"foreigner" volunteers in the orphanage.

In Kunming Children's Welfare Institute in Yunnan, whenever "foreign volunteers" are mentioned, there are always endless stories, whether employees or children who don't understand. A foreigner, a 28-year-old Australian girl named Zhang Lan, came to the orphanage. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, she was studying in Yunnan University. She learned that there was a children's welfare home in Kunming, so she looked around. Zhang Lan lost her parents when she was a child, and her adoptive parents brought her up. This special experience made her feel even more special about those unfortunate children. From the first time she set foot in the courtyard, she gave her heart to these unfortunate children.

In the file bag of the baby girl Ma Liping, there is a historical statement: "An unclaimed baby girl, about half a year old, was found on the No.85 train from Chongqing to Kunming on February 190, with nothing on her except her clothes and a small cotton blanket." Xiao Liping suffers from congenital cataract and can't see. Zhang Lan loves Xiao Liping very much. With the consent of the college, she took Xiao Liping to the dormitory for careful feeding, and specially invited a nanny to look after the children. The nanny's salary and Xiao Liping's expenses are borne by herself voluntarily. In order to let this unfortunate child see the light again, she spent more than RMB 1 0,000 on Xiao Liping's operation and gave her a pair of glasses with a degree of 1 0,200. After Xiao Liping could see, Zhang Lan sent her back to the welfare home. But Xiao Liping is not used to crying all day after she goes back. In order to find Zhang Lan's mother, Zhang Lan had to pick her up again, and asked a girl from a poor mountainous area, Zhang, to look after Xiao Liping and pay her 400 yuan money every month. Usually, Zhang Lan has classes in the morning, and Xiao Fen takes Xiao Liping at home. From the beginning of learning to speak, Xiao Liping will talk to "Mom" in simple English and Zhang in Chinese. Xiao Liping also acts as an interpreter from time to time! The three of them go out for a walk, and people often cast curious eyes. Someone simply asked Xiao Fan, "How can such a beautiful foreign women fall in love with a disabled orphan? It's incredible! " Yes, in this "home" with no blood relationship and different nationalities, it is full of affection and love thicker than blood.

June 65438+July 0994 Zhang Lan will return to China after studying abroad, but she and Xiao Liping are inseparable. As early as 1 years ago, Zhang Lan wanted to bring Xiao Liping to Australia to raise her, but according to the Conditions for Foreign Adoption in People's Republic of China (PRC), she was not married and did not have the adoption conditions. Zhang Lan made unremitting efforts to this end, and wrote to Australia many times, asking her adoptive parents to help Xiao Liping find a family with adoption conditions. After many twists and turns, I finally finished all the formalities for Xiao Liping in June this year. On July 14, Zhang Lan, Xiao Liping and her adoptive parents boarded a flight to Australia.

Zhang Lan left, but under the influence of Zhang Lan, Zhang quietly came to work in Kunming Children's Welfare Institute. Not long ago, she received a letter from Zhang Lan in neat Chinese: "Dear Xiao Fen, how are you? I never forgot you when I returned to Australia. I know you are a good worker. I spent more than three hours writing to you. I really don't know what to do now. After I came back, Maliping's adoptive parents no longer allowed me to see Maliping. I miss her every day. I don't know how many times I cried. I really can't stand it. I really want to see Ma Liping and miss you. I'm thinking about going to college now, studying nursing for three years, and maybe going to Kunming later. ...

Model kindergarten and an American couple

Jeff Polk, whose Chinese name is Pu Shirley, is now studying in the history department of Yunnan University, majoring in ethnic history, and can speak fluent Mandarin. His wife, Baiyun, is gentle and honest, and obtained a master's degree in literature in America. 1986 The couple came to China from Pennsylvania. In the Foreign Experts Building of Yunnan University, Baiyun got to know Zhang Lan, and then she got to know the children in the welfare home. This kind woman, who has become a mother, has been more concerned since then. Bai Jun and Zhang Lan went to the welfare home several times together. After returning home, they told their husband Pu the story of their stay in the welfare home, and a strong love seized Pu.

