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  • čas přidán 28. 10. 2019
  • We follow the heartwarming story about the Hurst family in Midland, Michigan, who adopted three kids from China with developmental disabilities, two of whom were born without eyes. We visit some of the professionals supporting them and see how music therapy is playing a key role in overcoming their lack of sight and developmental problems. Witness the moment where Evie, the youngest child, sings during a medical exam - a moment that touched millions of viewers on social media.
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  • @ilseleal911
    @ilseleal911 Před 4 lety +3529

    omg she's the girl that sings scars to your beautiful in that video! glad i found her!

    • @aliciasierra5295
      @aliciasierra5295 Před 4 lety +89

      Ik that was her in thee thumbnail ! That's what made me watch.

    • @smitabose1657
      @smitabose1657 Před 4 lety +55

      Her voice is magical

    • @gayyce_8036
      @gayyce_8036 Před 4 lety +32

      OH SHIT ITS TRUE

    • @harolusm
      @harolusm Před 4 lety +23

      Me too i was looking for her everywhere in CZcams

    • @asrarulhassan7211
      @asrarulhassan7211 Před 4 lety +12

      Me too I was just looking for the mark under the eye

  • @sihyungpark8311
    @sihyungpark8311 Před 4 lety +2599

    This lady (and her husband) is an angel on earth!

  • @marilynvallance
    @marilynvallance Před 3 lety +301

    Your biological kids have accepted your adopted ones because they have your qualities. Lovely family.

    • @kindface
      @kindface Před 3 lety +3

      That’s the first thought on my mind seeing them during a family playtime. Their biological kids are amazing souls for being such loving and accepting siblings.

  • @aldisnutz
    @aldisnutz Před 4 lety +807

    I feel like Evie is gonna be a famous singer when she grows up c:

    • @joyluzgannaban1007
      @joyluzgannaban1007 Před 4 lety +13

      I agree 💯 💕💕

    • @sizzie01
      @sizzie01 Před 3 lety +9

      Agreed

    • @mohammadsobuzmiah3515
      @mohammadsobuzmiah3515 Před 3 lety +14

      I agree she is blind but she is talented, very talented!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

    • @luu7704
      @luu7704 Před 3 lety +1

      Lili The Rad Toad Gamer my name is evie, thanks lol

    • @sizzie01
      @sizzie01 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stephentube666 yeah she is talking about the blind girl in the video 🙄

  • @Poe168
    @Poe168 Před 4 lety +376

    This girl is really good at singing. I mean seriously she is so talented. She could be a good singer in the future.

  • @nabihanajwa8578
    @nabihanajwa8578 Před 4 lety +1153

    "how do you say hi in chinese?"
    "hi,chinese"
    😂😂😂

  • @Daisysamvincent
    @Daisysamvincent Před 3 lety +83

    You guys are the real reason that the earth is still holding itself intact ❤️❤️❤️

  • @grashew4323
    @grashew4323 Před 3 lety +139

    Katie, you are an Angel from heaven, despite knowing it’s going to be so much challenges ahead of you, you still decide to adopt not one, not two, but 3 kids with special needs. You have such a big heart and May God bless you and your beautiful family 💕

  • @SV-cg3sk
    @SV-cg3sk Před 4 lety +693

    She is such a beautiful singer

    • @erickickington9166
      @erickickington9166 Před 4 lety +15

      You are right a very good singing voice for her age I also believe she will get better.!!,

    • @izdark8733
      @izdark8733 Před 4 lety +1

      Ikr

  • @2010moment
    @2010moment Před 4 lety +433

    "Hi, Chinese"~ LOL. So cute and funny.

  • @nickylee721
    @nickylee721 Před 4 lety +57

    The parents have the most beautiful heart in the world. The world needs more people like them.

  • @nehadhyani30
    @nehadhyani30 Před 3 lety +69

    So so proud of this couple. Seriously they are angels. It takes so much courage to adopt kids with special needs. Hats off to them.

  • @maryw7221
    @maryw7221 Před 4 lety +225

    Thank you for giving them a second chance of life. People like you make a difference in humanity

  • @DCLXVI_1790
    @DCLXVI_1790 Před 4 lety +54

    The husband is a great guy...the way he said that three adoptions later he really understood that how serious is she with adopting from China... hilarious and priceless...
    Two thumbs up for the video..
    👍👍
    Huge love and respect for the family...💓😎

  • @yinglu7
    @yinglu7 Před 3 lety +20

    "May I please say goodbye to the couch?" awe, so cute, I love how well mannered this girl is, thanks be to her parents.

