nest". Pam typically takes in pretty significant special needs children who have found their way to an orphanage and facilitates through her connections with local hospitals as well as those in Beijing and Shanghai, for corrective surgeries for these helpless, dependent little ones. After surgeries, they come back to her ...only for her to advocate further with the CCAA to get them paper ready and placed on WC lists for international adoption. Her Chinese nursing students help with the daily care of these children. Pam regularly blogs stories of children...sometimes they end happy...sometimes not. She's an amazing woman of strength, courage and willing to live 'out of the box' for something she holds dear. And, yes, she's a believer. Check out her blog here and see if you're not hooked like me. Now, for some awesome photos of their amazing work, go to this linkand view the casting of club feet of a little 5 lb. girl recently brought to Swallow's Nest. Click on view pics and then slideshow for the best results. Don't you want to go and get this little girl?? I do!!

1 comment:

The Brown Family said...

Please tell sweet Leni that we'll be praying for her. Miss Miri is also under the weather. May the Lord heal our sweet girls!

Love you- Gisele