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Special-Needs Orphans Get Loving Care at Zhengzhou Foster Home

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April 27, 2014

  One has no arms. Another has no ears. Others have spina bifida, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. None have parents. These are some of the children I saw during my visit to Swallow’s Nest, a group of four foster homes for special-needs children in Zhengzhou. It’s the kind of place that gives even a… Read More ›

Surrounded by Rubble and Atheism, Chinese Celebrate Easter Sunday

I went to church on Easter Sunday, which is noteworthy because I’m an agnostic Jew living in an officially atheist country. Out of curiosity, I joined my fellow teachers Amos and Jennifer at a non-denominational Christian church a few miles from our university in Zhengzhou. The church is surrounded by piles of rubble from recently… Read More ›