We'd like to share about a boy named L.Y. who has been in our care for the past 3 years. L.Y. was 12 years old when he arrived at the orphanage, and they asked if he might be able to join our “family model of care” project.
L.Y. was sent to the orphanage because his father had passed away, and his mother was suffering from mental illness. When she was hospitalized, there was no one left to take care of him. Although he has no known medical or developmental issues, L.Y.’s chaotic family situation during early childhood certainly left him at a disadvantage. We were very happy to welcome this shy, quiet boy into our Little Flower “family”.
L.Y. has benefitted greatly from having a stable family structure. His foster parents have been helping him learn his way around the kitchen and he enjoys helping prepare meals.
School is getting more challenging as he gets older, and he’s very grateful to have the support he needs to do well in his studies.
L.Y. enjoys playing basketball when he has free time.
He’s a very determined young man who works hard to succeed at whatever he puts his mind to. The younger children really look up to their very gentle “big brother”.
We are so grateful for your support; you make it possible for us to provide nurturing, family-based care to disadvantaged children who would otherwise end up in a typical institutional setting. Our goal is to provide L.Y. with the vocational skills he will need to become fully independent once he finishes high school. We’ve been able to arrange for him to take some classes in traditional Chinese massage.
At this time, he’s considering either learning to cook professionally, or perhaps continuing his training in massage and pursuing that as a full-time career. Whatever he decides, we are so grateful to be L.Y.’s family and provide the encouragement and support he needs at this very vulnerable stage of his life.
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