It was a cozy joint-intro tea session yesterday morning with Boys’ Town Fostering Services. All who attended were encouraged! A beautiful and very natural and heartfelt sharing by foster parents Alan and Eliz, who have been on this fostering journey since 2016! Here’s a few parts of their sharing: “Eliz carrying foster child (FC) in her sling while singing in the choir! He was so calm that nobody knew he was at the choir” “FC was in the hospital for a few months since birth…he smiled for the first time when they brought him home” “FC is our teacher, he teaches us how to teach him” “Eliz always places herself in FC’s natural mother’s shoes, and that helped in their first meeting at the hospital, and just small little details e.g. getting Alan to bring FC to natural mum, that reduces any potential tension when a mother meets another mother.” “Allan shared a few times about their conviction of the importance of reintegration.” More details from the sharing will be released. Watch this spa

  One Day At A Time – Eliz and Alan’s Journey of caring for a foster child with neurodiversity   How It Started Eliz and Alan’s fostering journey started when Alan asked Eliz if she was keen to attend a fostering introduction session and she agreed without hesitating. Before they took the leap of faith, they were considering how their lifestyle would be changed with a foster child in the house. They had a carefree lifestyle and were able to have vacations during off-peak season. They were also concerned about whether they could manage the caregiving of their aged parents if they were also caring for a foster child.  The couple did not have their own children, and Eliz felt that the marriage was incomplete without a child. Eliz waited for 16 years for God to answer her prayer and He called her to be a foster mother.  Doubts to Reassurance  After they were approved as foster parents, they received a call from MSF about caring for a premature baby, Eugene*. Eliz was quite hesitant about c

This weekend was an exciting one as we ( Home For Good - SG , The Salvation Army Singapore ) had our very first Befrienders For Families (BFF) Introduction Session at The Salvation Army's Youth Development Centre ( Youth Development Centre ) BFF is a programme which we co-developed with the Children and Youth Group of @The Salvation Army to support foster (and children’s home) children and their families when they reunfiy. HFG foster parents have seen this need as their foster children go back home. The natural families are safe and many are doing what they can but still need support for the children to reach their potential. Our very experienced Befriender, Lee Hwa shared inspiring stories about her journey with vulnerable children and families. When she was young, her family didn’t have much but her mother always opened their home to help those in need. One of the children she befriended, Chris (not his real name), a 4 year old boy, was said to have challenging behaviours. Howeve