May 17th, 2012 
nina In the final hours of our China Special Focus group 6 we ended up placing a total of 7 of the children in homes! This is wonderful news….Unfortunately for the BOYS, 6 of these children were girls… While we rejoice at the girls finding homes, the sad reality is that currently 75% of the children Read more…
May 15th, 2012 nina In two more days these darling children go back on the list and are in danger of never finding their families. This can be the very worst part of our job, the worry that children will be “lost” to finding a family. Please spread the word!!! CASPIAN , DOB 5/10/2008 Male, SN Strabismus, low muscle Read more…
May 14th, 2012 nina A Huge Welcome home and happy first Mother’s Day to Joleigh who welcomed the beautiful Clara home from Bulgaria this weekend! Clara was known as “Raine” on our blog. AND a huge welcome home to Rumen and his Dad Scott home from Bulgaria too!
May 11th, 2012 nina Little Clinton looks worried. He is worried his Mommy has been searching, but has not found him yet. Clinton will turn two in August and it would be wonderful if he had a family waiting to bring him home. For more information on this adorable little baby please email Heidi at heidigoestochina@msn.com
May 9th, 2012 nina Sometimes you see a profile of a child and I have to think “what are they waiting for?”…those words crossed my mind as I read about our new special focus child “Faith”. Faith was born with a small cleft in her soft palate. It has not been repaired. She is described as “Always happy, forever Read more…
May 7th, 2012 nina For those of you who have followed Baby Beth’s story, she has a family scurrying to bring her home as quickly as possible. We have also found families for two new children in Morocco, and six new children in Bulgaria!!! We also have one new child home from India, two families on the ground in Read more…
May 2nd, 2012 nina We are very excited to welcome home our first Bulgarian Princess of 2012. Her mother traveled to pick her up just two weeks ago. I know that her mother is happy to finally have her home and they will do wonderfully well! Welcome home Filiz! I posted about Filiz http://childrenshouseinternational.com/little-miss-polly/. Oh my! How far little “Polly” Read more…
May 1st, 2012 nina Baby Beth is holding strong as she undergoes treatment for her infection. We have a family interested in adopting her and hope they will submit their paperwork by morning.
April 26th, 2012 nina One of my first emails this morning was an update that baby Beth has developed an infection while in the hospital. I am awaiting additional information as to her status, but now would be a good time for prayers.
April 25th, 2012 nina Baby Beth is still waiting for her family to come forward. Due to the combined efforts of CHI and our partner foundation in her country she was seen by a neurosurgeon on Monday and her back was cleaned and a better barrier dressing was applied to help shield her from an infection to her spinal chord. There is Read more…
April 19th, 2012 nina Hydrocephalus is the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, leading to their enlargement which in turn, causes an enlarged head and eventually retardation, blindness, and loss of motor-skills. This otherwise crippling and fatal condition can simply be treated by surgical insertion of a shunt, which helps drain the excess fluid. There Read more…
April 13th, 2012 nina It is amazing how tiny drops of water can become a great ocean…The number of children living as orphans worldwide may seem overwhelming. With each each child that finds a family we begin to change the tides…Thank you for considering or taking the steps to make a change in a child’s life. The amount of Read more…
April 13th, 2012 nina Beth is a beautiful baby girl. Her mother planned and monitored her pregnancy. It was discovered by ultrasound that Beth’s spine was not developing normally. She was diagnosed with spina bifida and hydrocephalus before she was born. Her family decided they could not care for her and placed her in an orphanage. Beth has Read more…
April 3rd, 2012 nina Clinton, male, DOB 8/2010 SN CHD (ASD), urogenital difference Who can resist a baby in a basket? A precious, treasured baby in a basket is little Clinton. Clinton started out having a hard time keeping his milk down. There can still be more chubba on this Bubba. His foster mother is working on that! Clinton Read more…
April 2nd, 2012 nina Jackson, male, DOB 9/2010 SN cleft lip/palate, ASD (heart murmur) Baby Jackson enjoys warm baths, sunshine and outdoor activities. He is such a sweetheart! He was admitted to his SWI as a newborn. Even with his cleft palate he is a good eater and likes steamed eggs, fruit juice and mashed vegetables. He enjoys music. Read more…
March 28th, 2012 nina What will it take to help this little boy grow to his potential? Little Sam has spent the last 6 years living in a really bad place. A place the chronically underfeeds the children to keep them small, weak and easy to deal with . He weighs 18 lbs. He does not have any type Read more…
March 20th, 2012 nina THE CCCWA HAS CHALLENGED OUR AGENCY TO FIND AMBER JO AND FAMILY AND DO THIS “VERY – VERY QUICKLY PLEASE!” This lovely little TODDLER girl had a wonderful US family that had already received PA. But sadly, the adoptive dad is headed for harms way and they don’t feel it is the right time to Read more…
March 15th, 2012 nina We have a growing list of children available through our program in Morocco. Families must be able to meet the countries religious requirements. Children available range in age from 6 months to 7 years. I would be happy to speak with families who would be interested in adopting from this program! Please email Nina at Read more…
March 7th, 2012 nina Arthur is 4. He is waiting for a family. He likes to do art, string beads and kick balls. He is showing preference for using his left hand. His speech is fairly undeveloped, like most kids in his orphanage. Arthur was born slightly prematurely and was diagnosed with infantile CP, he was then kept mostly Read more…
