China's Winter Storm Crisis

As many of you know, China is in the midst of a winter storm crisis. The southern provinces are particularly vulnerable since they are not prepared for the snow or ice. Many of the orphanages are without heat, food and other supplies to keep themselves and the children safe. I urge you to visit http://www.halfthesky.org/ to get more details and to donate money to help purchase heaters, blankets and food. They have a listing of each orphanages needs, and the progress that already has been made with the money already received.

A rescue man carries an 80-year-old woman, out of Jinlian village in Longnan county, central China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 3, 2008. Some 1761 people in Jinlian village trapped for days of frozen weather and without electricity and water supply were rescued successfully on Sunday. (Xinhua Photo)

Stranded train passengers wait outside a railway station in the southern city of Guangzhou on Friday. Millions of Chinese were stranded by snow ahead of Spring Festival, the most important holiday of the year. (China Daily/Reuters Photo)