Just so you all know, the comments section of this blog is a great place for debate and letting me know how you really feel. I like feedback, I enjoy discussion, so don’t hold back when you disagree. Anywho, some updates and additions:
Terry, who I told you about in my Lift it up! blog, continues to show great signs of recovery. She stood up a few days ago, and should be working on walking by now, and her speech is almost completely clear again. There still isn’t much improvement with her arm, but that’s always the last thing to recover with strokes like this, so it’s normal. The family is doing fairly well by the sounds of it, they know the work being done here isn’t finished for them so that’s keeping them faithful. Keep lifting Terry and the family up!
On an immediate need one of the boys at the home will be doing an important interview today (Tuesday here, Monday night for most of you) at a special school. Paul is one of two boys that were here last year when I first came to China that are still at the home – he’s been there the longest, in fact – so I feel like I know him best. He likes my card games, especially Crazy 8s. He doesn’t have full use of his legs, which are underdeveloped, and has many motor skill problems, so getting around is a challenge (though he does very well for himself all things considered). The school he’s gone to apply at is one specifically for people with disabilities – their facilities are fully equipped for wheelchair access – and focuses on life skill training. 
Their goal for their graduates is to have them running a business of their own or working in steady, rewarding jobs rather than the ‘whatever pays the bills’ mentality that most disabled Chinese are limited to. It’s a great opportunity, and we hope he can be accepted as the boy’s home isn’t set up to give him these kinds of things. He will be missed but we REALLY want this for him, and so does he, so be lifting that up today!
Thanks for all you do everyone!
