When Love Begins In China.......

"Kellan" with his Foster Mother ~ April, 2013

I am thrilled to announce that "Kellan" has been adopted and is now home with his forever family!  I had the pleasure of spending time with this precious child during my time in China.  I had tea in his home where he served me and the others visiting.  It was clear he was well taken care of and loved.   It was also clear that he was very attached to his special foster mother!  

 I received this note from "Kellan's" new Mom from Hong Kong as they were preparing to come home last week....

"You can tell he was totally LOVED in his foster home, it makes ALL the difference. THANK YOU TO PRO FOR EVERYTHING!" 

Thank you sponsors for making a difference in the lives of our Bamboo Babies as they wait for their turn to be forever loved too!

Catching Up!!! And, Introducing....

Well it's that time of year when many of us with kids can take a minute to catch their breath...  For me that includes trying to get caught up on months of blogging and Facebook updates for Pearl River!!!  Forgive me for my quiet lapses...  Nothing personal.. Just 4 kids needing me!  After next week, my baby girl will be back to school 3 days a week..  So, I am excited to keep more in touch with all of you!!!!

We had a VERY exciting summer at Pearl River Outreach..  THANK YOU for your great big hearts and love for our Babies!!!  Sponsorship is up, and we have all of you to thank for that..  I am just in awe of how you have stepped up to provide!  What a blessing you are...  We saw four more of our babies adopted in the last month...  We said goodbye to Hannah, Ava, Quinn and Grayson.  I pray that one day their new forever families will find me..  I have so many photos to share!

With our goodbyes we get to say hello to four new children...  What a gift to see them out of their orphanages and in our care...  It is my privilege to introduce our newest Bamboo Babies:

Finn replaces Grayson in Changsha!

Garrison replaces Quinn in Changsha!

Delaney replaces Hannah in Changsha!

Teagan replaces Ava in Zhanjiang!

I know we introduced Gardner last month, but I had to share his sweet announcement..  He replaces Kade in Changsha!

Thanks again for your faithfulness!!!  More soon!!!!

Summer Sponsors! And Welcome Gardner!

We have had a tremendous response to sponsorship since we returned from China!  I will be honest when we added our six new Bamboo Babies in China, and then twins and two more from Zhanjiang we were a little nervous about what we had committed to.  But, our team felt confident after seeing our program in action that we could get the support we needed to keep these babies out of the orphanage.  Well you did not disappoint!  You have blessed Pearl River Outreach in a BIG way!    Since returning from China we have 27 NEW sponsor families!  We are beyond thankful for what this is allowing us to do!  Thank you!!!!!

We are down to needing just 4 more sponsors for our new kiddos in Zhu Zhou City!

If you would like to sponsor one of these precious children, please email me.

You can also go directly to our "donations link" and choose one of the payment buttons.  Since we do not have an official button for Zhu Zhou City yet, you can choose any program to sign up through.  By emailing me I will know where to allocate the funds.  I will follow up with more information too.

Here are the most recent photos I have of our sweet foursome:

Caitlin

Born June 19, 2011

Age 2

Special Need:  Premie

Jack
Born September 11, 2011
Almost 2
Healthy Boy

Tyler
Born March 15, 2011
2 Years Old
SN:  Cleft Lip/Palete 

Hank
Born November 15, 2012
8 months old
Healthy Boy

Lastly, I would like to welcome the newest baby in our Pearl River Family!  Gardner just joined us in Changsha.  He replaced sweet Kade who was recently adopted and is now home with his forever family!!  We are so happy for him!


Gardner
Born December 19, 2012
SN:  Post operative Imperorated Anus

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!
diana@pearlriveroutreach.org

Happy 4th of July Week!!

3 Boys and 3 Girls Need Your Help!!!!!

Thank you again for all of your interest in Pearl River and our Bamboo Babies!!  In the past few weeks, we have been blown away by the love and support we have received from many of you.  Seeing our family of sponsors grow is such a blessing!..  Before summer officially begins for my kids tomorrow,  I wanted to update our sponsorship needs.  Here are the 6 kids that need sponsorship now!

Beautiful Madeline

Birthday - February 24, 2010

3 years old

Zhu Zhou City, Hunan

Shy and Sweet Caitlin

Birthday - June 19, 2011

Almost 2!

