Jiang Cheng Social Welfare Institute

I found some pictures of Magnolia's orphanage that a woman took just one month ago when she was there adopting her daughter. Rarely are adoptive parents allowed to visit orphanages but in this case this woman was granted a visit and I think one of the first to see the inside of this orphanage. She said it was clean and pleasant. There seems to be a good ratio of caregivers to babies and she said there was genuine care and love for all the babies there. She said they do the best they can with what little they have but certainly not a place where you'd want a child to be raised. She wasn't allowed into the rooms where all the babies were but she took these photos through the glass. I wonder if Magnolia is in any of these photos...

You'll see that the babies are sleeping in metal cribs with just wood slats as mattresses. I found this very upsetting but felt better when I saw how many blankets they had in there....better than nothing. I'm also happy that all the cribs are pushed together so the babies can be close together, crib mates usually create very strong bonds. Counting the days until we can bring her home...