This woman was adopted at birth and wrote a plea in our magazine asking readers to help find her biological mother and her long-lost niece reached out to us. 06 Jan 2017 by Yanni Tan PHOTOGRAPH: Hayati Jantan In Simply Her’s June 2006 issue, Hayati Jantan, a Chinese woman who was adopted as a two-week-old baby to a Malay couple…
How it started: In March 2014, Ivan and I went on a mission trip together to Iloilo, Philippines. That was the first time we had signed up and served on missions together. This was a medical mission trip, where we had to set up medical posts, blood pressure stations, consultation and dispensary at a few different locations. On our visit…
BEIJING, China: All the boy with no ears wanted was a family of his own. Airplanes were his favourite thing in all the world to draw – “my mum and dad will come and take me away on a plane,” he’d say, having watched yearningly as all the other children he’d grown up with left with new mummies and daddies.…
Two sets of loving parents and one very loved child share their adoption stories – stories of blessings, life, love and hope. Children are a blessing and having children of your own is a wonderful thing. But for those who find themselves unable to conceive, it doesn’t mean that you’ll never be able to enjoy the fruits of parenthood. There…
When Love Takes You In: Darren and Melanie Soh’s Adoption Story “When love takes you in, everything changes. A miracle starts with the beat of a heart.” – Steven Curtis Chapman Adopting a child is a huge commitment, and a topic that is still considered somewhat sensitive in Singapore today. Who should adopt? When is it a “good time”…