Fostering In Singapore: When Strangers Become Family

At the age of 9, Gloria’s life was anything but peaceful. Raised by a single mother, she did not have a proper home to live in, regular meals, or even a regular allowance.
But that all changed three years ago, when foster parents Joyce & Teh Hsin welcomed her into their family and gave her a place to call home.
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[@xavier8665]

"I don't know? Love?"

[@zeeny2562]

She's so precious😭😭❤️❤️

[@verryvernando3903]

this moment, just super lovely family

[@gayfruit4411]

That's such a pure and innocent answer 😭

[@toushiri9476]

I am crying.. i am not used to it.. my eyes hurts is that normal!?

[@Ival1c3]

Normally it should be "because I love them (parents)". The way she said it makes me wonder how hard is her life before she met them (foster parents)

[@nellosgirlfriend8687]

"I don't have to save the world but I can just do this thing for this one child"

[@joshuajohn2638]

She did ❤

[@weikean8990]

Foster parents are either heroes or angels for those unfortunate children...God bless them

[@mrartdeco]

Sometimes can be a demon too.. lets pray this kind of people disappear

[@RonLarhz]

Lmao. So god make the girl born in poor family so that it can "bless them" with foster parents? Reliturds everwhere....

[@vikneswaranradah1963]

God bless them

[@Kanareo]

@@RonLarhz With or without a religious God in this world, there will always be poor families and rich families. When there are winners, there are also losers. Where does capitalism get money from? You can choose whatever believe you want. You can say that the girl is just extremely lucky. Or you can say that there is a God who is working behind the scenes. Should people call you a turd for the former? Although you're acting like one :'D

[@RonLarhz]

@@Kanareo Lmao no. If a benevolent, omnipotent god exist, he/she/it would not in moral consciousness allow suffering.

[@brassmonkey84]

I love the confident look Gloria has in her eyes that she will always have a place in this family. That's the fruit of all the love they have poured into her.

[@AF-yq6ew]

Right? that trust, at last

[@jaywu7078]

The foster father look like a very educated person , the way he speak and sound, and behavior.

[@ytwallabang]

If you've been touched by this video, do seriously consider fostering too! I know I definitely am. Thanks for sharing this story!

[@TheCreativeChannel]

In God's time we will.

[@vikneswaranradah1963]

How to foster?

[@ytwallabang]

@@vikneswaranradah1963 if I'm not wrong, in Singapore there's a channel through MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development) !

[@nardaaldora7266]

@@vikneswaranradah1963 there are foster agencies in Singapore. MSF, as mentioned is one of them. There's also other agencies like Epworth (I've worked with this one and personally admire their commitment).

[@nyancatlover31]

Talk is easier than doing. try volunteering at a kids home for a month and see how burnout you get

[@weenemone]

Props to Joyce and Teh Hsin for providing shelter and love when her parents could not. I've seen plenty of parents who don't love their biological kids as much as the couple did for Gloria.

[@RS4747]

I've been doing foster care in Australia for about 15 years and have one permanent long term foster child; I can truly say it's been a rewarding experience to have him in my family. I highly recommend people to consider doing foster care if they can.

[@wokwithjosh1473]

strangely, i have this thought for years and i never told anyone.

[@drjennyli]

How about family only has a biological child? Will there be any conflict and jealousy between biological child and foster child?

[@wokwithjosh1473]

@@drjennyli this problem exists between 2 biological children as well. It all depends on how the parents handle

[@RS4747]

@@drjennyli it all depends on the children themselves, in my case my biological daughter loves his foster brother. They are just like normal siblings.

[@hex720d7]

does having a mental illness record make me ineligible to foster a child although it’s a mistake made when I was 16 because of drugs?

[@crablrone]

God bless foster parents around the world. They give out love without expecting a return, which actually helps in preventing the unfortunate kids turning into bad apple, all kids deserved to be loved.

[@SSK-jl2wg]

When I saw this vid was 4 mins, I'm really disappointed because of how short this vid is! I want a Part 2 or more videos about fostering children in SG! As a young adult, it's just so interesting watching something like this in Singapore

[@TheCreativeChannel]

I agree 👍.

[@MrBboyflexibi]

My favourite part , was when the producer ask her “why she did that” then she said “I don’t know love 💓 “ that just shows the impact the foster parents had on her

[@gmichia]

She cried so much because it meant a lot to her to be perfect (to them) and worthy to have a place.

