“I only got a glance at her in the delivery room and then she was taken to the NICU in the hospital. Our first meeting was a whole 14 days later.” Rui Rui was extra tiny when she was born. And her first few years were not easy for her…
Counseling for special needs parents can be extremely powerful. Imagine what it would feel like to say goodbye to your child because she was born with special needs. No parent should have to even contemplate abandoning their child. And yet, this is the reality for so many parents of children…
YiMan and his family have struggled for a long time. He was born to loving parents 8 years ago. “His birth brought joy and hope to the whole family,” his mama remembers. “I thought about what he would look like in the future, he would either be excellent or ordinary,…
Rui Rui needs help finding her voice. Spend 1 minute with her and you’ll see how much she loves people. But she can only say a few words, and uses gestures and sounds to communicate the rest. Rui Rui was diagnosed with developmental delay when she was 3 years old. She lives…
Happy World Down Syndrome Day! In honor of this special day, we want to share FuYin’s story with you. “FuYin is 6 years old and she suffers from Down Syndrome,” her mama wrote in her first letter to us. “Her eldest brother was diagnosed with Thalassemia (a blood disorder) at…
We are honored to announce that Hope Station is now a registered NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) in Sichuan province, China. This is a major upgrade for our organization in China! Rebekah (Founder/Director) and Margarete (Director of China Operations) were told countless times that registering as an NGO would be very difficult,…
We couldn’t wait to share this with you! Our 2021 Annual Report is officially out. It was one of our best years yet. With the support of our faithful donors and the community around us, we served more children and families than ever before! Here is a sneak peek of…
Experts are calling it the Hidden Pandemic. UNICEF says it’s “the worst crisis for children UNICEF has seen in its 75-year history.” Due to COVID-19, an estimated 5,328,500 children have lost a primary or secondary caregiver from their home, according to this orphanhood calculator in partnership with this article published…
You’re in for a treat… Erica Xu is on the blog with us today! She’s our Family Strengthening Program Manager, here to share with you about a child she has been working with. “龙龙有脑瘫，下肢严重变形，而且情况越来越严重.” “LongLong lives with Cerebral Palsy. His lower limbs are severely deformed and his condition is getting…
JiaWang’s Fight For Life From day 1, Little JiaWang was fighting for her life. During birth, her oxygen was restricted. She quickly developed Cerebral Palsy and pneumonia. Her family was desperate to do whatever it took to keep her alive. But the high altitude of their mountainside village was no…