  • @arsonstuffk.5346
    @arsonstuffk.5346 Před 3 lety +31

    The way she says may I please " To every question just melts my heart she's such an angel

  • @thehappycamper6789
    @thehappycamper6789 Před 4 lety +54

    I am in awe of people that adopt special needs children. There is a special place in heaven for them .

  • @lisab.1559
    @lisab.1559 Před 4 lety +155

    We have 2 adult bio sons and adopted 4 from China...and we still aren't done!!! We are hoping to adopt again!!! I thought one and done, but God had other ideas!!! Hubby also agreed to adopt too, great men we have! Love your story.

    • @somabarua133
      @somabarua133 Před 3 lety +3

      That's a wonderful thing to do🙏

    • @lisab.1559
      @lisab.1559 Před 3 lety +3

      @@somabarua133 Yes adoption is wonderful, so much in fact we did go ahead and are in process again. We know we will have to wait to go back to China, but we are doing all our paperwork so we can get to our next son, who will have to wait until borders open back up, but still....we are pursuing him, because he matters!

    • @somabarua133
      @somabarua133 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lisab.1559 I'm grateful for ppl like you. I have sponsored a child in India for many years through the British charity Change.Org. Anyway all the best🙏🏼

  • @rachellai815
    @rachellai815 Před 3 lety +69

    Evie is a very confident girl . She is really admirable.

  • @madeleinejohnston4790
    @madeleinejohnston4790 Před 9 měsíci +2

    What beautiful gifts you have been blessed with from ALMIGHTY GOD, WELL DONE

  • @andytang822
    @andytang822 Před 4 lety +264

    Thank you for give them a second lives.

  • @elsachen1429
    @elsachen1429 Před 3 lety +338

    The people who dislike are the people who don’t know what love is

    • @diliylahmills8024
      @diliylahmills8024 Před 3 lety +5

      If a vid doesn’t have dislikes then IT’S WEIRD

    • @MissMomo0
      @MissMomo0 Před 3 lety +6

      @@diliylahmills8024 yes critics and haters are always ready to throw up

    • @user-jf5jg4kb3w
      @user-jf5jg4kb3w Před 3 lety +1

      *voldemort*

    • @manahil7972
      @manahil7972 Před 3 lety +3

      They have never been loved

    • @Vindsus86
      @Vindsus86 Před 3 lety +4

      Or people mistakenly hit dislike while scrolling. It happens. I've done it several times myself. Or people dislike it because they for example dislike people putting kids on CZcams and stuff like that. You never know. Stop being so judgy.

  • @SanKissJuice
    @SanKissJuice Před 3 lety +180

    Evie is such a beautiful girl and this family’s generosity and compassion is so beautiful to watch. These adopted kids have new lives because of this family. Thank you and god bless you

  • @sarzy2223
    @sarzy2223 Před 3 lety +30

    I bet evie is gonna be a famous singer who will bring motivation to everyone else in the world

  • @bluegill44neo
    @bluegill44neo Před 3 lety +18

    10:27 "May I please say goodbye to the couch"

  • @RichardYLoh
    @RichardYLoh Před 4 lety +129

    I'm melting! May God bless you all with forever happiness, good health and good fortune.

  • @kurapikachu8849
    @kurapikachu8849 Před 3 lety +10

    The manners of Evie, saying "May I" Everytime :>

  • @treeman4511
    @treeman4511 Před 3 lety +222

    8:04
    Dad : “How do you say Hi in Chinese?”
    Evie : “Hi, Chinese”
    Made me smile :>

  • @sym9351
    @sym9351 Před 4 lety +63

    Evie sounds like she should be on Broadway 🎭it’s soo amazing

    • @archiesmith5028
      @archiesmith5028 Před 4 lety

      No no no she can’t sing sorry she just can’t she is a cute person let’s just be honest she can’t sing

    • @sym9351
      @sym9351 Před 3 lety +2

      Archie Smith shut up

    • @archiesmith5028
      @archiesmith5028 Před 3 lety

      Dior’s YT no because it’s the truth I’m sorry but it is the truth she is bad at singing

    • @noone2701
      @noone2701 Před 3 lety +3

      @@archiesmith5028 are you deaf?

