Zhan Ming Gu (Gabriella) Needs A Family!!

Our precious "Gabriella" from the Children's Welfare Institute of Zhanjiang City in Guangdong was released as a Special Focus child on the shared list last night!

Ming Gu just turned 6 years old. Her birthday is April 28, 2005. Her special need is post-operative cleft lip and palate. Ming Gu is also reported to be physically delayed.

We are praying that a very special family will come forward to give Gabriella the love and patience she deserves. We believe with a loving forever family she will blossom and thrive!

Please feel free to email me at diana@pearlriveroutreach.org for more information. Since she was released as a "Special Focus" child you do not need to be logged in to lock her file!!!!

Blessings,

Diana

A Beautiful Testimony!

Gracie Joy, known to us as "Gwynne" at Pearl River will soon be going home to her new family. This special video was created by their church and shared yesterday with thousands of people at their "Orphan Sunday" services!

Doughty Story from Healing Place Church on Vimeo.

(Remember to turn down the music slider (right side) below so you can hear their beautiful story!)

To follow Gracie Joy's journey to her forever family, you can check out Jennifer's blog here!

Thank you Jennifer and Richard for sharing your hearts with so many! Gracie is going to be so blessed to be loved by you!

A Gift in Memory...

The Ellis Siblings

Terry, Carol Ann, and Ken

Tragically Ken Ellis was killed on March 29th at the age of 61. His loving family has chosen Pearl River Outreach for donations to be made in Ken's memory! We are so grateful for their thoughtfulness during this difficult time. Thanks to their loving gifts we will be purchasing new clothes for our children in our Hengshan program.

Thank you Ellis family for blessing our Bamboo Babies in memory of your brother! We are so grateful and touched by your gift!

A Fun Day at The Zoo!

Our amazing staff at Changsha #1 is working hard to come up with some fun ideas for the children! Recently they asked us if they could take the children and their foster mothers to the zoo! We thought this was a wonderful idea.. So, at the end of March the group set out on their first adventure!!! It looks like they had a beautiful day. They also celebrated three special birthdays while they were there for "Gwynne, Ethan, and Luke!"

A great big thank you for the "B" family for making this day possible for the children! Most likely this was the first time that our sweet children have ever done something like this!

Luke, Gwynne, and Ethan!

(Thanks "B" family and Kim W. for making these bday parties possible!)

Plans are in the works for their next field trip already!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Gwynne!!!!!

This precious child has captured a lot of hearts since she joined Pearl River in October, 2010! Many of you inquired about her adoption status since her smile entered our world. Gwynne's best friend, "Heidi" was adopted in the summer and we continued to wait for her to be sharing the same joy in her heart. Monthly we continue to receive photos and updates of this happy girl.

Well I am thrilled to announce that "Gwynne" will never celebrate another birthday without her forever family. Sometime in August or September she will meet her very special Mama, Baba, 3 big brothers and sister! She will be named Gracie Joy, and she is going to be so loved! You can follow "Gwynne's" journey home, here! Connecting with the families adopting our babies is am amazing blessing!

By now" Gwynne" is tucked in after most likely a very fun day. Thanks to her very generous sponsors, the "W" family she was able to have a special party with her friends. She also most likely received a care package with the best gift of all.. The news that she has a family!

Happy Third Birthday Gracie Joy! We can't wait to see what else God has planned for you!

Birthdays!!

Wow am I belated in shouting out that both Violet and Mason celebrated birthdays in February! Violet in Changsha, and Mason in Hengshan shared cake with their foster mother's and friends!

Violet

February 11, 2009

Mason

February 22, 2010

We have lots of birthdays to celebrate in March and April too!!

Chloe

March 6th, 2008

Ethan

March 16th, 2008

Luke

April 5th, 2008

Gwynne

April 8th, 2008

Gracie

April 20th, 2009

Gabriella

April 28, 2005

Our prayer is that all of these precious Bamboo Babies find their Forever Families this year!!

The Changsha Bamboo Babies!

We are blessed in Changsha with a wonderful group of foster families. Thanks to one of our special donors the children get together for special group outings monthly! They celebrate birthdays for our kids, and they have big meals together. They are looking forward to a fun zoo outing for the children soon! Many of our Changsha #1 children are starting to get placed with their forever families. It is a very special program, and we are so thankful to be a part of making it all happen!

We still have a need for one Changsha sponsor for Luke!

Thank you!