Winter storms in China - effect on orphanages

http://www.halfthesky.org/work/littlemouse.php

I'm trying to find out information on Katie's orphanage and foster care village, I suspect they are okay though.

Here are some excerpts from the above link...

Zoey's orphanage (link to the left):
Nanchang, Jiangxi – asks for warm floor mats and disposable diapers. They need a working room heater. Their electrical supply has been sporadic and with only a small generator, they’re not confident they can continue to provide heat to keep the children warm. UPDATE: Their boiler for hot water supply has broken down. They ask for funds to purchase a new one.

Charlotte's orphange (link to the left):
Yangchun, Guangdong - reports a need for space heaters and hot water bottles for 88 babies at two sites.

Journey to Noelle's orphange (link on left):
Hefei, Anhui – reports that they have everything under control and the children are warm and well-fed. UPDATE: The orphanage now realizes they will soon run out of disposable diapers. They ask for funds to purchase 7500 diapers.

Maggie Mae's orphanage (link on left):
Chengdu, Sichuan – is experiencing the coldest winter in memory. They need a large room heater, diapers, shoes, socks and winter jackets. UPDATE: Chengdu repeats their request for a large heater and disposable diapers. They also request 80 warm quilts.

that's just 4 of the kids on my list who are either living in these orphanages OR came from them. Half the Sky is a great charity, and they are disparately trying to help these orphanages out during the coldest weather in 50 years in China. It would be like South Florida having almost 2 months of 30 degree days. Like Atlanta Georgia being under 2.5 feet of snow with more expected...and everyone from Tennesse south to Florida living without heaters in their homes.

Put on top of that living in a country where the main heating source is by coal fires, and carbon monoxide poisoning is common.

Another thing to keep in mind...no electricity? Nothing to run the water boilers, so no clean water. You must have a fire to boil the water, and thus, more problems.

Half the Sky, at the bottom of that link, has set up a donation place to help these orphanages. If you don't want to, or can't, please just pray for them. Tell others if you want as well. My heart is breaking for these kids.

If you would like to help an orphanage that is not under Half the Sky care, email me and I will get you in touch with someone who can help a specific orphanage. I'm going to see if I can find out how the Yunnan province is faring. It is not a Half the Sky province, and Love without Boundaries does not have much going on in that province either. Hopefully they are doing okay. Kunming is not know as the city of eternal springtime for nothing!

the reason for so many request for disposable diapers when they normally use cloth or nothing? Well, they can't dry the diapers that are soiled and need cleaning. The diapers are freezing after being washed. THAT is how cold these rooms are that the babies are in.