Friday, May 14, 2010

Where's Caitlin?

Caitlin is in Jinjiang City, in Fujian Province. Jinjian City is a coastal town, across the East China Sea from Taiwan. It is known for the large number of foreign shoe factories there. Jinjiang falls under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou, a beautiful port city that was once one of the premier ports for international trade. The climate is similar to that of Florida - hot, humid summers and mild winters.

The orphanage is a new building; it was built in 2008 and replaces the previous facility which had been there for 150 years. Love Without Boundaries runs a preschool program there. From all of the research I have done, it seems to be a great orphanage. LWB started a "Nutrition Program" several years ago to ensure the babies all get good formula, and the preschool program starts when the children are only 18 months old, which gives the nannies more one-on-one time with the youngest babies. I've seen a lot of pictures, and the children all look healthy and well-dressed, and very loved by the teachers- and the new building is beautiful!

We have been blessed in so many ways with Caitlin; it is comforting to know that she is being so well cared for in such a great orphanage until we can bring her home.

2 comments:

Fliss and Mike Adventures said...

So exciting...

Katie said...

Where in FL do you live. I live in FL also and am adopting from China.