Meet Jean

Jean is a beauty and will turn seven in January.  Oh she is bright!  It would seem from this outsider's perspective that she is the orphanage queen bee, ordering both the children and nannies around.  With the right family, this child could be CEO of a company someday!

She met us at the bus that first day wearing pink sandals with flowers and sequins, a girly dress, with her hair beautifully braided and tied with tulle.  She immediately grabbed my hand and took me into the play area.  This girl is not shy!  She is bold, strong willed, and very, very smart.

Jean needs a mom and dad.  She needs a family desperately!  How I would love to see her with loving, committed and strong willed parents.  It would seem at first glance that her need maybe isn't as great as some of the other children.  She is mentally and physically very capable.  This child can out do, out think most of the children and the nannies she is surrounded by.  She needs to meet her match in a mom and dad that will teach her to use her powers for good!

Of the help our team was able to give the orphanage, one of the things that brings me the most satisfaction is that we are able to pay for a tutor for Jean.  You see, Jean is not allowed in school because she is incontinent due to her medical need.  Is the issue fixable with surgery?  Possibly.  I don't know, but she is going to need a family to have the issues addressed.  I do have a little information about what is going on and could probably get more information for an interested family, but in the  interest of Jean's privacy will not share more here.  I would be happy to speak privately.  

Most of the children in this orphanage are non-verbal.  Jean is one of four children who speak (very articulate).  Two of the other children are being adopted soon.  Jean has told the nannies that she is not happy about this because she doesn't know who she is going to play with.

If you think you might be Jean's family, you are going to need a well developed sense of humor!  While we were playing with the children, team member's shoes kept disappearing to be found buried in the ball pit.  While we suspected a certain child, we never actually saw her do the deed :).  She pretty much confirmed our suspicions when she came up to our team leader, Toni, smacked her on the rear end and said something in Mandarin.  Toni asked a friend for interpretation and was told Jean said, "why you no wearing your shoes?"

Jean's file is being prepared for adoption.  Would you pray with us that God would be preparing a special family?  

Children were not made for orphanages.  Children were made for families.  (paraphrase Johnny Carr)