I was getting some paperwork together to re-adopt Amanda in this country since I did not go to China. The following is her "certificate of abandonment" every child in China needs in order to be adopted. Every week the newspaper posts pictures of all the children abandoned in case one of them was not truly abandoned. In Amanda's advertisement, there were several children with cleft lips, so it is an issue in China. Here is the wording:
This is hereby to certify that Dang Xueru was abandoned at north Yanzhai Village, Wangluo Town, Xiangcheng County on May 28, 2007. The baby girl was sent to Xuchang Social welfare Institute by the police of Wangluo Town Police Station of Xiangcheng Public Security Bureau on May 28, 2007. Dang Xueru's biological parents have not been found up to now, so it is identified and confirmed that she is an abandoned baby.
Honestly, that is about the saddest paragraph I have ever read. It really describes the plight of the orphan. That was her past, thankfully it is not her future.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Just found this blog through Mary Nelson. This post brought me to tears, as we have a similar certificate. We are in process of adopting a little girl from India with a cleft lip and palate. I look forward to reading your blog more and catching up on your journey (and learning)!
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Jenny
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