Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Local Stories

Families

From China with love, for two local families: Two little baby girls from China filled the hearts of two families in Hillsboro to overflowing when they entered their lives in 2003. The family of Loren and Nolly Loewen adopted Hui Qing at the age of 10 months in August and named her Sofia-Grace Huiqing Loewen. The Bruce and Janell Heyen family adopted Ru Jie at the age of 10 months in December and named here MaryElena RuJie Heyen.

Couples raise funds to adopt: Two little girls—1-year-old Lily and 2-year-old Hahna, crib mates in a Chinese orphanage—are coming to America. More specifically, they'll be getting permanent homes in Summit County, where they'll continue to be part of each other's lives. Even so, Lily's and Hahna's long journey from a spare existence, plagued by severe health problems in China, to families here who promised to love them will be extremely costly.


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