Lisa Misraje Bentley, originally from Los Angeles, California, has for the last 9 years devoted her life to the care of medically disabled orphans in China, in addition to raising her own 6 children, 2 of whom she adopted from China.
In 2001, Lisa moved to China to work for the Philip Hayden Foundation helping to build it into one of the most successful private orphanages in China today. She Co-Founded Harmony Outreach which main mission was to go to the outer parts of China where the orphan/poor family need was the greatest. She also provided medical assistance and temporary housing for orphans while working with adoption agencies to find them permanent families.
Saving Levi Charities, a non-profit organization devoted to; 1.Orphan Prevention 2.Building Wellness Care Centers throughout rural China 3. Bringing aid to fellow burn survivors.
In 2007, Lisa's book "Saving Levi" was published. The story tells of the miraculous events that led to saving the life of her adopted son who was found abandoned in a desolate field with 3rd degree burnsover 70% of his 6 week old body in 2002. Lisa credits her strong faith for her ability to work tirelessly not only to save her own son but also the lives of hundreds of Chinese orphans. Recently her book was translated into both Indonesian and German. She is working on getting her book translated into Chinese and a few other languages.
She is currently living outside of the LA area with her children.
05.11.11
On May 11, 2011, the Spring City Evenings reported that there were two children severely injured in a fire. On their way to the hospital, a passer-by took a photo of the scene and then posted it on the internet. As a mother, we felt so anxious that we contacted the newspaper reporter to get the detailed information. The two children, Wang Ran,the elder sister aged three-and-a-half, Wang shi hang, the younger brother, aged two, were diagnosed severe degree burns on the head and hand. Their father was working away from home to support his family with his small income, while their mother was doing some farm working at home to take care of the two children. The fire made their situation even worse. On the evening of May 12, 2011, the children were sent into the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University with the help of the caring net friends.
05.1.11
CBS Sacramento aired "Change for Change: Levi's Story". It can be viewed here
02.22.11
Lisa's personal story has been featured on the front page of the Los Angeles Times. She has also been featured on numerous TV and radio programs.
01.19.11
Special thanks to those who contributed. Your hard work was well appreciated.