Zhu Zhou City, Hunan


Our Precious Heart Baby Adalynn
Birthday - November 6, 2012
 7 months old!
Zhanjiang, Guangdong


Totally adorable Jack!
Birthday - September 11, 2011
2 years old
Zhu Zhou City, Hunan


Handsome Tyler
Birthday - March 15, 2011
2 years old
Zhu Zhou City, Hunan


Sweet (and chubby) Baby Hank
Bithday - November 15, 2012
Almost 7 months old!
Zhu Zhou City, Hunan

To become part of the Pearl River Family, you can use our donations link here.
Right now you can sign up for any of these children under our Zhanjiang tabs.
(We are in the process of updating our website.)
The cost of sponsorship is $35 per month or $420 annually.
We ask for a minimum of a one year commitment for our babies.  When the baby you sponsor is adopted, I assign you to a new child.  Usually their replacement.
When we receive your donation I will follow up.  Or please email me if you have any questions.

Remember, I have seen what love can do both in China, and when our precious children are forever home.  How often do you get the opportunity to change the life of a little one, before their forever truly begins?  There is one thing I can promise you...  You will make a difference in the life of one of these sweet six!
I hope to hear from you soon!

Thank you!
Diana
diana@pearlriveroutreach.org

Thank You for Loving Our Kids!!

I don't know how to thank you...  I wish I could send a hug to everyone of you who has read our blog, liked us on Facebook, viewed my posts, and answered the call to sponsor one of our new children.  It is overwhelming..  Since our trip to China we have received emails and messages from many of you..  Thank you for your hearts for these precious children..  We are hopeful that our children will all be adopted one day.  But, until then we have a job to do...  To provide safe and loving homes for our babies with your sponsorship support!!!

We have had a wonderful response to our need for sponsors!!!  I am so excited to welcome our new families.  You are a blessing!!!!

I still have six children that need sponsors..  Their sweet faces are posted here.. Three boys, and three girls.  All of these precious kiddos are in Zhu Zhou City, except for baby Adalynn who is our new addition in Zhanjiang.

IF you would like to join us on our mission at PRO, please email me, or message me on facebook via the PRO page, or my page. 

 You can also go directly to our donations page:

(*Please sign up under Zhanjiang....  Website is not updated with ZhuZhou yet..)

The cost to sponsor a PRO baby is $35 per month, or $420 annually..

THANK YOU!

Diana@pearlriveroutreach.org

BOYS!!

These precious boys in ZhuZhou City, Hunan need sponsors!!!!

Any boy mom's out there that want to share some love until these little guys

can be loved by their forever Mama's!!!

If you can sponsors Jack, Hank, or Tyler, please contact me..

Sponsorship is $35.00 per month for one year.

($420 annually!)

Happy Memorial Weekend!

Diana

diana@pearlriveroutreach.org

You can also sign up here..  Pick any one of our programs

since our new website is not ready yet with a ZhuZhou tab..

I will be in touch!!

Thank you!

What Love Can Do!

It's time that I share a sweet story from my time in China..  

This story is about a little girl we call Charlotte...  She had just joined Pearl River Outreach one week before we arrived in Changsha..  She replaced adorable Cayden who is now happily home in the Untied States with his forever family..  I will admit when I first saw Charlotte I thought she was a new boy in our program..  An easy mistake with the way she was dressed...  She was very shy during our time at the park..  Really wanting nothing to do with me/us..  She stayed safely close to her Foster Mama...  And, then something very sweet happened as we were getting ready to leave...  I got down to her level, and motioned at her to come and say "hi..."  She stared at me for a minute.. And, then she looked at her foster mother.. With her approval, she came closer to me..  I said the Chinese word for "kiss on the cheek."  Again she looked at her Mama..  Again she got the "ok" to come closer to me...  Instead of giving me that requested smooch, she pulled my face to hers and rested her forehead against mine... Her gorgeous brown eyes stared deep into mine..  And, that is when the tears came... from me...  To this day I can't explain it..  I guess I was overwhelmed by her story... their stories.  This was a quiet, sweet and innocent little 3 year old girl who just 7 days ago had been in an orphanage..  Most likely she has spent the first three years of her life without a lot of smooches, hand holding, peek-a-boo, and attention directed solely at her...  And, in just one week's time, she had started to learn to take sweet baby steps towards trusting another.    Charlotte symbolizes all the work we are doing at PRO.  She is the reason we work so hard to keep our kids sponsored.  She is the perfect portrait of what love can do!

The series of photos below were taken by me when Charlotte was given her first pair of sunglasses.  Paige was there to make her new accessory a fun game..  Seeing her face light up with her adorable smile just made our day..  Another picture of what love can do!

One day, Charlotte will be adopted.  Her special need is bilateral cleft lip (repaired) and palate.  And, I know she will do great..  Because she will understand how to accept the love of her forever family!  I look forward to that day!  That family will be so blessed!!

Thank you Charlotte for trusting me enough, to give me a memory I will never forget!

Because..   "That's what love can do!"