Raising a child comes with a great cost, regardless of the way they come to your family. When it comes to adoption, one of the many presumptions people have is that it’s much more expensive than natural birth. This mindset creates a barrier further comparing kids who are adopted from those who are not.   [...]

Seve Carlos

This year, ROHEI Foundation is joining Orphan Sunday for the very first time!   Orphan Sunday is a movement observed by churches and organizations in more than 90 nations every second Sunday of November. Last August, we had the privilege of chatting with the Global Director, Jodie Jackson Tucker, who shared with us the heart [...]

ROHEI Foundation

One of my teachers told me about how his adoptive son came home crying after being teased. He told his son that there was nothing wrong or shameful about his origins. Superman was adopted by the Kents, he pointed out. And so was Jesus, by Joseph!   Stories have power. They can help teach us [...]

Michellan Alagao

“What’s your family like?”   I pause. The question is simple, a conversation starter which should be easy enough to answer, but for me, the question sparks a sudden uncertainty. […]

Joelle Caipang

What to do if your house helper suddenly becomes pregnant? Sometimes, circumstances may leave you in a position where your house helper finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy. If she is young, unmarried, or away from her family, it is likely going to result in some form of a crisis situation for her. She may [...]

Sam Quibot

Every couple’s journey to parenthood is different. For Zen and Karlo, the journey took 15 years, failed attempts at in-vitro fertilization, a direct adoption that did not materialize, and the heartbreaking loss of a child. Despite these circumstances that could have discouraged them to be parents, this couple remained patient and persevering. Through prayers and [...]

Zenith Badiola