Friday, September 28, 2007

A Family for Dong Li and Dong Ya

During my 6 weeks in China this year, I fell in love with two girls, Dong Li and Dong Ya (9-year-old twins). They captured my heart like no other children in China have. I don't know how to explain the love. I dropped them off at their orphanage, my heart broken because there is nothing I can do. I am not 30 and married. I would never qualify to adopt twins in China. Dong Li and Dong Ya's only hope is if another family fights for them; fights to have them has their children. Before I even left China, there was a family who wanted to adopt them. After an emotional journey, we found out that only families that do not have any children can adopt Chinese twins. We agonized and prayed. And it looks like just today we have found a family for them.

The family who wants to adopt them has already qualified for twins and they are already logged in with A Helping Hand. This saves a lot of time and gives them the assurance that they can adopt twins. To me, it looks great. But things always seem to happen. I want so desperately for Dong Li and Dong Ya to have a family who loves them.

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