GongYi Home of Hope

After unseasonably warm and beautiful weather, we were hit with a major blizzard continuing from the 10th through the 12th of November.
We had to go to Hong Kong to do some work with the Chinese Consulate regarding our long term visas and when we got back, our car which we left at the airport, had [...]

We have been experiencing exceptionally warm weather for this time of the year. Each time we think our outdoor activities are finished for the season we get more warm weather. Of course we are not going to complain about it…. not at all! Winters here in Gongyi are extremely harsh so when [...]

Ever since the Home of Hope Orphanage opened in February 2000, we have needed and have been looking for sponsors for our children.
A short time after we opened, Joe and Darlene (above with Lily in the center) began to sponsor Lily Zhang Lin Qing and have been doing so ever since.
Joe and Darlene have [...]

Not only did our college kids head back to school, but in conjunction with our “in house” kindergarten, first and second grades, we have also started a pre kindergarten aged toddlers learning center. We don’t load the little ones up with too heavy a criteria but we are encouraging them to write and draw [...]

Shannon went to the States some time ago to care for her invalid mother. Her Mother went to be with the Lord and Nathan flew back to the States to escort “Nai Nai” (as the children call her… it means “Grandmother”) back to the Home of Hope.
We were simply not prepared for the “Welcome [...]