Qingyuan Orphanage

Today I had the priviledge to visit the Qingyuan orphanage where Ellie Grace lived for the first 2 1/2 years of her life. It was a great day for me, because I was able to meet with one of the older children who is getting adopted by some friends of mine in California. The director and co-director were not there today, but hey had arranged for the office director to meet with David Kong (guide) and I and to give us a tour of the orphanage.

We were taken up to the fourth and fifth floors to see the older childrens area. They currently have 7 older children in the orphanage and about 10 - 12 babies. The orphanage was clean and the babies were well taken care of by the nannies. I asked how many nannies they had on staff and was told that there were 7 on staff and that they took turns two at a time with the babies.

All of the supplies we brought in December were there including the heaters Bill and Christina purchased. I delivered the small pillows that Elizabeth and her friends made for the babies and we placed them under the heads of the babies sleeping on the floor. We spent about an hour and a half at the orphanage today with the kids. It was a good to see them so well taken care of and the nannies were truely appreciative for all that has been done for the orpahnage.