Wednesday, November 09, 2005
American Special Chinese Children Assistance Center
I'll let the pictures do most of the talking for this post. 
The magical few hours we spent in Hannah's center was a wonderful capstone to my mission trip. We presented supplies (clothes, blankets, financial support, and medicine) to the ASCCAC on behalf of IAAP and A Mother's Love. We also presented a plaque to Hannah for all her work with the children, on behalf of A Mother's Love.
The floor plan was identical to the adjacent Deaf School, and had a unique "American"/western feel to it, as Hannah is taking a lot of her infant care directives from her supporters in America. The nannies hold the babies, and the apartment is filled with learning and therapy stations for the babies. While the location was a bit cramped, I was thoroughly impressed with the sophistication of the childcare equipment, and the cleanliness of the facility. It was a very self contained, all-inclusive childcare unit.
There are currently 6 nannies working at this facility, 4 on day shift, and 2 on night shift. The ASCCAC is taking care of 6 beautiful children at the moment, two from the Changchun SWI, and four from the Siping SWI. The two children from Changchun SWI have cleft palates, and are scheduled to receive corrective surgery in December under the Tomorrow Plan.
The four children from the Siping SWI:
- One is blind and mentally disabled. She is a year old now, but has not teeth and can respond a little to light, but cannot sit by herself
- One baby has spina bifida, and is scheduled to receive corrective surgery from Dr. Lazareff (as part of an American medical team visit) in December.
- One baby girl has Down's Syndrome
- The lone baby boy also is mentally handicapped and has limited use of his legs. He is a very happy and vocal baby!
I recorded Hannah on video where she introduced her staff and the babies.
I paid the Siemens hearing aid representative, and then spent the remaining time just holding and playing with the babies.
It was only after I had finished rocking one of the cleft palate children that I noticed Philip sitting alone in the corner of the room. He was holding the lone boy, and looked up at me with tears in his eyes.
He told me how much this experienced had completely changed his life. He was so moved by the experience, and his heart was so deeply touched by all the people (adults and children alike) that he had met that day. This affected me as well, as I smiled broadly at him, realizing another kindred spirit had joined our passionate circle of souls who will always fight for the children. 
The magical few hours we spent in Hannah's center was a wonderful capstone to my mission trip. We presented supplies (clothes, blankets, financial support, and medicine) to the ASCCAC on behalf of IAAP and A Mother's Love. We also presented a plaque to Hannah for all her work with the children, on behalf of A Mother's Love.
The floor plan was identical to the adjacent Deaf School, and had a unique "American"/western feel to it, as Hannah is taking a lot of her infant care directives from her supporters in America. The nannies hold the babies, and the apartment is filled with learning and therapy stations for the babies. While the location was a bit cramped, I was thoroughly impressed with the sophistication of the childcare equipment, and the cleanliness of the facility. It was a very self contained, all-inclusive childcare unit.There are currently 6 nannies working at this facility, 4 on day shift, and 2 on night shift. The ASCCAC is taking care of 6 beautiful children at the moment, two from the Changchun SWI, and four from the Siping SWI. The two children from Changchun SWI have cleft palates, and are scheduled to receive corrective surgery in December under the Tomorrow Plan.
The four children from the Siping SWI:
- One is blind and mentally disabled. She is a year old now, but has not teeth and can respond a little to light, but cannot sit by herself
- One baby has spina bifida, and is scheduled to receive corrective surgery from Dr. Lazareff (as part of an American medical team visit) in December.
- One baby girl has Down's Syndrome
- The lone baby boy also is mentally handicapped and has limited use of his legs. He is a very happy and vocal baby!
I recorded Hannah on video where she introduced her staff and the babies.
I paid the Siemens hearing aid representative, and then spent the remaining time just holding and playing with the babies.
It was only after I had finished rocking one of the cleft palate children that I noticed Philip sitting alone in the corner of the room. He was holding the lone boy, and looked up at me with tears in his eyes.
He told me how much this experienced had completely changed his life. He was so moved by the experience, and his heart was so deeply touched by all the people (adults and children alike) that he had met that day. This affected me as well, as I smiled broadly at him, realizing another kindred spirit had joined our passionate circle of souls who will always fight for the children. 
# posted by PoH_to_China_2005 @ 12:24 PM 
