It's Her Birthday and She Needs One Sponsor!!

Madison

Born May 19, 2009

Changsha #1

Hunan Province

*Update - Madison has been sponsored! Thank you "A" Family!!

Tomorrow is Madison's birthday and she will be one!!! Will you bless her on her bday by becoming one of her sponsors? She has been in our program since January. Isn't she adorable?

To sponsor Madison you can go here! Pick the monthly, quarterly or annual payment button. It will direct you to PayPal. We also have a monthly payment by mail option. Just contact me if you would like that option. If you sign up via PayPal I will be notified and I will contact you for more information!

Happy Birthday Madison!

Love,

Your PRO team!

diana@pearlriveroutreach.com

Look Who is Home!

One of the very best parts of this job is connecting with families after they are home with our Bamboo Babies! I have been blessed to connect with three in the last few months that are home, and one who is about to travel. This is why we do what we do... It is to give these beautiful children the foundation and love they need to thrive with their forever families!

Do you recognize this cutie? Does she look like the little girl on our header second in from the right? YES, it is precious "Kiley"!!!! She is 2 1/2 now and she has been home with her family since November! From the pictures I have seen and the emails I have received from her sweet Mom, she is doing great!

I will always have a special place in my heart for Miss "Kiley"! She was the first child I ever sponsored at Pearl River! That special day led me to this job, and ultimately to our new daughter. You just never know what's going to happen when you sponsor a Bamboo Baby!

Thanks to "Kiley's" family for allowing us to post her pictures here! We are thrilled that she is home, happy, and loved!

Blessings,

Diana

PRO visits Zhanjiang!!!!!

Zhanjiang Social Welfare Institute

Caitlin

Christina Loving on sweet Caitlin

Christina and Julie with Ainsley & Caitlin and their Foster Mothers

Julie sharing new toys with Aiden

Julie and Christina with Aiden

Ciera and her Foster Mother

Sharing sweet kisses with Ainsley!

Precious Ciera

Gabriella with her Foster Mother and her new toys!!

Ainsley

Jayden and Chloe

Chloe gets introduced to stacking cups!!

Foster Mother Appreciation Luncheon

Very Special Retired Foster Mom's from ZJ

Looking For Forever Families! NOW!!

Rarely in China do we find Orphanage Directors that reach out for help. Well, the fabulous Director Wei at Changsha #1 in Hunan has done just that! She cares about her children, and she wants to find forever families for all of her charges! All of the children on this post are currently available on the shared list. Please help us find loving families for these beautiful kids!

This is Zander! Our team just met him when they were in Changsha a few weeks ago.

Let's just say they were smitten with this handsome boy!!!! "Zander" does have a MINOR special need, but based on what I have heard it does not slow him down one bit!!!! I can't wait to hear who is blessed with this little man! Zander turned 7 in November!

"Zander"

Born 11-5-2002

"Zack"

Born 4-4-2003

"Lisa"

Born 10-29-2001

"Heather"

Born 8-24-1997

"Jason"

Born 6-22-2002

"Cale"

Born 10- 29-1998

"Liam"

Born 5-29-2003

I am happy to share more information, including Chinese names if you email me directly at diana@pearlriveroutreach.com. Please feel free to forward this link or post it on your blogs!

Thank you!

A visit to China and Changsha #1!

Our Pearl River team just returned from a ten day trip to China. The purpose of this trip was to visit the children, meet with the orphanage directors, evaluate our work in each province, and to thank all the foster mom's for the difference they are making in the lives of our Bamboo Babies!

Our team visited the homes of all of the Foster Mother's in Zanjiang and Changsha. Each Bamboo Baby received an Easter basket filled with toys that were developmentally appropriate. All of the foster mom's received training in their homes specific to the child living with them. Time was also spent evaluating living conditions, home safety and the development of each child. Lastly our team hosted appreciation dinners and lunches for all of our foster parents.

It was a worthwhile and productive trip! Thanks to Christina, Julie, Marissa and Shelby for taking the time to truly make a difference!

Here are some photos from their trip to Changsha #1...

With their Foster Mothers: Gwynne, Madison and Heidi

Adorable Gwynne enjoying her new Bunny Ears!

Precious Heidi!

Best Friends!

Zoe with her Foster Mother!

Lily checking out one of the toys from her Easter Basket!

Ruby!

Sydney

Baby Madison!

Certificate of Appreciation!

The Director of Changsha #1, Director Wei

Changsha #1

Two Hengshan Cuties!!!

Finally a post!!!! I am back from China, and life is beginning to fall into a routine at our house! I have kept up on our Pearl River Babies, and we have so many exciting things to share. Christina and Julie have been in Hunan and Guangdong visiting our foster families for the past 10 days. I look forward to sharing photos and highlights of their exciting trip soon!

For now, I wanted to share a photo of two precious Hengshan friends!! One is my new daughter, Sienna, and the other is her very best friend and neighbor from Hengshan, Shaelee, aka "Lindsey". Shaelee was a Pearl River Bamboo Baby until November of 2009. I had the privilege of sponsoring "Lindsey" and it has been a blessing to see how well she is doing home with her amazing forever family!

The story of these two is a miracle! When Shaelee's parents were in Changsha to pick her up, they found out that her very best friend was Xia Chang, my daughter! If you ever want to read the details you can go here. We do not live in the same state, but we plan to get the girls together as much as possible! The next visit is planned for June!

Enjoy seeing what love can do!

Blessings,

Ciera Celebrates Chinese New Year!

So fun to see our Bamboo Babies out celebrating Chinese New Years with their Foster Mama's! This is Ciera, and her Foster Mother was kind enough to share these with us!.. Pearl River is blessed to have Foster Families that truly care about the children they are responsible for!

A belated "Gang Hay Fat Choy" to all of you from us at Pearl River!

I leave tomorrow for China to bring our newest daughter home! Until then, THANK YOU for once again coming forward to sponsor Mia, Caitlin, and Lili! I can leave the country now, knowing that our babies are all fully sponsored!!

Blessings,

Diana