Friday, January 23, 2015

Finding Ad

Since we have very little information about the beginning of Max's life, little bits of info that we are given are such treasures. Today was one of those days... and as we are preparing to get on a plane to go to China, this week has been emotional... well this just topped it off for me today!
A few weeks ago, we found a man who will search through old Chinese newspapers for the "finding ad" of your adopted child. I submitted all the info I was given from his orphanage (name, birthdate, finding date, where he was found abandoned, etc.) and this man responded that he did indeed find Max's finding ad.

(A finding ad, for those who don't know, is a requirement in China that an orphanage must submit a newspaper ad for any child they wish to begin an adoption file on. It is a picture in the local newspaper, with any information about that child, in hopes that the parents will see it and come claim their baby. The orphanage cannot begin an adoption file until 6 months after the child has been in the paper. )

We received a packet in the mail today with pictures of Max's finding ad and a translation of the Chinese writing. His finding ad was published February 11, 2014 in the "Henan Farmer's Daily" and is the 26th ad of that edition. 
This will likely be the youngest picture of Max that we will ever have. He is probably around 4-5 months old here...



This is the full page in the paper where he is listed on the right... (10th baby down)



In the translation of the ad, we are told that he had 200 yuan (approx 32 US dollars) cash with him when he was found at 3 days old. We were not given this information from the orphanage, so that is just another piece of the puzzle that is very much treasured.



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