    • @archiesmith5028
      @archiesmith5028 Před 3 lety

      no one well no I’m not I’m just saying she’s not a great singer

  • @abbieprice3430
    @abbieprice3430 Před 4 lety +87

    I fell in love with Evie after watching that video of her singing “Scars to Your Beautiful” while she underwent a seizure test! It’s my dream to adopt from China when I’m 30! Evie and Ellie have inspired me to open to adopting a blind child! Kids like them have shown me that they can still navigate their world around them without sight! I can’t wait to see their documentary when it comes out!

    • @emmacheese6107
      @emmacheese6107 Před 3 lety +1

      There's a kid in my school called Evie, also blind but she isn't the same person, and she sings amazing and is so pretty and great. Go for it

  • @deadnyz
    @deadnyz Před 4 lety +78

    As a Chinese kid. This hit me in the heart ❤️

  • @rat8214
    @rat8214 Před 3 lety +20

    I like how she's so polite. Yes, she sometimes may get mad, but well, we all experience that. She even asked if she could say goodbye to the couch! :)

  • @muhd7144
    @muhd7144 Před 4 lety +220

    An act of kindness and unselfishness of the highest kind: extending and giving unconditional love to "different" kids not biologically your own.

  • @clarasuccess
    @clarasuccess Před 4 lety +7

    This couple are angels.

  • @AimsyCost
    @AimsyCost Před 3 lety +26

    This couple is genuinely kind. We need more people like them in this world. Lovable.

  • @ThrenodyVascos
    @ThrenodyVascos Před 3 lety +38

    Seriously that family is the best they are so open minded and nice

  • @elysiafisher7081
    @elysiafisher7081 Před 4 lety +183

    How do you say hi in chinese...
    "HI CHINESE!"

  • @buggjimenez518
    @buggjimenez518 Před 4 lety +61

    I promise if I were Rich I would fund these schools and therapy classes plenty

  • @dianasunshine406
    @dianasunshine406 Před 3 lety +14

    I am so touched, the adopted children are so lucky, You and your husband are angels sent by God.

  • @angeltinycute
    @angeltinycute Před 4 lety +2

    All these family are angels .....GOD BLESS YOU ALL

  • @tsewongchazotsang2332
    @tsewongchazotsang2332 Před 3 lety +37

    May the parents of these children will always have a happy, healthy and blessed life.🙏❤️

  • @chloe-oj4vs
    @chloe-oj4vs Před 3 lety +15

    A mother taking care for her 6 children is the most powerful thing a mom could do

  • @SP-yr5uy
    @SP-yr5uy Před 3 lety +15

    She can really sing!!!!
    I love it!!!!
    Videos with her singing would bring so much joy to the world

  • @makayla7960
    @makayla7960 Před 3 lety +11

    The kids with :”disability’s” aren’t weird or different. They are UNIQUE and that’s how they are different and talented in different ways!

  • @cienkusnadi5130
    @cienkusnadi5130 Před 4 lety +35

    Evie has so a beautiful voice n looks very smart..😍

  • @Easyly1953
    @Easyly1953 Před 3 lety +8

    What compassion, truly the heart of Jesus. God bless them

  • @yinglu7
    @yinglu7 Před 3 lety +6

    “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." lots of respect and admiration to this loving family

  • @elisee1315
    @elisee1315 Před 3 lety +18

    Wow that’s the girl who was singing in the hospital glad she got adopted 😃 she has a nice family now

  • @lizhannah8412
    @lizhannah8412 Před 4 lety +54

    Oh my God. The tears are tripping me. What a wonderful family, and two very courageous girls xx

  • @maylai6549
    @maylai6549 Před 4 lety +13

    What a noble family to raise all the adopted disabled children from China !!! Very touching and thank you so much !!! 🙏🙏🙏Evie is such a talented girl in her singing !!! 😘👍God bless this family with wonderful and peaceful life !!!

  • @viola2814
    @viola2814 Před rokem +2

    Am so grateful for this family. May God gives them what their heart desires ❤

  • @yentanuengvaewdaeng874
    @yentanuengvaewdaeng874 Před 3 lety +6

    The Hurst Family is so kind. ❤ Thank you wholeheartedly. The world needs more people like you.

  • @Aj-yv4vn
    @Aj-yv4vn Před 4 lety +15

    God continue blessing you. There are tears in my eyes.

  • @daidon4130
    @daidon4130 Před 4 lety +12

    I've never seen such a beautiful people ever here in Japan. That's why I admire these sort of American people. Thank you for sharing your story.

