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Some thoughts from Alan

As you know, Lyn & I live in China and enjoy being there, often I long to be at home with my family and friends.

When my sister, Wendy, and I were very young, we were abandoned together and spent our childhood and youth in various children’s homes, sometimes together, sometimes apart.

I would just love now to be able to spend 1 day a week when we could chat, have meals together and have fun.

I didn’t see Adam, my youngest grandson until he was 16 months old; I left to go live in China when Owen was 6 weeks old, now he is 3. I have missed my granddaughter’s transition from adolescent to young woman.

Like most human beings - I need and miss family.

I would love to spend time with them and be a pest to my friends, sharing meals, watching cricket, living life.

Now – imagine you are in China and you have a new baby. WAIT – there’s a problem.

The doctors have told you the baby is ‘no good’ and will die, great expense may be involved if you want to try and save it.

You feel ashamed,; it’s your fault; you must have done something bad in your life for this to happen. It’s a punishment.

You can’t take this baby home. Death in the family home is so bad and brings bad luck, bad spirits. You have no money to ‘fix’ this baby who was so wanted and looks so innocent. What can you do?

Do you leave it in a hedge

Do you flush it away

Do you risk imprisonment by abandoning it?

Do you feel the pain – this happens in modern China today.

When I was in alone and in need as a child, someone picked me up, someone fed me, someone even loved me at times.

Now – It’s my turn to give, I want to make a difference to someone. I want loving arms to pick up and hold, feed and love these little ones, I want to help the parents keep their sick babies.

Will you consider committing to partner with us? There are many ways you can be a ChinaKidz partner.

You can give:

Your time – we need trustees, fundraisers, administrative support

Your skills – for example – web design/maintenance, accountancy, be a volunteer in China

Your encouragement – write to us, it’s lonely sometimes

Your money – as a one off or better still – commit a regular sum each month for a year, that keeps us going.

I’d like you to have fun in your life, but keep the thought in the back of your minds that without you, Lyn & I are just like those Chinese parents, helpless and with little or no hope.