The Silver Lining Foundation (, YúnCǎiXíngDòng) was founded in

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, in 2007. Silver Lining started as a small shop that sold hand-crafted jewelry. Nearly all the employees were disabled orphans. In 2009, an orphanage (Gūan ài Zhōng Xīn) was instituted in Dahua, Guangxi, China, and in 2011 a

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for children diagnosed with

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was built. The founders of the Silver Lining Organization are Chris and Lydia Yeung, who currently live in Nanning, China with two of their children.

Mission statement

To improve the lives of impoverished children and their families and to educate, care for, and show love to all individuals, equipping them with the proper tools to give back to their community.

History

In 2005, Chris and Lydia Yeung, along with their three children, came to China to work at an orphanage for disabled children. They returned to the

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that year, but in 2007, the Yeung family once again returned to China. Chris and Lydia started to work with the disabled orphans they met in 2005 and discovered that many of them were without jobs because of their disabilities. Lydia decided to help these young adults and started a swarovski crystal shop in a small apartment. In 2008, Silver Lining started to sponsor impoverished families whose children had cerebral palsy. The next year, Silver Lining foundation signed a five-year contract to reserve a building for future use as their first orphanage. In 2010, Silver Lining started to sponsor poverty-stricken children in the DaHua mountain rural areas. In the same year, the Silver Lining Foundation was officially recognized as a

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by the Chinese and

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governments. Silver Lining created a rehabilitation center for cerebral palsy children in 2011.

Silver Lining Foundation Projects

Silver Lining Workshop

The first of the Silver Lining Foundation projects, the Silver Lining Workshop, was established in 2007. Lydia said that the purpose of starting this workshop was to give hope and opportunities to individuals society had overlooked. The Silver Lining Workshop offers employees musical lessons that have resulted in the starting of a band called "Inspiration" by the handicapped orphans.

Silver Lining Orphanage

In 2009, Silver Lining started an orphanage in DaHua, Guangxi, China. The Silver Lining Care Center added a new dimension to the structure of the orphanage. In order to provide a healthy home environment for the children, every six children are assigned to a married couple who live under the same roof.

Silver Lining DaHua Mountain Sponsorship

As of 2010, the Silver Lining foundation has been sponsoring a school located in the poverty stricken mountains of DaHua. Silver Lining provides vegetables, meat, blankets, clothes, and beds for the children who live at school during the school year.

Silver Lining Rehabilitation Center

In 2012, the Silver Lining Rehabilitation Center opened for children with

. The Silver Lining Rehabilitation Center offers free rehabilitation care for families and their children. Their goal is to both physically and

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heal the victims: to help them be

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healthy.

References

External links

Silver Lining Homepage

Kingdom Revival Times (HK)

CBN Chinese Interview Video Part 1

CBN Chinese Interview Video Part 2
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