Duan Zhi Jia was born in September of 2007. Because of family circumstances, his grandparents took care of him until 2013 when they could no longer provide for him. In October of that year, he joined the large family of almost 400 children at Huangnan Children’s Home. He is now 12 and is in 4th grade at a local primary school.
Despite great hardship, Zhi Jia is resilient and has made the children’s home his home. At first, his self-care skills and self-discipline were quite poor. He did not have good personal hygiene and had to be reminded to do the basics; however, over the years he has improved and now not only takes care of himself but helps those who are younger! As with many children, the sense of community is a great motivator that encourages him to not only help himself but to care for others as well.
Although he doesn’t particularly like school, Zhi Jia is very fond of Chinese chess, so much so that he became an honorary manager of the home’s Board and Games Room and now gathers other children together and encourages them to play games. This love has greatly impacted his self-disciple and focus and the staff were very excited and proud when he recently not only participated in a competition on Children’s Day but won an Award of Excellence! He has now applied this discipline and focus to his education and our staff have seen great improvement in his desire to succeed academically.
Your continued prayers and support help Christian Action to help Zhi Jia as well as many other children find their potential in life.