The day started with sunshine (a rarity in Beijing)! We boarded the bus at 7:30am for our 90 minute drive to Philip Hayden Foster Home. Philip Hayden Foundation (PHF) establishes children's villages in Mainland China for at-risk and special needs orphans. Again we were blown away at how the Lord has blessed the work of this foundation. The children are absolutely beautiful and although they are orphans, every effort is made to give them the feeling of being loved and nurtured in a home environment. The co-director, Leah, welcomed us with open arms and gave us a tour of the grounds. There is new construction everywhere as they strive to meet the needs of the kids. They are finishing up a home that will have a preschool and kindergarten on the first floor. Also a home is being built to house adolescents that have little hope on the streets. They will be taught much needed life skills. Again, the teachers in our group went a little nuts.
Tracie, Toni, Jake, Anna, and Meme ventured off to The Great Wall this afternoon. The rest of us are "chillin" back at the hotel. Tomorrow is church at Beijing International Christian Fellowship (who would think, we go to church more in China than in the states!) and then a Hutong tour.
Enjoy the photos and leave us some comments! We can read them this year!!
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