We have an update! Got word today that Maggie is recovering and should be out of the hospital by the end of the day. Sounds like she had a very severe strain of malaria and possibly typhoid. We were told that she is now out of bed and walking around. Such good news! Thanks for all of your prayers.
In other news (very good news), we just returned home from a benefit event for Maggie. We applied for a grant from the Feng Li Li Foundation, an organization that funds adoptions of abandoned children into Christian homes. The story that was the inspiration for the foundation is both heartbreaking and hope giving. Check out fenglili.org on the About Us section to read about it. The brain child behind this specific funding for Maggie is a 16 year old girl, Laura Valentine, the daughter of the founders. She is a singer and just realesed her first CD. Her CD release party was a concert/birthday party/fundraiser for Maggie. She shared her own adoption story of 16 years ago in China and urged every attendee to donate to Maggie's cause to create another beautiful story. I sat next to a member of the board of the foundation who shared that her 7 year old daughter has been drumming up money for Maggie at her school for the last month through bake sales and car washes. To say it was an honor to be at this event is an understatement. To see the heart of God played out through so many people is truly amazing. THANKS to all who attended, donated and loved on us through this event. Our hearts are overflowing. Not only is it part of our story, but it is a very meaningful beginning to Maggie's. THANK YOU! Check out laura-valentine.com or fenglili.org
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