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Our Journey
My heart never left China and that’s where our story
continues. Three summers ago I visited Jiali’s orphanage.
I can still picture the guarded gate, paths that led to
buildings that housed the disabled and orphaned children.
I can vividly see the finger paints taped on the chipped
walls outside of Jiali’s classroom. Of course, I remember
Mama and Baba Lu and our unforgettable goodbye. But most
of all, I remember the faces. I cannot forget the faces!
The face of a young boy with facial deformities whose
brown eyes twinkled as he peered up at me through his
bi-focal glasses. The face of a boy with Down’s syndrome
who held Jiali’s hand and wouldn’t let go. The face of a
girl wearing a pretty pink dress who cried as Jiali hugged
her and said goodbye, and the face of a teenage boy who
greeted me with a warm smile. These faces forever changed
my life and one sweet face (Jiali’s) changed Eric’s!
 And so...three years later, I sat at my kitchen table and
once again looked at faces of waiting children from around
the world. Jiali peered over my shoulder and pointed to a
round face with piercing brown eyes and said, “I like
her.” I clicked the file and there she was, our future
daughter – so beautiful in her plaid jacket. It was love
at first sight. Her little fingers wrapped the playground
pole and her melancholy expression told a story beyond her
years. Her name was Qian, age four, on China’s Special
Needs waiting list and she was assigned to FTIA, our old
adoption agency. The next day, I called and requested her
file. We learned that Qian is from Anhui, the same
province as Jiali and just two hours from Heifi. Our
agency received many calls from families wanting to view Qian’s file, but she was ours. From the moment we saw
Qian’s face, we knew she was destined to be our child.
After ten long months of waiting, we can’t wait to share
our journey to Qian with you…Perhaps you will see a face
that will forever change your life.
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Redthreadchina delivered fruit to Qian’s orphanage.
Look at those beautiful faces!
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