Thursday, May 29, 2008

More than 20,000 Chinese Ready to Adopt Quake Orphans

May 28, 2008

This little baby, resting peacefully in the arms of a rescue worker, is one of the estimated 5498 children that have been orphaned by China's brutal May 12 earthquake.

According to Internet stories, one mother who died while holding her baby left him a text message in her phone, "Dear baby, if I die, you must remember that I love you!"

While the youngest orphans probably won't have more than a simple text message or their current clothes to remind them of their birth parents, there are more than 20,000 prospective parents throughout China who are eager to invite these children into their homes.

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