Visit to Orphanage

Today we went to visit Jinan SWI, the orphanage Madilynn lived in for two years. The building was modern and the grounds were well groomed. As we walked up to the building we could see some children waving to us from a 5th story window. As we walked into the building we saw some remodeling projects going on. We took the elevator up to the 5th floor. As we stepped off the elevator we were greeted my many children. They were smiling and talking to us eager to have their picture taken. Madilynn right away saw some staff members and children she recognized. When she saw her nanny she said Ma Ma and went right to her. She showed a lot attachment to her . She did not want to come back to me. I understood. After all this had been her care giver for two years. We were shown her bed, her classroom, and the eating area. Of course we had to take lots of pictures. During the visit Madi was passed around to staff who seemed very attached to her. I felt like there were people here that really loved her and that her care was adequate. We took some pictures of kids that were going to their forever home soon. We left our donation and said our goodbyes. I was glad I had the oppurtunity to visit my daughter's orphanage.

Glenda