Aldridge Youth Fellowship
Our team from the Fellowship have returned from China visiting The Hope Foster Home. (www.hopefosterhome.com)
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Robin & Joyce Hill |
This was our second visit to The Hope Foster Home, the last being in 2001. There was a team of 7 teenagers, and the group was led by Lee & Becky Plummer.
Robin and Joyce Hill set up this home in China several years ago, and they
have a fascinating story to tell. Their vision statement is this:
"To take physically handicapped
babies under 6mths old and provide them with a caring and secure environment.
To provide long term care in as close to a normal home environment as possible.
To seek out the very best medical solution for their handicap and facilitate
their treatment.
To work very closely with the local Children's Welfare Institutes to give these
children the very best opportunities for the future and also raising the
awareness of the needs of these abandoned children in China.
To employ and train local staff, as well as working closely with local community
to help support their needs.
To provide an opportunity for volunteers to get be involved with the care of
these children.
To provide training and support for prospective Foster Parents in conjunction
with the local Children's Welfare Institutes.
To keep accurate records of the children's development so that they have a
" history"
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This is what the team were involved in:
Itinerary for China
1st arrive orientation etc. plus shopping
for breakfast etc.
2nd Painting new extension outside.
3rd Morning Painting Afternoon teaching
English at the Ping Gu factory
4th Visit Minorities park
5th Morning working on fish ponds
afternoon teaching English at PG
6th Working on Fish pond dinner at
Pinnacle plaza Domino's pizza
7th Visit Great wall Mu Tian Yu Dinner
Pinnacle Indian delights
8th morning CCC church afternoon free
time
9th Relocate store room
10th Morning finish relocation afternoon
English teaching PG
11th Shopping in silk alley ,KFC for
lunch Visit Forbidden city in afternoon then Pizza for dinner in Beijing
on to the acrobats at night
12th morning Relocate the laundry
afternoon English teaching PG
13th Outing with the babies to the Zoo.
14th Visit the Summer palace dinner in
Beijing "Friday's"
15th Morning BICF or River church Lunch/
western shopping in San Li Tur area
16th Clean up Yurts and Leave.
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The lads were accommodated in constructions called 'Yurts' (see pictures)
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Thank you for praying for this team, and give thanks to God for all the monies that were raised to enable it to happen.
Please do visit the Hope Foster Home website www.hopefosterhome.com and explore for yourself the wonderful work that is being undertaken.
If you feel you can help in any practical or financial way, then do please get in touch, by sending an email to prayer@aldridgeyf.co.uk
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Our China Team!  Lee & Becky Plummer (leaders) Chris Pymm Katy Grice Dave Breen Jon Callear Phil Goodall Richard Steward Tom Mason Check out the team's feedback by clicking here. |