I am having trouble as I try to find words to describe an experience that was life changing for our family. We recently had the privilege of spending some time at an orphanage in Beijing. We went with our dear friends Eric and Wendy, Brinson and Aiden. The orphanages in China tend to be very closed to foreigners who want to come in and volunteer, but Wendy persisted until she found one that would allow us to come and play with, hold and simply love on the children! Shepherd's Field Children's Village (www.chinaorphans.org) is a foreign run orphanage that rescues children with special needs. They have a place on site that volunteers can stay called The Inn of Eight Happinesses. Also, the cook that provides meals for the children will cook for the guests for a fee which goes to helping with the work there. It was a beautiful place and refreshing to see a loving environment for these precious children. However, it is heartbreaking at the same time to see their physical needs and think of them without parents - it is not as He intended it. Please, please join us in bringing these little ones before our Father. I will let the pictures speak for themselves...
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