After consulting with Zhang Lan and Bai Jun, Pu found Zhou Zhongxiang, the director of the welfare home, and frankly told the whole story of their plan-he wanted to set up a "Morning Star Education Foundation Demonstration Nursery" in Kunming Children's Welfare Home, and they were responsible for all the expenses from house decoration to baby raising (within a few days to eight months). This is no ordinary foster care. Zhou Dean doesn't want his children to eat well, dress well and live well! In the past, the annual expenses allocated by the government to each child, including medicine, schooling and food and clothing, increased from 50 yuan to 90 yuan in 1992, and increased to 94 yuan this year. In order to make children have more comfortable living conditions, Zhou Dean led more than 50 employees in the hospital to set up a small chemical plant to produce glue. With the government's investment of more than 200,000 yuan, the staff of the hospital sold 730,000 yuan of lottery tickets to the society in turn. From 65438 to 0990, they built a two-story children's living complex, which greatly improved children's living and accommodation conditions. However, in recent years, medical expenses have been rising and the number of children has been increasing. Only by the beginning of 65438+ 10 this year, more than 80 children have been adopted, among which disabled children and abandoned babies account for a considerable proportion. Children grow up day by day, increasing day by day, how can Zhou Dean not worry? Since I met my bosom friend, why is Zhou Dean unhappy? He said: "As long as it is conducive to the healthy growth of children, no matter where it comes from, love should be regardless of nationality, race or belief." He immediately made a final decision and agreed to Pu Shirley's selfless assistance.

In this way, from 1992, Mr. Pu received the fixed funding from the "Morning Star Foundation" in Hong Kong, as well as the support of overseas students and their parents, relatives and friends in the United States, and * * * undertook the support work of the nursery in the welfare home. Six living rooms in the welfare home have been renovated, and the cement floor has been replaced with all-wood floors, and the aluminum alloy steel doors and windows have been replaced with brown glass. In addition, I bought all the baby's daily necessities, from a new crib, a small rocking car, a refrigerator and a large-capacity washing machine to needles, nipples, droppers and diapers, which were very thoughtful. There are few employees in welfare homes, and children can't take care of them. Pu and Zhang Lan tried to recruit nurses for them through the courtyard. From the first five to the present 17, the monthly salary of each person is 250 ~ 350 yuan, which is entirely borne by them!

Pu and Bai Jun devoted infinite love to these unfortunate children, who were often too busy to even care about their own daughters. On one occasion, Ms. Baiyun accidentally broke her arm, but when she heard that some babies were sick, she ignored the pain and rushed to the welfare home to visit the children just after putting on the plaster.

Pu especially likes a baby boy with cleft palate named Fang Tieqing. Every time I come, I will hug him, kiss him and give him a nice English name Sam. Pu Wenzhe said humorously that Sam was his grandfather's name. I asked him why he liked the child. He smiled and said, "God created man. There are kind and healthy people and poor disabled people. Healthy people have the obligation to help disabled people because they need the love of their parents more. "

Driven by the Pu couple, Zhang Lan and other international students, nowadays, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon, more and more international students voluntarily visit and take care of their children in welfare homes, which has almost become an unwritten rule for international students.

The bridge of love has crossed the national border in Kunming Children's Welfare Institute. This year alone, 15 orphans were adopted by foreign couples in China. Whenever children and adoptive parents leave, Pu, Zhang Lan, Bai Jun and the deans and nurses who get along with each other day and night are really reluctant to part with them, and at the same time, they deeply wish these unfortunate and lucky children from the bottom of their hearts.

"King of Children" Leisure Road

This handsome and straightforward Dutch guy, with a height of1.90m, has a Chinese name Le Kang Road similar to his personality. He is the European representative of International Information Service Co., Ltd., and was assigned to work in Kunming from 65438 to 0992. Through Zhang Lan and Le Kang Road, I got to know Kunming Children's Welfare Institute, and since then I have formed an indissoluble bond with the children in the hospital, especially the children with physical disabilities.