Year-round Projects & Orphans Helped

Name:  Peter - Age: 10 or 11 years - Favorite Things: Playing soccer, swimming, singing songs, reading, and writing - Status:  Needs a forever family!  (Read the full post for more information and photos/videos of Peter!)   "Peter is a 10 (or 11) year old boy with a heart looking for genuine love. Peter will quietly perform acts that show his desire for attention. He will give his last piece of candy, hold your hand all day, draw pictures of him being the prince and you the princess, and ensure that you are protected. He doesn't smile quickly or give hugs readily, but you can see in all the small actions that he is waiting for love. "Peter can play soccer, swim, sing songs, read, write, and feed himself." Watch Peter's Video Here! (From Hoping for Home- be sure to check out the other beautiful kids who need forever families on HOH!)

Name:  Jin Qiu -  Age:  12 years - Favorite Things:  Music, karaoke, playing on the playground, riding on cars and bikes - Status:  Needs a forever family!  (Read the full post for more information and photos of Jin Qiu!)  

Jin Qiu is a 12 year-old orphan.  He is is very artistic and likes to imitate TV actors and paint pictures.  He enjoys music and singing karaoke and performing for an audience whenever he has the opportunity.

Jin Qiu is also a helper.  He helps to fold diapers for all the babies in the orphanage every afternoon.  He mops the floor and cleans tables when asked.

 

One of Jin Qiu’s favorite places to play is on the playground!  Here he enjoys running around, sliding, and swinging.  He also likes to jump rope and ride bikes and cars.

Most of all, Li Jin Qiu is very loving and sensitive to the moods and expressions of people around him.  When one of the other children in the orphanage falls, he is quickly by their side and helping them up.

 

Jin Qiu has Down Syndrome but has not had any heart or thyroid issues.  Because of this condition and his age, Jin Qiu needs to find a forever family before he is 14 years old.  Jin Qiu would be a wonderful addition to any family.  His engaging smile and sweet disposition would warm up any home and heart!

 

Please contact Joy Dexter at joyinchina78@gmail.com for more information about Jin Qiu.

 

Below is a guest post, written by one of our wonderful volunteers, Micah Crowe.  Enjoy her story about China and the little boy she met there.  Let's find this little one a family!

"In July, my husband and I traveled to China to serve with Bring Me Hope to provide a camp experience for orphans. As prepared as you think you are with packing lists and immunizations and reading all you can beforehand, I wasn’t at all prepared for what God had in store for me. My heart was broken. My heart was broken over each one of those children He brought to that camp. Broken. During my second week in Xi’an, I had the tremendous blessing of spending 5 days with a sweet little boy [David]. I’ll never forget seeing him for the first time. He immediately reached for my hand and held it with a tight grip. He didn’t want to let me go. I noticed right away that he had some difficulty walking. And, as we walked to the edge of the room together to play, I became more aware of the trouble he had walking. As I walked easily in stride, I could feel his body shift from left to right as we walked hand in hand. He has scoliosis. I imagine that the years of little to no treatment and no family to help him get what he needs has contributed to his rhythmic gait. But, his spirit is so bright. He smiled up at me with an excited grin and told our translator he was excited to come to camp. Every few minutes, he would shift his entire body to turn and smile at my translator and me. I remember consciously noticing what a beautiful smile he had.

That first afternoon, we played badminton until we could play no more. And, he laughed and played with joy despite the differences in how God formed his shape.

When I think about [David], I think first of his sweet spirit–quick to listen, eager to try new things and soak every bit out of camp that he could. He had two close buddies at camp. They all lived in the orphanage together, and it was very easy to tell that they were best buds, three peas in a pod. It occurred to me that they were probably the closest thing he has to a family, the closest thing he has experienced of what it feels like to belong. He was made paper ready, made available for international adoption when he was only 5 years old. He just turned 8. And, for nearly 3 years, he has waited, paper ready to be adopted. [David] seemed most happy when he was beside his two best friends. I couldn’t help but picture him home with a family, HIS family, and how happy he would be, how much potential he has, how much he’d grow and thrive. And, how tightly he’d hold the hand of his mother and father."

Just a quick update on Silas and his upcoming surgery. For a while we have been trying to get a hold of Stanford and the neurosurgeon who said he would do the surgery for Silas. We were growing a bit weary of not knowing what was going on or hearing back from them. This Monday [...]

A beautiful video made by Kristen Chase about the visit she and some of the other Xi'an staffers took to an orphanage this summer. God's Heart: Chinese Orphanage Visit

These 2nd and 3rd graders from a church in West Virginia raised enough money to send a Chinese orphan to camp this summer. We're very proud of them for helping out at such a young age!  Because of them a child had the opportunity to come out of an orphanage and experience a week of fun and love in a Christian environment.  Thank you, little friends.  You inspire us!

Hello everyone; Lacey Scott here!  I wanted to quickly update you on the Bring Me Hope tour going on right now. My brother, Colin, and I have been on the road for two weeks, traveling from Oregon to New York, speaking at churches and hosting house parties.  There have been some wonderful reconnections with old “BMHers”, [...]

Take a few minutes to watch Scout Bassett’s amazing story!   She started life as an orphan, abandoned outside of an orphanage in Nanjing.  There was no explanation for her missing lower right leg or the burns and scars on other areas of her body.  At age six, she was adopted by a loving family [...]

It's been six weeks since the last Bring Me Hope camp ended in China.  As we all settle back into our normal routines, it can be easy to forget the little ones we've left behind.  That's why it's so inspiring to hear about volunteers who have decided to intentionally advocate for their children after camp. Rob Malloy, a student from Ireland, was a volunteer at the Xi'an camp this year.  Since coming home in August, he has made it his goal to find a family for his buddy, Lei Xiao Feng (Jacob).  With the help of BMH staffer, Kristen Chase, he put together an article (featured here ), YouTube video, and an email asking if anyone would be willing to adopt Jacob.  The response has been incredible! We are confident Jacob will soon have a forever family. Volunteers and BMH friends, would you take a moment to ask The Father what you can do to help the kids?  It may be writing them a letter, supporting their orphanage, finding an adoptive family, praying for them...  We trust He will show you the way if you ask.  Thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for the children!  God does amazing work through His people!   [caption id="attachment_396" align="aligncenter" width="478" caption="Rob and Jacob"][/caption]

A HUGE thank you to all that made the 2011 Summer Camp possible.  Updates coming soon!