Look Who's 1!!

Baby Rue will be celebrating her 1st birthday on Friday!  A special thank you to the "B" family for blessing Rue on her birthday.   Thanks to their donation she celebrated with a birthday cake and some new toys and new clothes too!!!!  Happy Birthday Rue!  We think you are PRECIOUS!!

Can You Help?

I feel so blessed that sponsorship at Pearl River Outreach for our Bamboo Babies in Guangdong, and Hunan has remained consistent!  Thank you to all of you who have sponsored, loved, adopted and prayed for our children!  We couldn't do this without your support and prayers!  It has been a busy time as we have seen many of our children adopted this past year!  Every month I am sharing good news that one of our kids is "Forever Home!"

Today, I have four children that need your help!  Two have been in our program for a long time.  We pray they too will be celebrating their "Gotcha Moments" one day.  But, if not we are thankful we can provide them the family they would not otherwise have.  Gabriella just turned 7 years old on April 28th.  She has been on the "Shared List" as a "Special Focus" child for too long.  Please share her photo and her name if you are advocating for the Waiting Children in China.  She needs our help!

To be a sponsor at PRO, we look for a one year commitment.  You can choose to pay monthly, quarterly, or annually!  The cost of sponsorship is $35 per month.  .  $420 per year to get a child out of an institutional facility, to give them a family, to give them clothes, to give them food, to give them a birthday cake, and so much more...!  Ask anyone of our babies that has their Forever Family now.  They will tell you they were loved so they could love!  Just ask "Lili", "Ethan", "Harlow" and "Gwynne!"  All children from our program that I have been honored to watch trust and love in their new forever families in the past year!!

Here are the kiddos that need your sponsorship blessing right now!:

Gabriella

DOB:  4-28-05

Age 7

Chinese Name:  Zhan Ming Gu (*On Shared List)

SN:  Development Delays, Repaired Cleft Lip/Palete

Location:  Zhanjiang, Guangdong

Aiden

DOB:  8-10-08

Age 3

SN:  Poor Hearing

Location:  Zhanjiang, Guangdong

Asher

DOB:  2-22-07

Age 5

SN:  Speech Development Delay

Location:  Changsha #1, Hunan

Grayson

DOB:  11-19-09

Age 2

SN:  Malformation of Small Intestine

Location:  Changsha #1, Hunan

How Do I sigh up?  Please go to our Sponsorship Link Here!

Choose the program your child is in, and the way that you want to pay.

I will be alerted to your sponsorship from our team, and I will contact you!

If you have any questions about how to sign up, or PRO please email me at:

diana@pearlriveroutreach.org

THANK YOU!!!!!!

New Babies!!!!!!!! And Sponsorship Opportunities!!

We are excited to announce FOUR new babies at Pearl River Outreach!

Last month we said goodbye to four of our kids, as they said hello to their forever families!!!  It is such a blessing to know that our children are loved until it is time for them to go!!!  Three of our new babies need one sponsor..

INTRODUCING....

"RUE"

Zhanjiang, Guangdong

Born July 13, 2012

Needs ONE Sponsor

"POPPY"

Changsha, Hunan

Born October 1, 2009

Needs ONE Sponsor

"KENNEDY"

Changsha, Hunan

Born July 20, 2010

Needs ONE Sponsor

"Kellan" 

(Boy)

Changhsha, Hunan

Born March 14, 2010

Fully Sponsored at this time


The cost of sponsorship is $35 per month, and we ask for a one year commitment.  To sign up to sponsor one of our babies in need you can go to our donation page here!  If you have questions, please email me at diana@pearlriveroutreach.org.

THANK YOU!

A HUGE Thank you from ZJ!!!

A very special group of big hearts from Evansville, IN collected and donated money for our Bamboo Babies in Zhanjiang...  This money was put towards new clothes and shoes for our kiddos there.  Below are a few collages of our sweet kiddos sporting there new wardrobes!!!

THANK YOU for your generous donation!  Your blessing the children in this way does make a difference in the lives!!!!

Gabriella, (Zhan Ming Gu) is still available as a Special Focus Child!  We continue to pray that she will find her forever family soon!  Gabriella will turn 7 on April 28th!

Aiden has been in our program for quite a while.  We pray this is his year too!!!!  Aiden will turn 4 in August!

Sweet Caroline is 1.5 years old already.  What a little sweetie she is!

We have a lot going on at PRO!  And, I am soooooo behind in blogging about it!  We have new kids, kids we have said goodbye too, and birthday's to recognize!  I hope to bring you all up to speed in the upcoming week!!!!  Thank you for blessing our babies with your contributions and with your prayers!!

~Diana

diana@pearlriveroutreach.blogspot.com

"Lili" has her Forever Family!!

Today in Changsha another beautiful story has un-folded! "Lili" has met her forever family! It has been a blessing to be a part of the wait with this family! They have been Pearl River sponsors for a long time! Over that time I have been blessed to become friends with Paige! I can't think of a better Mama for this precious child! If you would like to follow Janie's journey home, you can do that here!

From all of us at PRO, "Congratulations!"! Thank you for opening your hearts to your new precious daughter! She has clearly been waiting her whole life for you!!

Happy Birthday Asher!

I was just preparing to start the Quarterly Reports for our sponsors. I was reading what each child's foster mother had to say about their charge.. And, I think this one about Asher is my favorite.. What a charming precious boy he is... Today Asher is 5 years old.. I pray this is the year he meets his forever family! Happy Birthday Asher! You are special!!!!"

From Asher's foster mom...

"He has been doing fabulous! He can now count past 100 and recites poetry for guests that come to visit his foster family. His foster mother has also taught him to pull out a chair for each guest. His foster mother says that he is a a very good and polite boy!"

I just wanted to note that Asher's special need is development delays and speech delays.. I would venture to say that used to be his special need!!! Way to go Asher!

"Harlow" is Home!!!!

About one month ago I was blessed to connect with "Harlow's" forever Mom!!!! Her new perfect name is, Tessa! She met her forever family in Changsha in December. From the sounds of it she has not looked back!! Being able to keep in touch with our Bamboo Babies after they are home is one of the biggest gifts we get here at Pearl River! Tto know our babies are safe and loved is all we can pray for! Thank you Nikki for sharing her with us!

Meeting Tessa in Changsha!

Here is what TESSA's sweet Mama, Nikki, had to say about her new precious daughter!

Tessa is doing amazing, and surprises us each day with how resilient she is! She never cried when we met, and was laughing in the van as we left the civil affairs office on gotcha day. She loves to play with her brothers, and they fight like they've been together for years, not months. She is adjusting to family life where there are rules and limits, but catches on quickly. She just had surgery to repair her special need, and is doing great! She understands everything we say, and speaks about 10-15 words. She can call her Mommy and Daddy, but llooooooovvvvveeesssss her Daddy. Luckily she doesn't reject Mommy, but Daddy has her heart. He is wrapped right around her little chubby pinky finger! We are so thankful for the existence of PRO and the services provided. We are so excited to be sponsoring someone now, and love to tell everyone we know about this awesome organization! Thanks PRO!!!

Being loved by her Mama in China!

Riding home from the airport with her Brothers!!

Having fun at Great Wolf Lodge!

Celebrating Chinese New Year in the States!

Happy Birthday Tessa!

Soon another one of our Changsha girls and one of our Hengshan children will be also united with their forever families! We can't wait for their special days when we can celebrate that they are orphaned no more!!