At the invitation of Dr. Christopher Zaino, Director of Rehabilitation Services at Future Hope, we spent an afternoon at his center helping special needs children.

When we arrived, there were already a room full of kids and helpers. The children were participating in planned activities supervised by several helpers.

A special needs child....

Then we joined in, helping in anyway we can...
Mrs. Zaino is equally proficient in English and Mandarin. Hear her speak.....
Mrs Zaino is certainly high-energy - the class proceeded along nicely with her leadership - she loves the kids dearly.

He wanted to be carried all the time...

A helping hand goes a long way.

Interestingly, we have the same middle name...
Gerda engaging this little boy - see his reaction....

She is determined to get her part done....

Helping and changing the world one person at a time...
Because of agency like Future Hope, the Chinese now have options - ordinarily these special needs kids are sent to rural orphanages where their contact with the outside world is minimum - a slow death sentence for many of these children. It was a new experience for us all and we left wondering who were helped and benefited more....
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