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Share by Robin Munro, Senior Writer From China. Date of Birth: June 1, 2003 Jack* is a child with a gentle soul. As his teachers say, he is “a delight.” I met Jack last summer in a northern province of China, where he was abandoned at birth eight years ago. A sweet boy with a warm and open smile, [...]  Share PHOTOS BY REBECCA S. GRATZ/THE WORLD-HERALD Sarah Kolb, one of Sandy and Ed's three biological daughters, leans over to check out Lucas’ book from China. Recently, we at Holt celebrated the 14th birthday of Lucas Kolb — a boy adopted from China in just the knick of time! When he turned 14, he would no [...] Share How a simple idea changed the life of a child in Holt’s care Remember this story? In the summer of 2009, Tony Nolan, special guest speaker for Winter Jam, visited Holt’s care centers in China while traveling to meet his daughter, Fei Fei. On his journey, he [...] Share UPDATE: As of December 2011, Sam has a family! Thank you to everyone who shared his story. And congratulations to Sam! by Robin Munro, Senior Writer DOB: 7/5/2007 Sam discovers Minnie! I met Sam* this past summer at an orphanage in northern China. When I saw his face recently posted to the Waiting Child photolisting, I thought, I [...] ShareA boy recently adopted by a Nebraska family turns 14, the cut-off age for adoption from China. Lucas (right) with brothers Christian and Stefan, about to board a plane to Hong Kong on their journey home to Nebraska. I have such exciting news to share! On February 1st, Yu Qing* – [...] Share Happy Lunar New Year! Today, February 3rd, China ushers in the Year of the Rabbit – a year of good fortune for those born in Rabbit years, and a very exciting year in China adoptions! Never before have Chinese boys and girls, toddler through school-age, had so many opportunities to have loving, adoptive families – particularly [...] Share Please Help find Grace a Family By Ashli Keyser, managing editor I remember, 2 years ago, a group of six Holt employees sitting around a table when the name “Journey of Hope” entered the conversation. As we discussed this new and promising program — made up of older, mostly healthy children from a southern province [...] Share by Robin Munro, Senior Writer Date of Birth: 8/1/01 From China Within the first few minutes of meeting Shen Ying*, I can tell: this is the funniest kid in school. A boy most adored by classmates and teachers. A class clown or class president. Maybe both. But definitely, well known by everyone. Last July, I traveled to China with [...] Share Our journey began three years ago when we decided to adopt from China. We had put off having children until were were in a position to provide a good home. Lisa’s sister , who had already started her China adoption process, shared her experience with us, and we felt like this was a good way [...] Share Julie, a child in the Journey of Hope program, needs a family of her own Date of Birth: 11/15/98 by Robin Munro, senior writer This summer, several of us at Holt traveled to China to meet children in the Journey of Hope – a program to propel adoption of older children, or children with special needs in southern [...] |
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