Another incredible day!

^Daddy and Julia in Fengchang.



^The restaurant where Julia was found.



Yesterday we spent the day traveling through the countryside on our way to Fengcheng. That is where all the babies were found in different places around the city. We started out at the Fengcheng Social Welfare Institute which was a very nice facility. As a group we pulled together enough money to donate an air conditioner as a gift for them. The orphanage is located in the new part of the city. One of the babies was found at the gate of this place. Only the twins lived here in the orphanage, the other babies lived with foster families.



After visiting the orphanage, we stopped at each of the places the babies were abandoned by their mother. The city is very poor, dirty and depressing. All the babies were found in very public places. Some of the babies were found in front of stores, post offices, etc. Julia was found in the midst of this dirty city but in front of a beautiful, elegant restaurant. We walked up a wide set of marble stairs set between 2 huge stone lions. Julia was found in a box wrapped in blankets at the top of the stairs, next to the door when she was about 2 weeks old. I wonder, why did her mother go out of the way to leave her in a very beautiful place?



The country side was beautiful and very green. We saw many poor people farming. We saw many water buffalo, some were pulling the cultivator, others were grazing. We saw many duck farms where they are harvested for food.



Julia and Shea are doing well. Shea is still keeping some distance from her sister and not liking the attention being given to someone else. Julia likes to be held all the time and she loves to eat table food, she'll try everything!



I had a foot massage the other day and a body massage last night. Each lasted over an hour and costs less than $7 . It was heaven!



Have to run, we have a tour of the city today.







Sara