Meet Louise!
Louise is 10 years old and holds a special place in my heart. She *almost* shares a birthday with my handsome 10 year old; she shares a medical condition with my youngest; she is the first girl I ever really advocated for; and she has a very special English name. It belongs to my Mema who went to be with Jesus last November. It makes me sad that she still waits. Oh, how I pray her family finds her soon!
Most 5 year olds I know have their world rocked when they start Kindergarten. Louise had her world rocked at 5 years old because that is when she was abandoned. I cannot even begin to understand the why.
Understandably, when Louise first came to the orphanage, she was very shy and quiet. When anyone would talk to her, she would lower her head and rarely speak back. Can you imagine?
At 6 she was placed with a foster family. She enjoyed this very much! She is very close to her foster brother who is wheel-chair bound. After almost 4 years with her foster family, she is a more confident child.
She enjoys school and will answer questions out loud in class. Louise loves to help! She will often help her teachers with classroom jobs. Helping her fellow classmates and her foster brother puts a smile on her face! Her shyness has all but disappeared, and her caretakers say she has an “inner heart as bright as the sunshine!”
When looking at a list of almost 2,000 children, how do you decide which ones to advocate for? They are all so deserving of love and a family! Looking through the shared list that day, I did a search for congenital adrenal hyperplasia...after all, I am now very familiar with that special need. I only found 2 children with that search, and I knew that they were where I would begin.
Louise is currently on the shared list. This means any agency with a China program can help with her adoption. There is a $4000 grant through WACAP for families that choose to use them for her adoption.
If you think that Louise may be the missing piece in your family, please message me through the form on the sidebar! I am happy to provide the information your agency would need to locate her file for review.
Today I am praying for Louise's forever family to find her soon!
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