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Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Click on the links below to download our latest newsletters.
January 2010 – Keyhole

Our New Chinese Friend

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Isaac and Nattie had been outside playing today for about an hour, and we were just beginning to wonder where they were when they suddenly rang the doorbell. When I answered, Isaac said, “We just met a Chinese friend out here and she’s coming up to meet the family.” I asked him if it was [...]

Home

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

In 2003, we moved to Hebei province in northern China, and our lives were changed forever. We hoped to be able to invite abandoned children into our home thinking that we would be able to impact their lives somehow. We didn’t realize that it would be the other way around.
I’ll never forget the first day [...]

The Heddens

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

We are originally from Big Lake, Minnesota. We have 6 children of our own who you can get to know below. Tim is a licensed Elementary teacher, and Amy is a stay-at-home mom.
In 2003, we moved to China for the first time and lived in Hebei Province just south of Beijing. It was there that [...]

The Children

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

The Children are the reason we are here! On this page, we’d like to introduce you to some of the kids that have touched our lives.
Bryn – Bryn is not yet one year old. She came to our home when she was about 3 weeks old. Her cleft lip and palate were the reason she [...]