Happy Birthday Lindsey!

Precious Lindsey turns 4 today!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!!!!

Chip In for the Bamboo Babies!!

Does a simple act of kindness ever make you cry? Does the opportunity to bless another, surprise you by how much it ends up blessing you? Do you ever wonder why we have so much and some have so little....

Today I received an email from one of our sponsors, Debbie. Her precious daughter has been very sick for the past year with a rare form of Aplastic Anemia. While they await news of a potential bone marrow transplant for Hannah, Debbie is thinking of others. She has put together the "Precious Treasures" fundraiser for the Bamboo Babies... You can check it out here.. And, why you are there please pray for this family! Thank you Debbie & Satu!

(You can order this beautiful print depicting two sisters (one from China) at Debbie's site)

And, then there is another sponsor group, the Meadows group. Their hearts are so big that they have approached us about blessing 88 orphans in the Changsha Welfare Institute where we have several Pearl River babies. In fact we just received two more babies this week, (new arrival photos coming soon!) We are naming this project "The Meadows Gift of Love Project." The goal is to raise $1000 by December 1st to send out 88 care packages for Christmas to the children. Here is how you can include these kiddos on your Christmas/Holiday list:

• Make a donation at the Chip In bar on the right! You use PayPal to donate directly to this fund. Any amount great or small, will be a blessing!!

Or Donate:

• Towels - The children use these for comfort/lovies instead of blankets
• 0-2T Socks
• 0-2T Hats
• 0-2T Mittens
• Children's Toothbrushes/Toothpaste (The Dollar Store sells a combo!)
• 2-3T Underwear
• Crayons, Small Coloring Books

Physical Item donations should be sent to arrive by December 11th too:

Meadows Gift of Love Project

c/o The Meadows Family

5854 Hopewell Church Road

Lancaster, OH 43130

What a great opportunity for families, small groups, Sunday School Classes, Youth Groups, etc.. Remember, it is in giving that we truly receive!

Please contact me directly if you have any questions! Thank you!

Blessings,

Diana

P.S: Blogger Friends, please feel free to copy and paste, and pass this on!

The Meadows Gifts of Love!

The photos below, are an example of what happens when a loving group of people come together to bless another. It shows how the gift of love can make the world of difference in the life of an orphan. I wonder what they would say if they truly understood that six special people a world away, planned, prayed over, packed and shipped these special gifts to them. This was a humble act of loving kindness by one of our sponsor familes and their Bible Study Small Group. On behalf of PRO, I personally want to thank you Jennifer, Bridgett, Heath, Roman, Jordan, and Scott!

Here are the photos of just our Bamboo Babies with their gifts... Several children in Hengshan were blessed by this special project...

LINDSEY

JAMISON

OLIVIA

We are working on some ideas to spread this project out to our ZJ and Changsha children and their orphanages for Christmas. Please watch for postings on how you can help. What a great way for your kids, friends, small groups to get involved. I would love to hear your ideas!

Thank you again to "The Meadows Gift of Love" group for blessing the little ones in Hengshan!

Two Precious Birthday Girls!!!

Beautiful Ainsley

Sweet Jayden

We have two precious Bamboo Babies celebrating their birthdays today! Ainsley is two and Jayden is 1! Happy Birthday from your Pearl River Families!

On a separate fabulous note, we have only eight sponsorships left for our Bamboo Babies. Please check the post below to see who is still available! We would love to have you join our PRO families!

Blessings,

Diana

8 Sponsorships Left!!!!!

We have EIGHT Sponsorships left... We are so thrilled (ok blown away!) and humbled by the response we have had. We have eighteen new families that have joined us to provide love and hope to our Bamboo Babies. Thank you, Thank you!!!!!

Please check below for our Bamboo Babies that still need you!!!

"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."

~Matthew 18:5

Chase -(Zhangjiang)

BDay 6-3-07

1 Sponsor Needed

Aiden - (Zhangjiang)

Bday - 8-10-08

1 Sponsor Needed

Hayden - (Changsha)

Bday 7-8-08

1 Sponsor Needed

Derek - (Changsha)

Bday 11-9-06

2 Sponsors Needed

Ruby - (Changsha)

Bday - 6-30-08

1 Sponsor Needed

New Sponsor - Thank you Mason Family!!!!

