Advocating for three little girls

Our two girls were both in orphanages sponsored by Half The Sky. This is a wonderful, nurturing program which provides homes and children's villages, trains and educates caretakers, and provides surgeries for some SN children. I feel so blessed that HTS had it's hand in our girls' early lives. Today I received this email and feel compelled to share it with you.

Love,
Petrie

August 22, 2009
A FIRST FOR HALF THE SKY
Dear Friend,
If you’ve been following Half the Sky over the years you may know that while we do everything possible to ensure that every one of China’s orphaned children has a caring adult in her life, the one area we never touch is adoption. Ten years ago, when the Chinese government first gave us permission to actually operate programs inside welfare institutions - hiring and supervising our own staff – hands-off adoption was their one condition. They worried that volunteers might use our builds to “shop” for babies. We have always honored our commitment and, as you know, those concerned government officials have come to trust us and we now have full access to every orphanage in China.
Earlier this year, when we opened our new China Care Home in Beijing, we welcomed 29 tiny fragile children into the HTS family. Since our opening, 18 have already received life-saving surgeries. 28 new babies have arrived to have their turn. But three little girls with complex heart conditions stand apart. There is no help for them in China. Because the surgeries they need are high-risk and need multiple complex interventions, there is no simple trip to another country for repair. These girls need families who will fight for them – families who won’t be put off by the tremendous challenge ahead if these young lives are to be saved.

Half the Sky has received extraordinary, one-time permission from the China Center for Adoption Affairs to help find the "forever families" for these three special little girls. Today, all three are thriving in our China Care Home. We can't give up on them.
You can learn more about LiuFang, CaiPing and ZiJun on our website. If you are a waiting parent and feel that one of these girls is meant to be part of your family, please contact us. I don’t believe you will ever hear me make this statement again.