Sometimes, on the long road of searching for family, one person’s good news becomes the spark that reignites hope for someone else.
In November 2025, Lei Xiaozhuo—adopted to Sweden as a child—was put in touch with overseas volunteers from the “Baby Come Home” organization through Guo Zhong, another Swedish-Chinese adoptee who had only recently succeeded in finding his biological family. That introduction marked the beginning of her own search.
At the time, she could not have known that she would not only receive help along the way, but would also become a source of help for others.
A Search That Began in Sweden
With the assistance of “Baby Come Home” volunteers in Sweden, Xiaozhuo completed her registration and DNA sampling. By the end of 2025, her DNA profile had been successfully entered into China’s national DNA database.
Meanwhile, volunteers in China continued to share her search video across multiple social platforms, hoping it would reach people who might have information. Swedish volunteer Yang Yang even met Xiaozhuo in person to help film the video, increasing the chances of locating her biological parents.
From registering information and collecting DNA to filming and circulating the video, each step appeared ordinary on the surface, yet each required patience and waiting.
For adoptees living overseas, the search for one’s birth family often means more than crossing geographical distance. It also means trying to recover a past one has never known.
She Had Already Helped Someone Else Find Their Family
Earlier this year, Xiaozhuo recommended “Baby Come Home” to another young man adopted to Sweden, Gao Jianquan. With the joint efforts of volunteers in both China and Sweden, Gao Jianquan successfully located his biological family in July and was reunited with them.
That experience gave Xiaozhuo’s own story an added layer of meaning. While she herself was still waiting for results, she chose to share the search channels she had already learned about with others.
From Guo Zhong to Xiaozhuo, and from Xiaozhuo to Gao Jianquan, the experience of one successful search became the starting point for the next adoptee to take their first step. Sometimes the path home becomes more real simply because people connect with one another.
The Long-Awaited DNA Match
At the end of August this year, Xiaozhuo finally received the news she had been waiting for: her DNA had matched with her biological parents, confirming the relationship.
After months of registration, sampling, information sharing, and waiting, she had found her birth parents. According to updates shared when the video was posted, she was about to meet her biological family for the first time via video call.
For someone who grew up in Sweden, that first meeting may raise many new questions and open a relationship that will need to be built gradually. Finding one’s family does not mean every question about the past is immediately answered. But at least she now has the chance to hear her biological family’s story in their own words—and to tell them about the life she has lived.
One Light Illuminating the Path for Others
Lei Xiaozhuo’s successful search would not have been possible without the combined efforts of “Baby Come Home” volunteers in China and overseas. Some helped with registration and DNA collection; others assisted with filming; still others continuously shared the information or searched for and verified possible leads in China. Together, these efforts brought a search that spanned China and Sweden to a conclusion.
What is equally worth remembering is that the help did not stop with Xiaozhuo alone. Guo Zhong introduced the search channels to her; she in turn shared the same opportunity with Gao Jianquan. Today, each of their stories has entered a new chapter.
At the Mothers’ Bridge of Love, we hope more people will see stories like these.
For overseas adoptees, searching for one’s biological family is a personal choice. Some want to understand the circumstances of their birth; others long for reunion; still others simply want to know where their life story began. Whatever the choice, every search deserves understanding and respect.
Lei Xiaozhuo once helped point the way for someone else. Now she herself has found her biological parents.
May her first meeting with her birth family be a gentle and meaningful beginning for them to truly know one another. And may this piece of good news, which has crossed mountains and seas, continue to carry hope to other adoptees who are still searching.
Click here to watch Xiaozhuo’s story.
有时候，寻找亲人的路上，一个人的好消息，会成为另一个人重新燃起希望的起点。
2025年11月，被领养到瑞典的雷晓卓，经刚刚寻亲成功的瑞典华裔被领养者国仲介绍，联系上了“宝贝回家”海外志愿者，开始了自己的寻亲之旅。
那时的她或许还不知道，自己不仅会在这条路上得到帮助，也会成为帮助别人的人。
从瑞典开始的寻亲之旅
在“宝贝回家”瑞典志愿者的协助下，晓卓完成了寻亲登记和DNA采样。2025年底，她的DNA数据成功录入全国DNA数据库。
与此同时，国内志愿者也在多个社交平台持续发布她的寻亲视频，希望让更多可能知情的人看到。
瑞典志愿者杨洋还专程与晓卓见面，协助她拍摄寻亲视频，为寻找亲生父母增加机会。
从登记资料、采集DNA，到拍摄和传播视频，每一步看似平常，却都需要耐心与等待。
对于远在海外的被领养者来说，寻找亲生家庭往往不仅意味着跨越地理上的距离，还意味着试着找回一段自己并不了解的过去。
她曾帮助别人找到亲生家庭
今年早些时候，晓卓将“宝贝回家”推荐给了另一位同样被领养到瑞典的年轻人高健泉。
在国内外志愿者的共同帮助下，高健泉于今年7月成功找到了亲生家庭，并实现了团圆。
这段经历让晓卓的故事有了一层特别的意义。
她自己仍在等待寻亲的结果，却愿意把已经知道的寻亲渠道分享给别人。
从国仲到晓卓，再从晓卓到高健泉，一位寻亲成功者的经验，成为另一位被领养者迈出第一步的契机。
寻亲的路，有时就是这样，因为人与人之间的联系，让原本遥远的希望变得更加真实。
等待已久的DNA比对结果
今年8月底，晓卓终于收到了自己一直期待的消息。
她的DNA与亲生父母比对成功，亲缘关系得到确认。
在经历了数月的登记、采样、信息传播和等待之后，她终于找到了自己的亲生父母。
根据视频发布时的消息，晓卓即将通过视频连线，第一次与亲生家人相见。
对于一个从小在瑞典长大的被领养者来说，这次相见或许会带来许多新的问题，也会开启一段需要慢慢了解和建立的家庭关系。
寻亲成功并不意味着所有关于过去的疑问都能立即得到解答，但至少，她终于有机会亲自听听亲生家人的故事，也向他们讲述自己这些年来的生活。
一盏灯，照亮更多人的寻亲路
雷晓卓的寻亲成功，离不开“宝贝回家”国内外志愿者的共同努力。
有人帮助登记、采样，有人协助拍摄视频，有人不断转发寻亲信息，也有人在中国寻找和核实可能的线索。
这些努力最终汇聚在一起，让一场跨越中国与瑞典的寻找有了结果。
而更值得记住的是，这份帮助并没有停留在晓卓一个人身上。
国仲将寻亲渠道介绍给晓卓，晓卓又把同样的机会分享给高健泉。如今，他们各自的寻亲故事都迎来了新的篇章。
在母爱桥，我们也希望这样的故事能够被更多人看见。
对于海外被领养者而言，寻找亲生家庭是一项属于自己的选择。有人希望了解出生时的经历，有人期待与亲人重逢，也有人只是想知道，自己的生命故事最初从哪里开始。
无论选择如何，每一份寻找都值得被理解和尊重。
曾经，雷晓卓为别人指明了寻亲的方向；如今，她自己也终于找到了亲生父母。
愿她与亲生家人的第一次相见，成为彼此重新认识的美好开始。也愿这份跨越山海的好消息，继续为仍在寻找的被领养者带去希望。
点击这里，观看晓卓的故事。