Sierra Leone: Adoptive Mother Speaks Out

This posting was on the Yahoo group Global_Adoption_Triad, and PEAR has been given permission by the author, Judi Mosley, to post it here. Members of PEAR’s board have known Judi for many years and consider her one of our major inspirations. Her daughter Camryn, adopted from Cambodia, was trafficked by Lauryn Galindo, and Camryn’s victim statement can be found here: …

MEDIA: Romanian Adoptees Reunite with Firsta Families, Friends

This series was broadcast in Romania in the Fall of 2009 on Antena 1 TV and is now available on Youtube. They are extremely powerful and touching videos. Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=yPOetgu-xfA Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=gEATguSprmY& feature=related Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=V5ZIwZfl44& feature=relatedPart 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=c6ZR-9Y2vd4& feature=related Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ATKKPjVGijs& feature=related Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=1MYMvnS8dwY& feature=related Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All …

First Mother Letters

We were recently made aware of a project by one of our members at PEAR and we would like to share this idea with our friends: First Mother Letters is a project of Weaving Families Adoption Ministry. The First Mother Letter project as a way for adoptive parents, adoptees and first parents to share letters from the heart. Letters that …