Short Term Team Report from Heng Yang

Kyla Alexander (ICC Short Term Teams Leader and Heng Yang Development Officer) writes:

Thanks so much for your prayers during the recent short term team when I reported about the conditions at the Heng Yang welfare centre when I took the short term team there. When we left the centre there was still no change on the heating system, however, when the team was leaving ICC was able to give some finances to the centre leadership to go towards installing chimneys to pipe the carbon monoxide from the coal burners they were using out of the rooms.

When our National Office staff visit the centre in February I will be asking them to follow up on whether this situation has been fixed.

During the two week team 4 new little babies were placed in the disabled children's area, where they were not receiving adequate care and attention, 3 of these children had been abandoned at local hospitals.

Sadly, 3 of these children passed away. I advocated for the 4th child, a little baby girl with Down's Syndrome, asking the leaders at the centre if they could move her in with the other infants, they very quickly moved her and when the team left she was getting lots of love and care from one of the carers in that area. I look forward to my next visit to see her and see how she is progressing. Please pray that they will continue to value her life.

During the team I had several meetings with the welfare centre leaders who are very enthusiastic about gaining ICC's long term support and help in the future. During the time they gave me a proposal of how they see ICC could work with them in the future.

We are excited to work with the Heng Yang Welfare Center and will continue to consider their proposal in the coming weeks.

Please pray for the Heng Yang children that each one will continue to know the Father's love.