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The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Another

Follows the story of Jaclyn, a four-year-old Chinese orphan who was adopted by an American family and who subsequently convinced her new parents to return to China to rescue a baby boy whom Jaclyn had protected at the orphanage.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 477 pages

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