NDV: Spreading Christmas cheer at the Guest House and hospital this morning! (Assisted by some of Santa’s best helpers from a local youth group 😊)

It’s a big day when Christmas parties were held in our projects. Gathering around the Christmas tree, the presents highlighted the day and brought so much joy to all of the kids. We love seeing the smiles on their faces and how they enjoy the time. We are thankful for ...

It’s not easy to take care of CP kids. There must be on going training, study and a lot patience. As a coach in our project Lydia is very important to the kids and the nannies. She coaches the nannies with feeding, activities, and observers how the kids are doing ...

The playground in the yard is always the kids’ favorite place when they get to go outside. No doubt they could spend all day long there if they were allowed. The bumble bee slide is such a unique part and real fun. The kids have to climb up through a ...

After a long day of hard work, with busy and exciting activities, things have become quiet. The kids have calmed down getting ready for their favorite time before bed – story time. Sitting on their nannies’ lap and in their arms the kids have a enjoyable time. It makes them ...

Play dough became some cute little things in the hands of our talented nannies. The kids enjoyed holding and playing with ladybugs, octopus, mushroom, and a little bunny. They held them carefully in their little hands like treasure. The smiles and the excitement on their faces showed how much they ...

This is one of the traditional festivals for family reunion. The kids got to celebrate it with their nannies as a big family. They had a good time sharing the good food, and tasting the flavor of this special festival that is supposed to be sweet and warm.

There were three surgeries completed recently. Stephanie, who is in our Savannah Project, came to Beijing for her hip surgery. Chen and Han, who are part of our medical project, came for their Urological surgery. We are glad that we had the opportunity to help them with their medical ...

We are happy to celebrate the birthdays of James, Austyn and Titus. Titus received a pile of presents from a friend, which made him very excited. Knowing someone was thinking about him made him feel specfial. We are thankful that the boys have grown and changed so much, and ...

After learning, from watching a video, that instruments can make beautiful music, the kids were inspired to try themselves. Even though they were not skilled they had an enjoyable time trying to play. Their joyful smiles and laughter come straight from their hearts.

The kids love the rain in summer. It not only cools down the weather; it also brings a lot of fun. Running around and jumping in the puddles brought a lot of laughter. They also brought their buckets to catch the rain.

All of the families in our Vietnam program are low income and unable to provide for the surgeries and medical care their children need. While the aggressive lockdown measures in Vietnam have been very successful in containing the covid-19 virus, these same measures have taken a toll on many of ...

It’s such a cool idea to collect some beautiful leaves to make crafts. The kids were so interested in choosing the leaves and making pictures on the paper. They made trees, clouds, rain drops, and even a heart with the green leaves. We are impressed by their creativity and enthusiasm. ...

Caleb, Freddy, Isaiah and Silas were the birthday boys in April. The nannies and all the kids gathered together for this special moment. Birthday cake and birthday presents made so many hearts happy.

After the long cold winter in northern China, spring is finally here. The kids went for a walk in the yard of the orphanage. They were delighted to see that the trees had burst into blossom. Everything was turning green after being brown and gray all winter. The kids loved ...

There’s certain times for some of our kids to practice standing or sitting up everyday so that they can get stronger and improve their body function. It’s hard work to do, but in the meantime they get encouragement from their nannies who come up with a lot of fun ideas. ...

A truck, a castle, a building…What do you like to build with blocks? The boys could concentrate on playing with blocks all day long. Being creative is so much fun.

These boys are trying hard to be good nannies for the baby dolls. They dress the dolls in comfortable clothes and feed them very carefully. The boys are so proud that they can do a good job just like their nannies.

With all salons and barber shops closed, it’s a good thing we have hair dressers on site. Our little hair dressers love to give each other a nice hair style. Cutting, drying hair and then putting a cute bow on the girl’s hair is so much fun for everyone.

Will the stuffed animals play with the kids when they have an animal mask on? Does the lion like the little monkey’s favorite food- banana? The kids recognize the animals and know how to make friends with each of them.

We had a visit by some little doctors- Caleb, Samuel and Frank. They knew what doctors are supposed to do. So they checked x-rays, listened to their patient’s hearts and lungs, gave shots and with their excellent bedside manner had their patients smiling.

Water bottles can make a fun game? A paper elephant’s long nose can be fun to play with? If there are fun ideas you can have a good game to enjoy. Who wants to put the string inside the bottle and hang the ring on the nose of the elephant? ...

How can you go to the beach when you are quarantined? When it’s not a real beach. A room, in the same building, where the children live has been setup to look like the ocean. The walls are painted to look like a blue ocean and sea creatures are hanging ...

It’s time to get ready for Chinese New Year. The windows and doors were decorated with cute red lanterns and firecrackers. The older kids got to help with decorations. Also the nannies told stories about Chinese New Year and did a creative game allowing the kids to play with the ...

When Jonathan and his parents came to visit New Day they brought cakes from a bakery that makes cakes for the pope. The cake just happened to be the birthday cake in January. Tim turned 5, and Amos turned 4. All the kids were excited to taste different flavors and ...