Visit to Starfish Foster Home in Xi’an
During my time as an English teacher in China, I had the opportunity to volunteer and fundraise at an orphanage in Fuzhou. The experience impacted my life in an exponentially positive way, and I have become involved with some amazing people and organizations who are dedicated to incredible causes.
As such, we have been kindly invited to spend the latter portion of the 9th day of our trip at Starfish Foster Home in Xi’an. Starfish Foster Home is a humanitarian organization (non faith-based) dedicated to caring for and saving the lives of infants and toddlers who have special medical needs in mainland China. Amanda de Lange, who founded the organization in September 2005, has welcomed us to interact with the young children at her foster home and learn about some important issues affecting young babies in China. It is Starfish’s goal to expedite the movement of children out of orphanages and into the arms of adoptive families.
This visit will be an awesome opportunity to bring some outside love and care to an eager group of children who will be elated to meet all of you!
Here are a few websites you can visit to learn more about Starfish:
Main webpage: http://www.thestarfishfosterhome.org/index.aspx
Blog: http://chinesestarfish.blogspot.com/
Cleft Palate Blog: http://chinesestarfishcleft.blogspot.com/
More information to come!
Kindly,
Jonathan