The earthquake -

It is very sad. Last night, as I was putting my three little ones to bed, I thought about how lucky I was to be able to put them into bed.

I realized how lucky I was that we had blankets for all of our kids, beds for them, food for them, and a roof for them.

We have a car to take them to 4H, to pick them up from practice.

The biggest thing we have to worry about is who is going to get them and at what time.

I have read stories about people sleeping in tents with five other families. Living under a plastic canvas

Some people have just started walking, not really knowing where they are going, just walking.

I know that Noah is fine, the earthquake was not close to his province - Thank God. But I think about those other little ones who maybe weren't so lucky. There are many parents out there that are waiting and wanting some news about their children.

Here is a list of the orphanages that have been affected some how:

• Abazhou CWI: Unknown (52 children according to HTS)
• Baoji, Shaanxi: No injuries reported. Minor damage to the building but they are able to remain inside. (LWB)
• Chengdu: Safe, children are outside of the building during the day due to aftershocks. When it rains they go into the institution’s buses. At night they are on the first floor of the Children’s Building. There are cracks in some (but not all) buildings. (HTS and Agency). OCDF reports there is no electricity, water, or gas. They need diapers since they cannot wash. HTS reports they are having trouble finding supplies of milk and formula.
• Chongqing: Safe (HTS, OCDF, and an agency)
• *Deyang: Children are safe, minor damage to building (LWB OCDF)
• Dianjiang, Chongqing: Children are safe, no damage to building (Parent)
• *Dujiangyan: Children are safe. Children have been evacuated. Their temporary shelter has no tap water or electricity. They urgently need food, clean water, diapers, and powdered milk. (HTS)
• Fuling, Chongqing: Children are okay, no damage to current building. New building that is still under construction and not occupied sustained structural damage. (Parent and Agency) LWB and OCDF report damage to the building and are not clear if it is the new building or the one currently occupied. An agency reports cracks in the buildings currently occupied.
• Fungdu: Safe, no damage to building. (OCDF and Parent)
• *Guanghan: Unknown
• Guangyuan : Safe, staying in tents outdoors for now. (Parent)
• Ganzizhou: Unknown
• Hanzhong City SWI, Shaanxi Province: Children are safe, staying outside of building due to aftershocks. There are reports that the buildings sustained significant damage, and other reports the building sustained minor damage. There are tents set up for now. (Parent) Water pipes burst, water tower has cracks. Children have been evacuated and they need more tents, bedding, and clean water. (HTS)
• Liangping SWI : Children are Safe (OCDF, Parent, and agency). Reports of serious structural damage. (2 Agencies)
• Mama’s Wish: Teachers and students safe (LWB)
• *Mianyang CWI: Children are Safe. (Parent and HTS) Severely damaged walls, children have been moved to a military base. They have an urgent need for diapers, bedding, powdered milk, and clean water. (HTS)
• Mianzhu SWI: Unknown.
• Nanbu: Children are safe. Building has cracks. (Agency)
• Nanchong #1: Safe (Agency and OCDF).
• Nanchong #2: Children are safe (Agency, OCDF, HTS). Damage to buildings (OCDF and HTS) They need tents (HTS)
• Nanchuan, Chongqing: Safe, no damage reported. (LWB and Agency)
• Neijiang: Children are safe. Some structural damage to possibly several buildings. (HTS and Parent)
• Panzhihua: Unknown
• Rongxian: Unknown
• Santai County: Unknown
• Suining: Unknown
• Wanzhou: Children are safe. Building has cracks (Agency)
• Wenjiang County: Unknown
• Xiushan, Chongqing: Safe, no damage reported. (LWB and Agency)
• Yibin: Safe (HTS and OCDF)
• Yunyang, Chongqing: Safe. (LWB and Agency) LWB reports there is no damage to the building, but an agency reports there is some damage to the building.
• Zhaotong Foster Care program, Yunnan: Safe (LWB and Agency)
• Zigong CWI: Children are safe. They need bedding, powdered milk, crackers and disposable diapers (HTS)
• *Zitong County: Unknown