Monday, July 28

Today we started our day by taking the bus ride out to Urumqi City orphanage/foster care center.

We met with the director and her assitant and they explained the work that is being done and the she told us about the new buidling that will be completed in September.

The new building will be a three story structure that will have two floors for transitional living for those children who are too old to stay in the orphanage but have special needs and they will be taught skills to add to the work force. The third floor will have new equipment that will serve as the place for therapy that is needed for the children.

After the meeting it was time to do our favorite thing- Love on children!

Our first room was older special needs children who are being taught a skill/craft that they can sell. Being the good shoppers we are we bought some beautiful pieces made by the children. It was so good to see, that They are all Precious in his sight!

We then spent time on the playground fishing from a plastic pool- Go Doug and Claire! Some also played games with children. Ashley had the chance to reconnect with one of the girls she had met on an earlier trip. You could see the joy in both of them.

The highlight was the children dancing for us and playing games at a little performance. As is the custom in China, we then had to perform for them. Sarah designed an interp to Steven Curtis Chapmans new song "The Circle Game" that is partially sung in Chinese (you can only find it in China).

After all of this we played, laughed and loved on children. It has been a GREAT day of service.

Jimmie

Request:
Unity,
health,
stamina,
openness to appointments to share the Word.

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