We have a new addition to our family a bit earlier than expected. We got a call yesterday from a lady connected with the foster care program in the city. They had a 4 day old girl dropped off at one of the orphanages and were looking for a foreign family to care for her. We agreed to take her in as long as needed until we leave. She was born with a disorder in which her intestines are actually outside her abdomen. This is usually quickly solved in the US by a surgery. But the system works differently here and now she is an orphan. If it’s taken care of quickly then there shouldn’t be any long term complications. We also think that she was probably a preemie.

We are meeting with another lady tomorrow and are going to the hospital. We’re not sure how things work here and how urgent they see this. We ask that you would pray for this little girl. We don’t know if she has a Chinese name, but we decided to call her Hope. She’s a beautiful little girl. Pray that the hospital would be able to get her in ASAP and that there would be no complications. We’ll keep you updated.