Pretty suddenly I announced that I will be returning to China. Many of you know my love for China and my longing to serve orphans so you could guess it was only a matter of time until I went back to the place that quickly stole my heart. When I came home from my short ten day trip last year, a lot of people asked me when I was going back. They knew before I could even say it. Well, guys, the time has come and I will be getting on a plane at the end of August!! Crazy!
I bet you guys have a lot of questions. The biggest one is probably, "How long are you going for?" In short, I will be staying for six months. I plan on working there July through January but that is subject to change (in either direction ;) haha). I will be working at Shepherd's Field Children's Village located one hour outside of Beijing. While I'm there, I will be helping with inventory by taking stock of donations that come in and go out, and I will be spending enormous amounts of time with those precious children.
A little bit about Shepherd's Field:
Shepherd's Field's vision is to give hope to special needs orphans by providing love, security, family environments, medical care, and vocational and spiritual preparation. Their ultimate goal is for each child to be adopted into a permanent family or prepared for an independent, productive, and fulfilling life.
Some of their results the've listed on their website:
In their thirteen years they've:
Received special needs orphans from more than 20 government run orphanages
Cared for more than 4,000 orphaned children
Provided more than 3,000 surgeries and medical procedures
Seen more than 800 children adopted into forever families
Developed relationships with 100 complimentary organizations.
Read more here
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