I had an idea.
I was up early this morning, making a list and checking it twice. But, this list wasn’t a Christmas list; it was the list of gifts we are taking to China when we leave on January 6th. Mark’s been home from China for four days, and I’m already packing our bags to go again. We’re heading to South China on this trip, to an orphanage in Guangdong province that has never had a team there before.
It’s considered a small orphanage with about 150 children in their care. And, while they are not new to adoption, they haven’t placed many kids until now. But, they’re partners with a good agency now and are on board with making children paper ready, even kids they thought were too old or too sick or too something. And, we get to go in and encourage them in what they are doing.
As I was counting out the gifts for ayis and the ladies who work in the office and the directors and the foster moms, I had an idea. Wouldn’t it be neat to give them something from a child adopted from China that just blesses them? Something that sends the message that children adopted from China are okay and that what they do to serve those kids now matters…wouldn’t that be great?
I’ve come to discover that good ideas don’t always come at convenient times. And, today is hardly a convenient day as mamas everywhere are scurrying around to Target for stocking stuffers and making cookies for class parties and using up all their Scotch tape wrapping boxes. But, some things are worth some inconvenience. This might be one of those things.
Here’s what I need:
a piece of artwork on card stock, an index card, or watercolor paper no larger than 5″x8″
a printed photo of the artist with his or her name written on the back, the year he or she was adopted and from where (e.g., “Sam Smith, adopted from Guangzhou in 2010”)
Mail no later than December 31st for an arrival of no later than January 4th to:
The Sparrow Fund
124 3rd Ave
Phoenixville PA 19460
Questions? Email me. Help us bless these people and magnify the good.