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There are currently more than 95 children who are blind or significantly vision impaired waiting for forever families through the Waiting Child program on both our individual and shared agency lists. As young as 9 months old, these children are quite sensitive and have a profound capacity to love. While these waiting angels can’t see, they can certainly feel and make their love known. If you are open to welcoming a visually impaired child into your family, please consider these waiting children on Great Wall’s individual list.

Tessa is 3 years old and is very close to her caretakers. She cannot see but is able to navigate her familiar environment. She loves to learn new things and is happy when she receives praise. She is able to walk on her own when someone is calling her. Her nanny hopes she can find a family who can teach her to be independent. She was a participant in our Hope Camp in April.
Nathaniel is 4 years old. As an infant, whenever someone approaching him and touching him, he would touch the person with his hands to distinguish if it was a familiar person. He has a sensitive tactile sensation. At the age of 1 year he could stand alone. At that time he was good at distinguish sounds. When hearing the voices of persons who were close to him, he would be happy. If hearing voices of unfamiliar persons he would cry for a moment. At the age of 14 months he liked listening to music. When hearing the music he liked, he would listen to it attentively. If you turn off the music in the middle of the song, he would cry sadly. The orphanage report states that although he lives in a dark world, he lives a happy life with the warmth given to him by many kind-hearted people. Now he likes playing toys alone, listen to music quietly. When the music plays his fingers will tap the table following the rhythm of the music. He can stand alone; walk for a long time with support the caretaker. He has outgoing personality, sometimes is impatient, occasionally he is obstinate. He likes to play with people close to him and listen to music.
Jolie is 8.5 years old and has a singing voice to melt your heart. She is very independent and is able to navigate her world on her own when she is familiar. She is very smart and can learn a song after hearing it only twice. She would love to have a family with lots of brothers and sisters. She also has a corrected heart condition and was a participant in our Hope Camp in April. Jolie is sponsored by Great Wall’s Every Child Fund. Her adoptive family will be given $1,000 towards the cost of her adoption.
Lena is 6.5 years old. Her cognitive ability is excellent. She can count numbers more than 100, and she could identify every day objects and say their names such as fruit, toys, trees and flowers and daily necessities by touching them. Her fine motor skills are affected by her blindness, but her teachers are working with her on this. Her memory is excellent and she loves to sing.
Micah is 12 years old and came to live at the institute in 2003. Since the 5 years entering the institute he has developed good self-service ability and is able to feed himself, put on his clothes and wash his face independently. He started a school for the blind in 2006 and is learning Braille. He is shy about trying new things but the institute hopes to help him explore and develop. He loves playing with the other children and has adapted well to his environment.

If you would like more information about these children or about the Waiting Child Program, please email wcinfo@gwca.org.

To access our agency’s full individual list, please complete a Waiting Child application (http://www.gwca.org/node/254). Remember, there is no cost to apply. Your application will be valid for 6 months. If your application was submitted more than 6 months ago, we now ask that you please fill out a new application. Applications older than 6 months will no longer be considered. This will help us assess your continued interest in the program as well as keep us up to date on the needs your family feels comfortable accepting. Thank you!

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For these Waiting Angels, Timing is Everything

stephanie | November 12, 2009

This week, we would like to introduce some of our waiting children who are in urgent need of loving and nurturing homes. For these little ones, timing is of the essence. As time steadily passes, their chances to reach their full potential diminish. Your family may be able to provide the love that will help one of these angels soar.

Keep in mind that you can complete an adoption through our Waiting Child program in a fraction of the time! Depending on the status of your dossier, you can travel to pick up your child in as few as three months from the time you are matched with a waiting child.

Sean is 7 years old and has a heart defect that causes high blood pressure and inadequate blood flow to the lungs. He has had one surgery to put in place a Glenn shunt, but he will need more surgery to reach his optimum health. Sean is very talkative and is kind and loving towards others. He loves to play football and remote control planes and cars. He learns very quickly and also helps the other children to learn new things. The most important thing to him is to find a family, and he would love to have a BIG one! He was a participant in our Hope Camp in April.
Danny is 4 years old and has a serious blood disease that can cause excessive destruction of red blood cells and anemia. It is not stated whether his condition is significant enough to require blood transfusions or not. At the age of 2.5 years old, he was able to walk and communicate with caregivers easily. He has the ability to respond to others and can assist when putting on clothes. He is fond of playing with toys, especially toy cars.
Shane is a beautiful 2 year old boy with a rare blood disease which causes excessive destruction of red blood cells and anemia. Due to the seriousness of his condition, he needs regular blood transfusions about once a month. Continual blood transfusions can cause a build up of iron in the blood and major organs. A continued overload of iron in the blood can cause organ damage and, eventually, organ failure. In order to prevent this buildup, chelation therapy is typically used to strip the excess iron from the blood. This therapy is not available in China. This sweet-faced little boy is active and smart. He enjoys playing with other children and riding on a hobbyhorse or a baby tricycle. He is interested in his surrounding environment. He enjoys playing with blocks and shouts happily when he creates a strange, new shape.

These two beautiful girls are in need of coming home to their families before September, 2010. Both of these girls will celebrate their 14th birthday at that time, and thus no longer be eligible for adoption.

Lele is diagnosed with Hepatitis B and has had an extra finger removed. She gets along well with other children, and she respects teachers and caretakers. Lele often helps younger children do all the things she can do. She is helpful, polite to people, and is regarded highly by teachers and caretakers. She takes her classes seriously and likes music. Lele participates in a training class for the Chinese ancient organ, Zheng, and can play nice songs.
Carissa is post-operative for cleft lip and palate. She is a very loving, giving, caring young lady. She loves to help the nannies and learn to be independent. She is always striving for praise and loves to be surrounded by other children. Though she cannot learn as quickly as other children, she always tries to do better and loves to learn. In her family, she would love to have siblings, a computer, a Barbie and a grandma. Carissa is sponsored by Great Wall’s Every Child Fund. Her adoptive family will be given $1,000 towards the cost of her adoption.

If you would like more information about these children or about the Waiting Child Program, please email wcinfo@gwca.org. To apply for the Waiting Child Program and gain access to our individual list, click here.