Two parents who adopted children from Gentle Hands tell their stories on how the orphanage prepared their children, who survived abuse and neglect, to adjust to life in a new family.
MANILA, Philippines – Over 3,000 supporters and parents who have adopted children from Gentle Hands have signed a petition appealing for transparency into the situation of the embattled orphanage and the return of the children to Gentle Hands’ facility in Quezon City.“Bring Gentle Hands Kids Home,” started by Merry Faye Graff, daughter of Gentle Hands Inc. executive director Charity Graff, garnered at least 3,375 signatures in around a week’s time.
“Usec Janella is pointing out that there seems to be a pattern of disruptive behavior for children who are being placed for adoption from this facility… We will look at the overall licensing issues of Gentle Hands and not just Gentle Hands,” the DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian had said.Rappler spoke to two parents who had adopted from Gentle Hands, and had only good things to say about the preparation of the children for adoption and how they adjusted to life abroad.
Alaina’s eldest son Cooper was seven years old when they got to stay at the facility and meet the children at Gentle Hands. “They have a guard outside, so it’s very safe. They have four or five floors that have different areas for school and for obviously their rooms. They have a medical wing where they have children that have medical issues… They even had aircon in the room that the babies and the toddlers are in to make sure that they’re comfortable,” she added.
Lana was born with a physical malfunction to a homeless family. According to Landry, her birth family’s homelessness made maintaining hygiene difficult, and “exaggerated the problems of her medical condition.” Lana was taken by relatives who had a house, but from the age of 2 to 11, she was physically and verbally abused by her relatives.
“We felt God calling us to this and we had a very clear peace about moving forward with her adoption. The question most people ask is why, and it’s hard to explain because we just know that God led us to her and, and we felt confident that we could handle all that Gentle Hands had laid out in their profile,” she said.
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