Stories

“The best day of her life…”

My daughter from a very young age wanted to find her birth mum. I would tell her when she was older I would help her and that she needed to prepare. At the beginning of last year she came home from school and told me that she had gone to see the school counsellor to prepare to find her birth mum. I knew it was time.

Mean while I had been on Facebook, Friends of Fana Group for quite a few months. I was reading about many adoptees had found their birth families through Colombia Tu Pais.

I decided through the positive feedback I was reading on Friends of Fana Group to contact Colombian Tu Pais to search for my daughter’s birth mother.  Gyna and her husband were very helpful and they always answered any questions I had.  I highly recommend them. Thank you for finding my daughter’s birth mum. She says it was the best day of her life.

mariaivanov65@gmail.com

“Begin a new chapter in my life”

My name is Jazz and I wanted to share my adoption story with you. I was born in Colombia, but like many of you, I was raised on another country by my adoptive parents and family. I was raised by very loving parents, I was and still am very much loved by my family and I have been given a very privileged life. But, I always new, deep inside me that I was different and I kind of felt I did not belong. After many years of that «feeling» I found out that I was adopted.

I did not understand why my birth mother had given me away, but I was blessed with the only family I knew and decided to put any thoughts of abandonment to the side. Years went by and I kept living my life, but about 2 years ago I decided to look for «her». I found Colombiatupais by chance while searching the internet and I came in contact with Gyna. She was amazing!!! She was very professional, very private about the information I had and she helped me locate my birth mother who is still alive in Colombia.

To my surprise, Gyna found her in less than 3 months with the limited information I could give her. She made the process very private and very easy for me.

Today I have contact with my birth mother and with my half sisters in Colombia. Thanks to Colombiatupais I was able to talk to my mother and begin a new chapter in my life!!

coqui_jaz@hotmail.com

“Acceptation, love and respect…”

Who would  expected our son’s 21st birthday would be celebrate with his family in Colombia?

Our son is his life long been engaged in his being “different”. We have often suggested to look for his family.

Earlier this year  our friends went with their daughter to Colombia. Through Colombiatupais they found back the Colombian family.

This was the moment that our son wanted to look for his family.

One week after the application and sending all the papers came Gyna (or was it Ady?) asking if we wanted to send photos of our son and our family. We knew then that something was going to happen. As we were four of us to a restaurant to celebrate the birthday of Theo (father), we got a call from Adry. She asked if we could call her back. Total disarray! It was nice we that we were four of us Our daughter (born in Colombia)  also became involved. How could Gyna find the mother so fast! fast!

The Colombian mother of our son wanted to meet him very much .She was completely surprised. That there are two younger (half) sisters was a gift. When we knew his mother could get free for two weeks (unpaid), we booked our trip for those two weeks. The sisters were two weeks extra off school. We could all that days stay with the family . We knew that Diego could translate. We needed that for sure.

After the first meeting in park «Simon Bolivar», we arranged a place each day to meet. We asked the two sisters before leaving on Facebook what they would like to do . Montserrate, Gold museum, park, botanical garden, walk through colonial Bogota (thank you, Diego), visit a shopping mal, the movie, to a market, bowling. Diego is not only a good translater but also a good guide!

Together we have used the lunch. Diego had a few good ideas. Crepes y Waffles, arepas food, coffee at OMA. Burgers at El Corral. Once Gyna came to meet us. What a wonderful people!  We enjoyed.

The feeling about this family was so special!

We have been visiting the mother of our son at home. She twice cooked for us. Several dishes of Choco where she come from. Very tasty and very special! Her dream is to start a seafood restaurant.

10 August celebrated our son’s 21st birthday with Gyna Diego and the Colombian family. Our son did miss his sister in the Netherlands, but for him completed the picture.

These two weeks have been so special for every one. Acceptance, love and respect of both families. Thereby parting was so difficult.

Thanks Gyna and Diego. Thanks to you, our son found his «roots». We have a very loving family with!

Diego, we get to know you as a wonderful person, very honest in difficult situations, humorous, attentive, caring, patient. Gyna, you were so kind to us! What can I say? I recommend you to as many people.

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!

grytsje.hobma@quicknet.nl