Randy and Rita Rippee moved to China with three of their daughters in 2004 and began working with New Day Foster Home in the summer of 2008. Within a year they began fostering older orphan girls who needed families, and during the next four years were able to make an impact on the lives of sixteen children. It was with excitement as we also watched as Elizabeth, Hannah, Jena, Serena, Elly and Mollie joined forever families of their own. The Rippee's burden for older orphaned girls changed lives here in China. However, the last year has presented difficulties for foreign organizations working on behalf of orphans in China, especially in the case of foreigners fostering children. Because of this, the Rippee's have recently been doing a lot of thinking about how they can be most effective while still doing what they feel called to do. After much thought and research, they have found an opportunity in India where they will be able to work with the older orphaned girls. The RIppee's will be moving in October. We will dearly miss them - many of our staff were moved to tears when they heard of the Rippee's departure. They have made a huge difference here in China and we strongly believe that they will continue to change lives in India.

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* These children have been matched with a family

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