Monday, May 12, 2008

China Earthquake

It is with such deep sadness that I write this post. A major earthquake occurred in China yesterday and the worst hit area was in the city of Analiese's birth; Deyang, China, in the province of Sichuan. The little bits of news that I've been able to gather, the quake was a 7.9 and at least 10,000 people have died. In the city of Deyang, at least 5 schools were destroyed.
Analiese's orphanage is in that city and there are at least 50 children living there now. This is a very impoverished orphanage, no running water, no electricity and up until this past year very little nutrition. The orphanage itself is in very poor shape and I cannot imagine that it could withstand a 7.9 quake. I am so saddened to think of how desperate these people are now.
Dave and I donate monthly to a nutrition program for this orphanage through a wonderful organization (one in which I am an active volunteer for), Love Without Boundaries. This organization is made up of ONLY volunteers, such as myself, who donate their time and energy to help the orphans of China. The founder, Amy Eldridge, is an angel who works out of her home to run this non-profit organization. At the last audit, it was determined that only 3% of the money collected from donors goes to "administrative costs". The remainder, 97%, goes right to the orphanages and children in china.
I tell you about them because they have earthquake updates on their website as well as an area to donate money to help the victims. This is a post sent out:

Reports have been received of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake striking Sichuan
Province, China. Our heartfelt condolences are sent for lives lost and
damage incurred as a result of this disaster. While we know there was great
devastation and we are seeking further information from our China staff, we
will not know the extent of the damage for a period of time. All of us at
LWB are very concerned for the safety and well-being of all affected by this
disaster. We are currently working on assessing the situation as it relates
to the children in LWB programs and those orphanages impacted. We will
post updated information at
http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/earthquake.cfm . We are starting an
Earthquake Relief Fund to be able to provide immediate assistance. If you
are interested in contributing please go to

https://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/donate.cfm and select 'Earthquake
Relief' as the category.

Thank you for your concern for those affected by this earthquake. We will
post more information as it becomes available.


IF you can, won't you please donate in honor of Analiese? Deyang was where she spent the first three years of her life. This is where she was loved and cared for by people who tried to give her what she needed. I am forever grateful for how much they loved Analiese as she an incredibly sweet, loving and generous little girl. She also makes an impact on everyone they come in contact with.

Please pray for the people of China, especially the children who don't have a Mommy or Daddy to comfort them. They need all that we can give.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

thank you for posting this

Donna said...

So sad to think of more trauma happening to these kids :(

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for your love and support. From a Chinese in Canada

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