A Project

I went forever with no adoption updates and now I have projects and things to share. How exciting.

First off though, there is a non-profit organization that assists Social Welfare Institutes (orphanages) in China and they are asking for help. This has been a very hard winter in China and many SWIs have lost electricity. If you would like to help, here is their website http://www.halfthesky.org/.

Now for my project. It is tradition in nothern China to make a Bai Jia Bei or 100 Good Wishes Quilt to celebrate a new life. The concept of Bai Jia Bei is that 100 friends and family members of the child and their parents contribute one square of fabric which will be sewn together into a quilt that contains the luck, energy and good wishes from everyone who contributes.

A book is also made from the good wishes and prayers each person sends with their square of fabric. I am in the process of sending out invitation cards to friends and family with instructions on how to participate. If for some reason you do not receive a card and you would like to participate please let me know. I would really like to get 100 participants.

Thank you very much!

Here is what the invitation cards look like. Keep an eye out for it in you mail box.