if you weren't inspired by the orphanage pictures....

this is a copy the email and some pictures Zheng Si Si sent me today....... once again, if you want to help, or know anyone ele who would be interested, just shoot me an email!

i visited two families in Tibet Dangxiong county, above 4000m, near namchu lake. One family father died, and 4 children, older brother takes care of animals with his mother, and older sister study in mainland high middle school, in Jiangsu province near Zhejiang. 1900yuan rmb a year. she had no money so in her 4years study in middle school, she only visited home once, and the trip was finaniced by others. in picture is the young sister, now in primary school. a young brother also in school now. they are one of the most poor families among locals though most local families are very poor, it is a hard place to survive. Another family is a very big family, with a lot of children, also an infant in tent. these children are not healthy, because of poor nutrition. the man with glasses in pic is a local doctor. he is a very very nice doctor. he worked in a county hospital, and volunteered to work in this hard country area, 4yrs, i asked why, his explain, these farmers when to county hospital, their illness already too late to be cured, country lack doctors. his wife still in county hospital, is a nurse, and support him very much, they have no child. he is also a poet. he is well admired by the local people, i can feel when i was with him