  • @jusnabegum4694
    @jusnabegum4694 Před 3 lety +7

    OMG this is the girl that sang scars to your beautiful bc she was scared of doctors in the video!! Im so so so glad i found her!!!
    Hope everyone is safe and well!! Have a great day everyone!! 👍🏼🙏🏼

    • @patriciaedwards1716
      @patriciaedwards1716 Před 3 lety

      Yes like you Im glad I came across this video too I'm so glad to see Evie again and to see her family and catch up thankyou for this video..

  • @verajosie601
    @verajosie601 Před 3 lety +5

    I'm waiting to hear one day a bit grown up Evie telling the world that no matter how dark the time is there's always a hope waiting for you and you are beautiful just the way you are, and singing after that "Scars to your beautiful".

  • @mielel3781
    @mielel3781 Před 4 lety +34

    Beautiful family! Great heart! Great society and people!

  • @aforeignchinese1385
    @aforeignchinese1385 Před 3 lety +4

    The couple and family should be given a global citizen award. Adopting one from a foreign country is already amazing but 3 that needs care to survive.

  • @lindalanderos3952
    @lindalanderos3952 Před 3 lety +1

    BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, BLESSINGS ALWAYS. You gained heaven !!

  • @jefftan2859
    @jefftan2859 Před 3 lety +1

    Such a generous family, adopting these kids from China!!

  • @zanecai0
    @zanecai0 Před 4 lety +57

    thanks for taking care of them!

  • @nestorsuan2182
    @nestorsuan2182 Před 4 lety +37

    Such a beautiful and wonderful family! Thank you!

  • @BeijingArnold
    @BeijingArnold Před 3 lety +1

    O thank you for loving these children!

  • @goog01
    @goog01 Před 3 lety +1

    They are so so so so so so so so soooooooooooooooo GREAT PEOPLE, THEY HAVE NOTHING ELSE BUT LOVE, FULL OF THEIR SOUL!

  • @willyoung3341
    @willyoung3341 Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you for loving and helping these helpless Chinese girls. God bless you.

  • @professormiao5033
    @professormiao5033 Před 4 lety +27

    感恩这对父母!!你们才是真神,孩子在你们的呵护下健康快乐成长!! 祝你们幸福永远!!!❤❤❤👍👍👍

  • @anupamasahoo4394
    @anupamasahoo4394 Před 2 lety +2

    You and your husband are angels on earth. M so surprised n happy to see that these kinda angels still exist. God bless all

  • @kelsealayloo
    @kelsealayloo Před 3 lety +5

    I love how polite she is “may I please” so cute

  • @MuxiangP
    @MuxiangP Před 3 lety +5

    Katie and Craig, you got the biggest hearts in the whole world. Your family and the stories of your family are so beautiful and touching! You have totally brought light, colors, dreams, life, and the entire world to your kids.

  • @gwynnethgracejoannes9546
    @gwynnethgracejoannes9546 Před 4 lety +18

    What a blessed family thanks for loving them..

  • @KhoosengKuang-bb3yz
    @KhoosengKuang-bb3yz Před rokem +2

    I'm crying seen this. She was so strong with her superheroes family taking care of her. Wish she able to achieved her dream in lifetime.

  • @mjremy2605
    @mjremy2605 Před rokem +2

    It makes your heart overflow with joy to see people like these parents and their families. Anyone involved in rescuing broken animals can understand what it takes to mend them, and this is multiplied so many times if you have human children that are broken and unwanted. There is so much patience, love, hard work, routines, planning, money, time, energy that goes into rehabbing broken children, esp handicapped, and from another culture with language barriers. It's a formidable job. It looks cute on video, heartwarming too, but it's nothing but hard work and strong faith that things will turn out well, in the midst of the chaos of 6 kids in one home, all small and needing so much care, money, and time. It also tests the marriage severely.
    Kudos to this couple, for saving these lives and making these unwanted, abandoned, love starved, handicapped children into happy, self-realized children with all their needs met. Warms the heart to know they exist and care for others. Bravo!

  • @Dollytimebabies
    @Dollytimebabies Před 4 lety +42

    It's brilliant what you've done for the girls. Learning independence skills and skills for a fulfilling life. Hugs and best wishes to you all.

  • @_savage_birb_5855
    @_savage_birb_5855 Před 3 lety +10

    Aww, it’s so heart warming to see how nice people can be.

  • @kusumlama4267
    @kusumlama4267 Před 3 lety +1

    These parents are living gods.. Not everyone has heart like them...

  • @RajKumari-zv7jh
    @RajKumari-zv7jh Před 3 lety +1

    Salute. You are noble. Evie .. is gonna be the best singer in the world.

