Seth, Christina, Joseph, Gregg, Jamison, Elijah, and then there is one little guy whose name I don’t know but who looks about two years old. I think he is older because he speaks fluent Mandarin! These are the older children here who have completely captured my heart. Jamison is totally blind with facial scares from burns; Gregg is missing a leg but his face is constantly beaming as he runs around on his prosthetic limb. Christina is the smart one. Seth is blind in one eye and has some emotional problems but I love him dearly. He is 13 years old. The others are somewhat younger.
Since adoption is nearly impossible after the age of 13, the dream of Tim (the director of PHF) is to establish a school that will teach them some life skills so that they can succeed after they leave at age 18. Otherwise, their prospects are extremely poor, especially with their handicaps.
I’m really going to miss them when we leave.
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