Archive for January, 2010
Natalie with Baby Natalie
Natalie is here visiting Shanghai after graduating from college and deciding what to do next. She is holding our dear Baby Natalie who had surgery last week. We’re grateful for people stopping through and helping Baobei as part of their Shanghai experience. Thanks, Natalie! Baby Natalie is heading to a healing home soon. We’re amazed at all the great Shanghai people who want to care for these precious children in their homes. They are the real heart of our work!
Baby Natalie is such a great little eater and lets you know when she is hungry! She loves to be held and enjoys it when you sing to her. Her hands and feet are always moving… She’s such a very active little girl. Her wound has been healing nicely and will be discharged on Thursday morning. She’s absolutely adorable and melts everyone’s heart!
Christine Marote- Baobei’s New SCMC Volunteer Coordinator
She loves babies, drives from way out in Puxi to Pudong to see them each week, exudes joy when she’s with them. Who is this dedicated volunteer? Meet Christine Marote! You may recognize the face or name from the Nov. 19th issue of “City Weekend” where she was interviewed about her work for Baobei Foundation. Christine is from Satos, Brazil (near Sao Paulo). She has been coming to Shanghai since 2004 to be with her husband who was working here, but didn’t officially move until a year ago. She is now settled in Shanghai with her husband and two sons, Nelson and Octavio.
Baobei Foundation has recently named Christine SCMC Volunteer Coordinator. She will train anyone interested in visiting babies during their hospital stay. Please email Christine at christine@baobeifoundation.org if you’re interested in this type of volunteer work or have questions for Christine.
Christine told “City Weekend”, “When I first came to Shanghai, I had to dedicate myself to something to get a sense of living here. The change of life, especially for women accompanying their husbands, is very sharp. And that’s when Baobei appeared. You know love at first sight? You cannot explain it. And I believe nothing in our lives happens by chance.”
Thanks, Christine! You have certainly blessed the precious children of Baobei!
