The response is in broken English, but the caregiver is very encouraging.
Here is her response:
Hi, Kerry,
Thanks a lot for your letter. We are so excited to learn that those four families will come to Longgang to adopt the four kids soon.
Now four kids have come back to the orphanage. They are also very happy and elated for they will meet their families and go abroad in the near future. They almost can't wait for it.
Since they returned, four girls always get together to play games, have meals and sleep in the same room but respective beds. But they may have some sorrows, for they can not come back to school and get along with their classmates and friends, teachers and foster family. Even though,i think delight is more than upset in their hearts. In addition, social worker here will also try her best to serve them ,e.g. Ease their emotion and arrange some activities for them. I guess they will adapt it asap. So please rest your heart.
The staff here have just got the update measurements of all the four kids. The data are as follows:
Long Sha Ling: height 127 cm, weight 25 kg, chest 57 cm, HC 52 cm;
All the best!
Your sincerely,
Shi Na(Shera)
I'll try and explain one of the statements - "Now four kids have come back to the orphanage."
This means the 4 girls have been pulled back from the simulated family homes and/or foster homes in which they were living in order to spend their last days there at the main orphanage building. They aren't even attending school anymore. I'm not sure I understand ALL of the reasons involved, but I do know one reason is to allow the social worker to counsel them on the transition. Another reason is that it is believed better for attachment process if we are taking away from the orphanage, rather than their foster families.
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