Family Is The Answer

Adoption is actually common in Philippine culture, but one significant step that families still need to take is to formalize the process.

Sam Quibot, ROHEI Foundation's Director of Adoption and Foster Care Services, guides us through the processes, legal benefits, and social benefits of legalizing adoptions that are considered "special cases". Special cases include adopting relatives, stepchildren, adults, and indirectly placed children.

Orphan Sunday is a day each year when churches and organizations intentionally share God's heart for the orphan. It's a global movement that aims to ensure all children grow up in loving families.  

Journeying alone isn’t easy, and having a community to walk alongside you makes all the difference!

Let’s talk about why communities matter together with our Managing Director, Chrina Henson, and our Manager of Community and Events, Tanya Paraso. In this episode, we also list down the different communities we’re building together with adoptive families, foster families, and advocates! 

This is Family is the Answer: An Adoption and Foster Care podcast. Know more about us at roheifoundation.org

"While foster care might be temporary, the impact that it has on a child is permanent."

In this episode, we talk a little bit more about foster care in the Philippine context. We share basic information about the process, address common concerns from parents, and explain why fostering exists for the best interest of the children involved. 

This is Family is the Answer: An Adoption and Foster Care podcast. Know more about us at roheifoundation.org

Perhaps one of the best ways to be an advocate is to live by the cause.

Mike and Malen Papadopoulos took a leap of faith when they moved to the Philippines to fulfill their mission as advocates through the Philippines Without Orphans. In this episode, Mike and Malen share how they answered God’s call by opening their hearts and home to adoption and foster care.

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What is it like being a “third culture kid”?  Becky Ramos is a full-blooded Filipino who was adopted into an American missionary family living in the Philippines. Though the road to coming to terms with her identity wasn’t easy, her family’s love and faith carried her through every struggle. In this episode, Becky shares how important her family’s healthy communication about adoption had been, especially during her childhood and teenage years.  This is Family is the Answer: An Adoption and Foster Care podcast, available on all major podcast platforms online.

Adoption was never a plan B for the Carangues.

Did you know OFWs can start their adoption journeys from abroad?

Since the start of their adoption process, Neil and Kristel Garingan have endured distance, natural disasters, and a global pandemic just to reach their son, Toviel. In this episode, the Garingans will be sharing the ups and downs of their adoption journey, and how their resilience and faith helped their family through trying times. 

This is Family is the Answer: An Adoption and Foster Care podcast. Know more about us at roheifoundation.org

"There is such a big gap between the church and the orphanages and children's homes of the world."

Pastor Sol Huang, who is the new Executive Director of Kids With Purpose International, shares his realizations as a man of faith who is now heavily involved in the field of orphan care. He explains how churches should step up to partner with children's homes in order to provide support and guidance.

This is Family is the Answer: An Adoption and Foster Care podcast. Know more about us at roheifoundation.org

What are the realities inside a children's home?

In this episode, we have the gracious opportunity to listen to stories from Kids With Purpose International — what we believe is one of the most intentional and nurturing children's homes in the Philippines.

Their Executive Director, Pastor Sol Huang, starts off with an introduction about their institution. This is followed by the testimonies of Krisha and Jonathan, two children who are currently under their care.

This is Family is the Answer: An Adoption and Foster Care podcast. Know more about us at roheifoundation.org