An Update on Southern China's Crisis

Thank you for all the donations pouring in from CHI families and supporters! Most of the affected areas in Southern China are receiving better weather and the snow is melting. Our staff in China are in daily contact with the orphanages and hope to hear of improvements in electricity and water availability, along with a drop to normal pricing levels for daily goods.

Please check Melody's blog, www.melodyzhangorphans.blogspot.com, and our Development aid site, www.helpanorphan.org, for the latest updates.

Last night, 1.5 billion people celebrated Chinese New Year's Eve with one hour of nonstop fireworks, aired on Chinese national television. Radios were donated to the people in disaster areas so they, too, could listen to the show as the country celebrated their biggest holiday of the year.

Happy Year of the Rat!