China Program Updates

In mid-March the Children’s Hope China Team was proud to once again begin matching Waiting Children with our families. In April, Children’s Hope was assigned our first 2009 dedicated list of Waiting Children. Together with the Multi-Agency list, 51 children are now being pursued for international adoption...

We are thrilled to announce that Children's Hope International received the best gift this Christmas season - Hague Accreditation! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

Our Hague accreditation signifies that CHI meets

On Tuesday, September 2, the China program received 22 referrals for our China families. These families waited 31 long months for their referral day. The children are from Beijing and the Jiangxi, Shaanxi, and the Guangdong Provinces and range in age from 5 months to 9 months old. Also in this referral group were several toddler girls and one very special boy.

Travel - June 6^th was a day to remember for 15 Children’s Hope families. On that day families that had waited 29 months for a referral saw photos and information on their child for the first time. Seven of those elated parents are now home, united as a family, this month. The 8 remaining families are successfully en route to China to finalize their Chinese adoptions in early September.

Congratulations to all of these families! Children’s Hope wishes you all the best as you adjust to life at home together.

Children's Hope received three China referrals on July 7 for Chinese expedited families. There were two beautiful little girls and one handsome little boy. The children are from the Jiangsu Province and are 11 months, 14 months, and 20 months old. These expedited families waited 18 months for their referrals.

We received 15 referrals on June 9!! There were two boys and 13 girls who will soon be with their new loving families. The age of the children ranged from 8-months-old to 22-months-old which put all within the age range of what was requested by the families. This referral day covered January 13, 2006 to January 16, 2006 for a nearly 29 month wait. The next log-in-date to receive referrals is February 9, 2006. In addition to today's referrals, Children's Hope received three seeking confirmation letters for families adopting waiting children.

Nine families are leaving this week to complete their Chinese adoptions, and will be in China for Mother's Day. On May 29, 18 more families will travel before China settles into Olympic mode. Congratulations to all these families and soon to be mothers!

The China Multiple Agency Waiting Children web site has been very active since our Children's Hope inception into the new electronic program in January. This month we have been able to submit letters of intent for several families.

Traveling: Eleven families from Children's Hope International's February referral group and 14 waiting children families are currently traveling in China, successfully completing their adoptions. All 25 of these families will return home Thursday, April 10 through Saturday, April 12, depending on their child's province. These families have been having a great time, enjoying their large travel group, bonding with their children and their children's friends, and seeing all the local sites in China. See this month's Blog(s!) of the Month for an up close look at all the fun and excitement.

What does it mean to be a Waiting Child? Older children or those with special medical needs are not so easily matched for adoption. Young healthy infants are quickly placed into loving families, as older children look on. When a child is adopted through the Waiting Child program, it is now their turn to find the love and care of their very own parents.