TEAMWorks China - Monday, November 11th

The rain from the typhoon has started here in southern China.  It is very dreary but we were blessed with lots of sweet little ones to brighten our day today.

The morning started with Amber and Julie fitting two different kids for a stander and gait trainer.  These children were so happy to be up!

There were several nannies present in our therapy room early this morning so Paige decided to give them a quick training on proper feeding techniques, positioning, and why this is important with these children.  The training brought up questions on choking.  Paige then gave a brief summary on how to perform the heimlich maneuver.  The importance of swaddling and how to swaddle was also discussed this morning.

Carol and Cindy had four children come in from two different foster homes to assess.  The foster moms are taking great care of these little ones and you can tell they love them.  They were all in need of protection for their feet so Amber fitted them and was able to send them home with a nice pair of shoes.

After a busy morning, it was time for another delicious meal from a local restaurant.  Our facilitator, Allison, is getting good at ordering things we like (noodles, dumplings, and broccoli).  She says we Americans eat "too much chicken".  We hope she comes to Arkansas in the near future to experience some Chik-Fil-A.  We had a nice discussion with the director at lunch and found out that he has been at this center for 19 years.  He said he is happy we are here and helping with the children.

After lunch, we met two little ones in need of immediate prayer.  One little one has a heart condition that needs to be addressed immediately.  Allison began making calls to see how we could get the child to a bigger city or even back to the US for the medical attention she needs.  The other child is 8 months old and has hydrocephalus.  He has not had a shunt placed and his head is growing rapidly.  We hope and pray to help these children get the surgeries they need as soon as possible.

Another little one was brought in from the community.  His grandmother had heard we were here and wanted someone to look at his feet.  He is 4 years old and just started walking in the past year.  Amber was able to assess him and fit him for shoes and braces.

At the end of the day, several of the children came back to the center from school.  After getting off the van, they came by our therapy room to say hi.  Such sweet kids!  These children leave for school
around 7:00AM and get home at 5:30PM.  They have full days.

Dinner consisted of more noodles and dumplings.  The director ordered a soup that he really wanted us all to try.  It had snail in it.  We will just say some tried it and others tried to find creative ways to look like they had eaten some when heads were turned.

Praising God for answered prayers. The director has invited us to go inside the orphanage.  We are excited to move the toys, supplies, and equipment to places where it can be used daily with the children.

In that wonderful day you will sing: “Thank the Lord ! Praise his name! Tell the nations what he has done. Let them know how mighty he is! Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world. (Isaiah 12:4, 5 NLT)

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