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Life-Changer I N T H I S VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2 J U N E 2 0 1 4 EDITION:

 A Word From the President Giving & Trust  Contract, Liaoning The adoption landscape in open one of the toughest group of Adoptees to Liaoning as  Investment: Current is uneven. Some provinces in provinces in northern China, well on a Giving-Back Service Programs central and southern China have Liaoning, he came to CCAI for trip.  Current Projects seen the most adoptions both help. When asked why, he Trust makes things happen.  Henan Medical Project internationally and domestic. In responded: “When I asked for When you know with 100%  In the spotlight: the past two decades, however, feedback on a great organization, certainty that every dollar you Orphan Sponsorship some of the other provinces in CCAI is the name almost donate to CCAI will result in the northern and western China everyone mentioned. So I trust  Ways you can get biggest impact on an orphan’s have fallen far behind. you will deliver.” involved: Current life, it becomes that much easier When the newly-appointed I went to Liaoning right away. to give. Needs General Director, Mr. Li Bo, of Xia and her charity team fol- We thank you for your trust and China’s Center for Children’s lowed. Then our older orphan continued support! Welfare and Adoption hosting program staff got in- (CCCWA) decided to crack volved. In July, Lily will lead a Josh SPONSORSHIP Co-Founder & President UPDATE

Due to rising costs in China, CCAI is now CCAI Renews Henan Contract, increasing orphan spon- sorship from $40 to $50 per month. Thank you Adds Liaoning for your unwavering support and commit- Due to your generous efforts in helping the ment! children in Henan Province, CCAI was able to extend our Henan contract! The CCCWA appreciates the work CCAI has done in Henan to bring healing and hope to the orphans there which was made possible by our awesome donors! CCAI also signed a contract to partner with two orphanages in Liaoning Province in hopes to better the living conditions for the orphans in Liaoning and to get more children adopted into Lily with Mr. Meng, loving homes. Director-General of Henan Civil Affairs Bureau P A G E 2 Investment: Current Programs

Nearly 100 people from 20 city and 13 county Through our new hosting program, 19 older The Zhu Ma Dian LOCC staff orphanages participated in a training held by Josh, “waiting” children will get the chance to come to receives orphan care training. Lily, and Xia in Henan to learn more about orphan the U.S. to stay with a family for 4 to 5 weeks to care and were encouraged to focus their work on experience family love, care and fun. placing children with their forever families! Current Projects

Orphanage Item Donated NanYang camera XiangYang diapers diapers WuWei and diapers, bouncy chairs, walkers WuWei toys and TongLing clothes and cameras BeiHai bouncy chairs and toys LianJiang clothes camera diapers and walker washers and computer Families donate clothing ZhuZhou keyboard to and clothes

XuChang 3 boxes of clothes and child care LOCC celebrates ZhuMaDianLOCC camera and children living supplies Children’s Day. The new staff uniforms were donated ZhuZhou music supplies by the LuoHe Community ZhengZhouLOCC two AC units Fund! MaoMing diapers NanYang and Zheng- ZhouLOCC 20 cribs LuoHe LOCC 15 cribs ZhengZhou’s new room LuoHe children supplies cabinets, shelves, clothing ,cribs, by HKI Fund

LIFE - C H A N G E R P A G E 3 Henan Medical Project

When Josh first contacted my wife Celese and I regarding his idea for a medical project that could bene- fit waiting children, we immediately felt that this was something we would like to be involved in. As physi- cians and parents of two adopted Chinese girls, May, 4, and Erin, 3 ½, who both have special needs, we under- stand the difficulty in making the decision whether to adopt a particular child with a particular special need. We were fortunate in that we reside in and at the time of our adoptions we were working with a foun- dation that provided medical care to orphans with spina bifida, so we were able to meet and more fully under- stand their medical complexities. And ultimately the every way. Unfortunately, this initial diagnosis of brain heart takes you sometimes where your mind or reason damage will remain with her paperwork and make it would not. Because of this, our hearts go out to families much less likely for her to find a family. One of our making this difficult decision with less information than hopes is to help clarify this and give an accurate report we had. We felt Josh’s idea to have a small team of phy- how these children are currently doing so as to increase sicians and nurses visit and evaluate current waiting their likelihood of adoption. children and try to fill in the gaps with some of the infor-

mation we would want as prospective parents could Though tiring, it was a day full of fun and bless- make a real difference. ing. Though we went to serve, it seems it always works

the other way and we received more than we could ever So on May 9th my wife, a pediatrician, a close give. Our friend Marissa, whose family recently com- friend Marissa, a nurse, and I, an emergency physician, pleted the adoption of their daughter Hope, and just set off from Shanghai to Zhengzhou to meet Xia and repatriated to the USA for a time in order to get medi- her team at the Zhengzhou City Children’s Welfare cal care for Hope, felt that the trip was “an incredible Institute for the maiden voyage of this new project. We gift from God” and served to increase her and her hus- spent the entire day in the orphanage evaluating, as- band’s resolve to return to China and continue to work sessing, holding and playing with the children. Some in orphan care. It was difficult to leave Zhengzhou and were brought from foster care with a foster parent, the children and if Marissa and my wife could have snuck others from CCAI’s own Lily Orphan Care Center, a few children in our carry on items, I am sure our fami- some from the main orphanage, and the remainder lies would have been just a little bit fuller. from other organizations that work within the Social

Welfare Institute. Overall, I was impressed with the In the future, we plan to make regular trips to care the children were receiving. One particular young other Welfare Institutes in Henan. Other volunteers will girl came in with her foster mom. She was happy and be joining us as we develop a team of healthcare work- bright, though timid around new faces. Her foster mom ers who desire to help China’s waiting children find lov- clearly loved and took good care of her. At the time she ing families. And later this summer, my wife and I will was orphaned as is frequently the case, she was given a again take the trip to Zhengzhou, but this time to final- diagnosis of brain damage. Many times this is based on ize the adoption of our son. limited information and a basic exam. But at 1 ½ years -Ron Beaudreau old this child was thriving and appeared happy and nor- mal. She was meeting and exceeding her developmental Interested in viewing a child’s file examined by milestones. Tearful yet happy at the prospect of her the medical team? Please contact us at wait- adoption, the foster mother also felt she was normal in [email protected].

LIFE - C H A N G E R VOLUME 1 ISSUE 2 P A G E 4 In the Spotlight : Orphan Sponsorship The featured children are in need of a sponsor. Will you please consider sponsoring one

of these children? Please contact Xia at [email protected] for more information.

Wu He Yu, Female Zheng Fang Xin, Female

Huang Hong Zhen, Female

Wu Hong Chao, Male Dang Zi Fang, Female

Zhang Wen Jie, Male

Cai Cheng Xun, Male

Dang Shun He, Male

WE NEED YOUR HELP WI TH THE FOLLOWING NEEDS:

 The opening of the new An Yang LOCC Would you like to get involved? Find us at  Sponsorship for 30 orphans http://ccaifamily.org/, Like us on Facebook, or contact us at [email protected].  Diapers, clothes, bibs, & cribs We look forward to working with you on the next  Nanny/staff training orphan care project!  Fund for medicine-scabies and diaper rash

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