~Mi Chang hong~

NAME: Mi Chang hong

English Name: Kevin

SEX: Male

BIRTHDATE: September 20, 1990

HEALTH: Hepatitis

DATE OF ENTRY TO SANCS HOME: October 1999

ACADEMIC STATUS: Grade 3 in Technical High School

FAMILY BACKGROUND:

His father died of a fall from a tower on the job after which the mother became mentally ill. She finally became truly insane, screaming obscenities at anyone approaching their house. The house was dark and windowless when we visited. In 2000 his mother also died. His mother was from a distant village so they had no relatives nearby to help. Mi Chang hong has two sisters, Mi Gui fang who also lives in our home and an older sister who after the mother's death was sent to Guangdong to someone there willing to care for her.

We brought this little boy and his sister to our home in 1999 even though they had a living mother because she was not mentally able to care for the children and they were being abused and had no one to help them. They had no income and the children would often go days without eating. Their mother also beat them and the girls told how this little boy was beaten more than they. He would often not go to school and run away because he was dizzy and weak according to his own words. Neighbors would occasionally give them food and the oldest daughter would prepare it on the weekends when she was home from school. The teachers at the school had collectively paid for these children's school fees.

PERSONALITY:

Mi Chang hong is a truly lovely young man with a kind and cheerful heart. The other children all love him and respect him as a model to follow. He always does what he believes is true and right. He has a close friendship and brotherly love with all those in his household. He loves the younger ones and respects all the mothers and staff. As of 2011 he is finishing his last year studying marketing at the technology school.