Wade

Wade's file was not included in our original group of Journey of Hope files, and we thought it was because he had already been placed with a family. However we've learned that Wade is very much still looking for a family!

Wade is a 12 year old boy who likes to memorize poems. He was described as the “big brother” to all the children at his orphanage. Wade is a quiet boy and somewhat introverted, but is happy most of the time. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and doesn’t use his left hand, but can eat and dress himself. Wade said he wants to have his own family; his own father, mother, grandma, grandpa, sisters and brothers.

If you are interested in reviewing Wade's file, please let us know ASAP as we don't know how much longer we will be able to have his file.

Only a few files left!

CCAA has asked that we return the files of most of our Journey of Hope children that were not yet placed. Below is a listing of the children whose files we were able to keep; however families interested in any of these children should be prepared to submit a Letter of Intent for them within a month.

The files we still have are:
Hope (currently on hold with a family)
Cate
Tina
Natalie
Hannah
Alex (currently on hold with a family)
Mason
Jon
Danny
Jimmy

You can see a brief description and photo of these children on our website at:
http://www.ftia.org/waitingchildren/JOHList.asp If you are interested in any of these children, please let us know ASAP.

Sunny needs a chance

When I first posted about Sunny after seeing her, I thought she was a very shy, awkward girl. She never smiled while we were there and always kept her head down. We just received these new photos of her. Look at her smiling and having a good time with her classmates!! To see her now, I have to wonder if she just wasn't completely uncomfortable with the Journey of Hope program and our being there. You can certainly see a lot of personality showing through in these new photos of her.

Sunny will be turning 14 this September. If she is not adopted before her birthday, she will no longer be eligible for adoption. For this reason, FTIA has appointed her as our A Child's Plea child, meaning we will waive our agency fees for her adoptive family. To learn more about Sunny, please visit our website. For those of you reading this on a yahoo group, you can see the photos by going to the blog at ftia-joh.blogspot.com.

Hope!

Hope is a beautiful 7 year old who has no problems being on stage! She likes to sing and express her imagination. She is friendly and likes to be the center of attention. She can take care of herself and is very independent. Hope has a history of seizures. The orphanage reports that for 2010, she only had 2 seizures that lasted about 5 minutes each and both came after she had been sick with a cold.

Jimmy!

Jimmy is 9 years old and has a mild developmental delay. He was brought to the orphanage at age 8 and now lives in foster care. He is in special education class but is close to other children his age. He can read simple Chinese characters. He likes riding bikes and any games that involve a ball. He is quiet, gets along well with others, and is introverted mostly when around strangers; otherwise he is a friendly and active young boy. He can take care of himself and will help the other children. You can see him performing in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbGPLfI3DG4&feature=channel) , along with Flower and Marc.
Jimmy's paperwork wasn't finished being processed at the time of our program, so he was just recently added to our list.

Sean & Drew have families

We are very pleased to announce that the CCAA has issued pre-approvals for two families in the process of adopting Sean & Drew! Congratulations to these families and these 2 boys. We can't wait for them to come home.

Also, Tina is now available again. She is the 2 year old girl with a congenital heart defect.

We are hopeful that many more of these children will be coming home in 2011.
Happy New Year!

First Journey of Hope child comes home!

Malia is on her way home! Formerly known as "Sue" from our Journey of Hope program, Malia is the first of our children from this program to come home. This photo was taken in China and as you can see, she seems quite happy with her new family! (If you are reading this message on our yahoo group, you can go to the blog to see the photo at ftia-joh.blogspot.com.)

We have a few more families working on their paperwork to bring home some of our Journey of Hope children, and a few more that are currently reviewing a child's file; but we need to find a lot more families. Below is a list of the children that are currently available, to learn more about any of them, please go to our website at: http://www.ftia.org/waitingchildren/JOHList.asp

Looking for families:
Grace, 5 years old, brittle bone disease
June, 6, developmental & mental delays
Rose, 7, right foot post ATL, mental delay
Hope, 7, seizures, shunted for hydrocephalus
Flower, 10, right ptosis, low intelligence development
Sunny, 13, mild intellectual development delay
Cate, 4, cerebral palsy
Natalie, 12, repaired cleft lip & palate
Hannah, 9, congenital hip dislocation
Max, 3, cerebral palsy
Taylor, hermaphroditism
Evan, 4, mouth deformity
Hunter, 5, brain underdevelopment
Ben, 5, thalassemia
Jack, 5, postoperative congenital acromphalus
Parker, 5, deformed ears and conduction dysfunction
Cooper, 6, post-op cataracts & nystagmus
Jaxon, 7, missing left hand
Chase, 7, congenital deafness
Lee, 7, cerebral palsy
Tanner, 7, delayed development
Drake, 7, deformity of left face & ear
Mitchell, 8, post-op cleft lip and palate
Rider, 8, post-op cleft lip and palate
Joel, 10, mild claudication of right lower limb
Matt, 10, missing fibula of left leg
Marc, 13, delayed mental development, Hep B
Mason, 5, post-op spinal meningioma
Jon, 5, post-op groin hernia, mild delay
Danny, 3, cytomegalo virus infection
Ian, 3, post-op cleft lip & palate, missing right foot