Jamison - (Hengshan)

1 Sponsors Needed

Bday 12-7-04

New Sponsor - Thank you Lisa & John!

Olivia - (Hengshan)

1 Sponsor Needed

Bday 11-26-07

If you have any questions, please contact me directly at diana@pearlriveroutreach.org. Or, go to our donate tab to the top right of our sidebar. When you get there, you will see that you can pick the program where the child is you would like to sponsor. You can pay by PayPal or send a check directly to PRO. You can email me directly, and let me know what child you would like to sponsor. You can also make that note on your PayPay transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you, and to having you join our growing Pearl River family!

Blessings,

I need a sponsor!

I am excited to kick off the second week of our Sponsorship Campaign. We feel truly blessed by the positive response we got last week! Below are the precious Bamboo Babies that still need sponsors! We have TWELVE sponsorships left, and one pending!!!! THANK YOU!

Chase -(Zhangjiang)

BDay 6-3-07

1 Sponsor Needed

Caitlin - (Zhangjiang)

Bday 5-01-09

SPONSORED IN FULL!

NEW SPONSOR - Thank you Doughty Family!!

Aiden - (Zhangjiang)

Bday - 8-10-08

1 Sponsor Needed

Chloe - (Zhangjiang)

Bday 3-6-09

Sponsored in Full!

NEW SPONSOR - Thank your Edwards Family!!

Hayden - (Changsha)

Bday 7-8-08

1 Sponsor Needed

Derek - (Changsha)

Bday 11-9-06

2 Sponsors Needed

Sydney - (Changsha)

Bday 8-27-08

Sponsored in Full!!!

New Sponsor - Thank you Waters Family!!

Addison - (Changsha)

Bday 6-2-07

Sponsored in Full!

New Sponsor - Thank you Kim & The 3Peanuts

Ruby - (Changsha)

Bday - 6-30-08

2 Sponsor Needed

Jamison - (Hengshan)

2 Sponsors Needed

Bday 12-7-04

*1 Sponsor Pending

Olivia - (Hengshan)

1 Sponsor Needed

Bday 11-26-07

If you have any questions, please contact me directly at diana@pearlriveroutreach.org. Or, go to our donate tab to the top right of our sidebar. When you get there, you will see that you can pick the program where the child is you would like to sponsor. You can pay by PayPal or send a check directly to PRO. You can email me directly, and let me know what child you would like to sponsor. You can also make that note on your PayPay transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you, and to having you join our growing Pearl River family!

Blessings,

Thank you for your Gifts of Hope!

Thank you to all of you who have checked out our new blog this week. We are so grateful at the positive response we have had! We have had THIRTEEN new families join us to sponsor FOURTEEN children!!!!!!!!!!!! What a blessing for our Bamboo Babies!

I want to personally thank:

The Sweatt Family

The van der Hoffe Family

The Barbaro Family

The Crago Family

The Hikade Family

The Huber Family

The Kane Family

The Sandstede Family

The Cannon Family

The Schaefer Family

The Stafiel Family

The Eriksen Family

The Rodriguez Family

We still have 16 sponsorships available for: (Photos Sept. 28th Post Below)

Hayden - 1 Sponsor Needed (Changsha)

Derek - 2 Sponsors Needed (Changsha)

Addison - 1 Sponsor Needed (Changsha)

Sydney - 1 Sponsor Needed (Changsha)

Ruby - 2 Sponsors Needed (Changsha)

Jamison - 2 Sponsors Needed (Hengshan)

Olivia - 1 Sponsor Needed (Hengshan)

Chase - 1 Sponsor Needed (Zhangjiang)

Caitlin - 1 Sponsor Needed (Zhangjiang)

Aiden - 1 Sponsor Needed (Zhangjiang)

Chloe - 3 Sponsors Needed (Zhangjiang)

Thank you again! You are giving these children the gift of a family and the gift of hope!

Blessings,

Diana

diana@pearlriveroutreach.org