  • @huanghelen9883
    @huanghelen9883 Před 4 lety +14

    谢谢你们,你们真伟大太有爱心了。这是付出多少精力。

  • @dragonslayer2812
    @dragonslayer2812 Před 4 lety +19

    So touching. We need people more like this. Tears came down my eyes when I watched the video. It made me soo emotional!! 😭

  • @samrey1803
    @samrey1803 Před rokem +2

    The way Evie taps her chest at the end... Shows how she connects to the song she sings. Quite exquisite yet so real ❤️✌️

  • @thedrunkenremnant4950
    @thedrunkenremnant4950 Před 3 lety +3

    God Bless this family, this is so beautiful. The Lord Jesus is smiling upon this family, so precious

  • @hibiscus4me607
    @hibiscus4me607 Před 4 lety +3

    Evie has a magical voice! She's adorable and so cute when she "Hi Chinese" .God bless you and your lovely family 🙏

  • @VinhNguyen-bb8vs
    @VinhNguyen-bb8vs Před 4 lety +5

    Watching this, I do believed the world still have a better tomorrow because of kindness, patience, love and unselfishness of these people. Thank you for making the world beautiful and people less suffering

  • @reempire888
    @reempire888 Před 3 lety +8

    You literally have to have patient and love to do something like this. God bless these individuals, there will be a special place for them.

  • @beibeigaming2137
    @beibeigaming2137 Před 3 lety +7

    Bless the family, I’m glad these 3 kids met amazing family after being abandoned

  • @idasianturi4380
    @idasianturi4380 Před 3 lety +4

    We need more and more parents like this on earth for the sake of blindness kids!❤️🙏🏿 God bless you Folk! 💝❤️🇺🇸 No one left behind ❤️🙏🏿

  • @user-jt6hj1nb2f
    @user-jt6hj1nb2f Před 3 lety +2

    May God bless you for doing something which not many people are doing. You are a wonderful family. God be with you always.

  • @aliseallona8331
    @aliseallona8331 Před 3 lety +1

    Ohh whoa we appreciate u .. great mom . Long live 🙏🙏🙏🙏.

  • @sandraosborne3004
    @sandraosborne3004 Před 4 lety +23

    Awesome story what a lovely pair of people you are adopting those children God Bless your family !!

  • @skytime3362
    @skytime3362 Před 4 lety +519

    This is why America is great and it is not because of DC, it's not because of those highpaying CEOs, it's because of you, the normal American people.

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      @SairaAkhtar78 Před 4 lety +1

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    • @dp5326
      @dp5326 Před 4 lety +6

      Skytime I agree with you 💯

    • @dannysze8183
      @dannysze8183 Před 4 lety +13

      that is why china is bad, give up your own born if they are disabled.

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      @SairaAkhtar78 Před 4 lety +1

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      @kwnn1tsa241 Před 4 lety +6

      @@user-jz5vw2lj9c i agree with you.

  • @nljie
    @nljie Před 3 lety +1

    God bless this lady and her husband!

  • @siudliang4747
    @siudliang4747 Před 3 lety +1

    Many respect for this family. God will bless them

  • @entertainmentchannel8945
    @entertainmentchannel8945 Před 4 lety +4

    Omg that little cute girl has god gift voice. Thanks mom n dad for being good and kind human

  • @jroliva1355
    @jroliva1355 Před 4 lety +24

    God bless your family.

  • @diggingmystyle
    @diggingmystyle Před 3 lety +1

    This family are real heroes.

  • @jayadurgaayyappan4581
    @jayadurgaayyappan4581 Před 3 lety +1

    They are the human god. God must give them long life. Good hearted

  • @daphishakharkongor7281
    @daphishakharkongor7281 Před 4 lety +10

    I'm so happy after few minutes when I hear her sing 🎶 her voice are super magical ...

  • @estherwang7827
    @estherwang7827 Před 3 lety +33

    Dad: "Evie, how do you said "hi" in Chinese?
    Evie: Hi, Chinese
    Me; LMFAO

  • @davelocktalk
    @davelocktalk Před rokem +1

    Very fine mother and father team well done on giving these kids a good life

  • @user-wj4zz5bt4b
    @user-wj4zz5bt4b Před 3 lety +1

    Why are you so beautiful, Katie Hurst? You honor the word of Mum!

  • @KathyBirdlove
    @KathyBirdlove Před 4 lety +8

    She is soo cute !! Love the way she sings what a wonderful singer . When she said " hi Chinese " that's made me laughed. Thanks for sharing this such a lovely family and beautiful girls . God bless your family