《双语时代》2007年第6期摘录:.MakeADifferenc
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.MakeADifferenceinAChild’sLife拯救病残孤儿Thefosterhomewasstartedin2000.Atthattime,weweresmallandhadfewchildren.Overtheyearswebuiltupasupportbase,gottoknowmoreofthesocialwelfareinstitutionsinChinaandbecauseofthishavegottenbigger.Wehavenowexpandedintomoreareas,doingmorethings.ThereasonIstarteddoingthiswasbecauseIIovechildren,andIseesuchanopportunitytomakeadifferenceinchangingtheirIives.Weallneedtobemoresociallyresponsible.Also,someofmyfriendswerealsodo—ingthishereinChina.Inthebeginning,itwasreallyhard,es—peciallywhenyouhavechildrenthathome.ItwasdifficultwhenIfirstcametoChina,butnowIpreferlivinghere.Aftersometimeyoucreaterelation’ships,getattachedtopeopleandmissthemwhenyouareaway.Forexample,whenouroldestdaughterwentbacktotheStatestobegincollege,shesaidshewouldneverbehappyinlifeagainbe—causewhensheisinChinashemisseseverybodyinAmerica.AndwhensheisinAmericashemisseseverybodyinChina.Howeverthesehardshipsareworthitwhenyouareabletohelpthechildren.Likerecentlywemetachildthatpeoplesaidnothingcouldbedonetohelp.WebroughthimheretoBeijingandsavedhim.Justtoseehimtheystayherewithusuntiltheyareadopted.Aftertheyareadopted,alotofthefamiliesstayincontactwithus,Ietusknowhowthechildrenaredoing,andemailuspicturesandnews.Somefamiliesevenbringthechildrenbacktovisitanddovolunteerwork.InJunewewilIhaveadoctorwhoadoptedtwochildrenfromChinacomevisit.ThiswilIbethethirdtimeshehascomebacktovolunteerwithherdaughters.Whenachildfinallygetsadoptedbyafamily,theyreallyblossom;somethingreallychangesinthechild.Aftertheygetmatchedwithafamily,theygetsentpictures.Sometimesthechildrenthat.IfirstcametoChinain1995withmyhusbandandourthreechildren.WefirststudiedChineseforoneyear.Afterthatwefoundabusinessopportunityin1996.Inthefirstfouryears,1workedsettingupthecompany.In2000thefosterhomewasstarted.1wenthomefor2yearsandin2002camebackandbecamethedirectorofthefostercomeinsickandgetbetter,makesupmarked”hedoesn。thaveamommy!”Soforallthedifficulttimes.theyallareawareofwhatisgoingonandallwantafamily.Wehave5foreignsta仟workhere.Theycomefromdi仟erentcountries,IiketheUS,Europe,andCanada.Foreignersdon’tgetpaid.Wedoitoutoflove.Wehave45childrennow.EachchildhassomekindofmedicaIproblem.Themajorityofthechildrenwehelphavetohaveheartsurgery.Afterrecovery,Thereisnothingmorefulfillingthanmakingadifferenceinachild’sIife.Myparentsdideverythingtheycouldforme.Thesechildrendon’thaveanybodytOd0thenecessarythingsfortheminIife.ThatiswhyIthinkitisimportanttohelpthem.tofightforthem.June2007BillnguaITIme05瞰曼蛳腿伸稀陋仑妇叶
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