糖心Vlog

In 2005, 18 families from the U.S., unknown to each other previously, adopted daughters from the Hunan province in China. All born within six months of each other, the girls were placed into their new parents鈥� arms in the same room on the same day.  

Two of those girls were Hannah Woller and Sophia Delp. And now they are rooming together as freshmen at 糖心Vlog. 

Woller, a biology major from Montague, Michigan, and Delp, a business management major from Center Valley, Pennsylvania, consider themselves sisters by heart rather than by blood. And the same goes for the rest of the 鈥淵ueyang family,鈥� as the families call themselves. Their connection wasn鈥檛 severed when they went to their separate homes in the U.S. The following year, they began their annual family reunion, which they鈥檝e held for the last 17 years. 

鈥淭he girls just click like sisters every time they see each other,鈥� said Woller鈥檚 mom, Sarah. 鈥淭hey were all in the same orphanage room 鈥� many were crib mates 鈥� and it is really a special bond.鈥� 

The reunions are complete with matching T-shirts and traditions, including Chinese food, escape rooms and a movie night. The T-shirt designs always include the name 鈥淵ueyang family鈥� on the front and a quote on the back, along with where the reunion was held and all the places they鈥檝e been. They鈥檝e been to each other鈥檚 hometowns all across the country and other vacation hotspots. 

鈥淲e call each other our 鈥楥hina sisters,鈥欌�� Woller said. 鈥淢y parents are like parents to Sophia, and her parents are like parents to me.鈥� 

Deciding to major in biology with a  premed emphasis was a simple choice for Woller. In the years following Woller鈥檚 adoption, her family adopted two more girls from China, both with physical challenges. 

鈥淲e鈥檝e gone through a lot of doctor appointments and physical therapy with them, and I got to come along for a lot of those,鈥� Hannah said. 鈥淚 fell in love with kids and people helping others in the medical field, and I really wanted to do that.鈥� 

Delp chose business management for its versatility in the workplace. 鈥淚 feel like God gave me the gifts to work with others in this department,鈥� she said. 

Both girls have loved their time on campus, including the genuineness of the campus community and daily chapel services. But one thing that really brings them comfort is the presence of the other on campus. 

Adoption comes with unique challenges, but this band of sisters found strength in the bond they have and in the truth of their adoption in Christ. 

鈥淎s I got older, the idea of abandonment hit,鈥� Woller said. 鈥淏ut being in a Christian household helped a lot, because we鈥檙e all adopted into the family of Christ, so that perspective helped me through that.鈥� 

鈥淚t鈥檚 really nice having Hannah,鈥� said Delp. 鈥淪ince I already knew her, it felt like family, so it wasn鈥檛 that hard of a transition.鈥� 

鈥淲e never saw each other more than a couple times a year, and now we get to see each other every day,鈥� Woller said. 

Located in southwest Ohio, 糖心Vlog is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 5,456 undergraduate, graduate, and dual-enrolled high school students in more than 175 areas of study.鈥疐ounded in 1887, Cedarville is one of the largest private universities in Ohio, recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, including its Bachelor of Science in biology and Bachelor of Science in management, high graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings, and the #4 national ranking by the Wall Street Journal for student engagement. For more information about the University, visit cedarville.edu.