BEARER of LIGHT - Little Luca was adopted this week by his forever family in the US. Luca came to us sixteen months ago from hospice care, where local doctors gave him no hope of survival due to his heart condition. However, Luca’s loving caretakers held out hope, so they contacted us. After two surgeries, live he did! Those of us who have been blessed by this exuberant and joyful “bearer of Light” can attest that he is very much alive! A big thank you to Meredith, Blake, Mariza, Alcioni, Veri, Danielle, Livia, Marietta, Sharon, Jamie, Jessica, and their families and friends, who all helped care for Luca; to a physical therapy team who nurtured him back to heath; to Jason, Xi and Sara, who performed a sublime concert on Luca’s behalf, and to the Concordia Elementary School Baobei Club who made him their little brother. Thank you, Luca, for being light in our lives and for bringing out the light in so many people! (This is Luca downing some beloved pasta right before meeting his forever family!)
|
VIDEO LINKConcordia High School student Karis Tai shares in a TEDX presentation what happened when she crossed paths with a Baobei child. ALUMNI CORNERSee what our Baobeis are up to all around the world now.
|
HI, I'M NICHOLAS . . .
Born without a lower intestinal tract and barely alive, I was left at a regional orphanage on Christmas Eve 2013 at four days old. The department director immediately called Baobei for help. Within a few hours, I was already in Shanghai and received the first of four lifesaving surgeries. If the surgery had been delayed even one day, I would have died. Now I am well and soon to be adopted into my permanent family.
