Chinese Name:	Yuan Yuzhu
Date of Birth:	April 28, 1999
City:	Nanning
Province:	Guangxi   Map
SWI:	Nanning City
Height:	50 inches
Weight:	47 lbs

Referral Day:

On January 7th, 2009 at 8:10 a.m. Maury Reising (FTIA) called to let us know that we have a daughter.  This is the call we have been awaiting for over 36 months.  It was an absolutely surreal moment that filled our hearts with overwhelming joy.  When we were finally able to gather our thoughts, we realized that from this day forward we had the privilege of calling this beautiful girl our daughter.  Only God could have made such a wonderful moment by giving us such a precious gift!

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths that you take, but by the moments that take your breath away." ~ Unknown

About Hannah:

On admission to her SWI, Yuzhu was small but her general condition was good.   Her caretakers at the time described her as follows:  "Yuzhu is a very clever, pretty, active and cute girl.  She has a pair of big and bright eyes on her round face; her sweet smile is just like sunshine, making people feel warm.  On the day when she came to the institute, it was drizzling, just like her name, a clear raindrop."

In September, 2004 she was placed in the care of a foster family and has been there ever since.   Her foster family describes her as being a "pretty and sensible girl. "  She helps with chores and apparently has close relationship with her foster grandmother:   "She carries water and food to grandma every day ... and she also goes out for a walk with grandma."

Yuzhu has been attending school near her foster family's home.  She's a good student:   "She did well at school and she got straight ’A’... teachers often stick a paper flower on her notebook as award ... she won praises in the drawing, writing and calligraphy competitions; she also worked in the students’ government."

She is described as being quiet, helpful, and generous.  Yuzhu likes to "send notebooks and pencils as gifts to her fellow students whose families were not rich."  Her favorite activities include singing, dancing, riding her bike, and playing badminton.

That's our little girl ... so much to love!!!

Weary sole indeed! Some day it will be with much joy and thankfulness to God that we'll tell you everything we know about our daughter in this very spot. Until then we can only stare at this blank page, pray, hope, and dream.