[@youngfadula]

My grandmother liked children so she fostered a lot of children from all sorts of backgrounds and races. She used to take care of this british young girl then one day her parents just came to get her and never came back. But thankfully, she also took care and fostered this young Singaporean girl from when she was a toddler in the 1970s and fast forward to 2020, she was adopted and is my aunt now

[@New248]

So nice of the foster parents to love this young lady genuinely. 😢😢 Hope the young lady will also love them back in the future when they could no longer care for themselves

[@pendiemz]

Wow. I keep wondering how has this channel not blown up yet?!

[@shirleylim4176]

W by

[@tngchinghwa]

damn, you can tell the girl been through a lot, staying with her fosters have slowly opened her up, hopefully she continues to grow in such a caring environment

[@artzylolz]

My friends sent this video in our grp chat and when I saw it was my classmate I almost chocked. She's super smart :D

[@aliceong2442]

To both Joyce & Teh Hsin, You are both awesome foster parents. Both your big hearts & generosities to nuture Gloria & 2 others, are worthed more than what words could descibe. Your efforts to keep Gloria housed & grooming her will defintely make an impact in her life. Love is mutual, she is so bless to have you both as her foster parents. May God bless all 3 of you abundantly. 🙏💕

[@OGS.Official]

If you are interested in being a foster parent, or if you want to learn more about fostering in Singapore, you can head over to epworth.sg/programmes-services/epworth-foster-care/ for more information. You can also learn more about the different fostering services in Singapore at heartbeatproject.sg/support/.

[@rinne7244]

Why u blocked my Six Path's account for commenting in your channel for no reason?! I didn't even say anything dirty or nasty wtf!!! Edit: Turns out its youtube broken censoring system that censored my Six Path account from commenting for a few hours for no reason...

[@soonsl_muffin_damien]

Those foster parents are angels in society It's really noble and understanding of them

[@blessmymom99]

Thank you Joyce and Teh Sin for doing this. Jia you Gloria. God bless and guide your path. 🙏

[@priyavicky3401]

Gloria is very lucky to have such wonderful foster parents. Kudos to the couple.

[@buttcheekscreative]

what a lovely couple, God bless them for giving love to so many children

[@GirLWhoLaughsAtFunerals]

She is going to grow up to be Somebody n Aunty/Uncle you are doing a Beautiful Job!!

[@francislee1936]

This is what called a love from a different level.

[@datascience1369]

Wow incredible people, and then yahoo write about shitty influencers and long gone celebrities everyday, these are the people they should write about, OGS doing good job. These are the kind of people that make singapore standout and shine bright. Everyone should take a bow.

[@nanakrisdoggie7375]

So touched by Joyce n her husband for their unconditional love for Gloria. God bless u ❤️❤️

[@craakhun]

Some people learned life the hard way but are blessed with love. Thank you for the video, I wouldn't have known there are actual stories like this in Singapore :')

[@ohmytego]

Who's cutting onions??! 😭

[@marcus7423]

idk man, someone be cutting onions in my house too

[@Brian-sh2fy]

Dam hahahaha

[@christinatan4974]

Angels in real life brb I’m crying :’)

[@sitiasmah5760]

I cried. My mom and dad are foster parents. My foster brother is now 16. As the years come by, I loved him dearly. Idk how we will all feel when he needs to go back to his biological parents. 😭

[@TANGUANXU]

nice

[@hemjoo]

I’m so encouraged by this story and how mature Gloria is. I wish her all the best- to grow up knowing she’s loved and that she can triumph over her life circumstances. God bless these foster parents for their big heartedness. 😍

[@Vlican]

Probably the most difficult thing to do in this world... Angels in disguise, these foster parents!!

[@juliatzw]

watching this video and just casually choking up behind my mask on the bus 😭

[@chandutomaz]

Really wonderful for the family to take care of children like this

[@GracetheWestie]

The foster parents are beautiful & understanding of the children.

[@klinsmann5928]

It's very safe knowing that our Singaporeans are so kind Majulah Singapura, Majulah ASEAN ❤️

[@jennykang539]

Thank you for loving these children. They are the future of our country and the ability to give them a stable environment is so critical. ❤️🌹

[@BELLAPHONTOO]

Humans can be beautiful and rightfully existential, these three certainly rock!

[@melg.619]

In our daily society where compassion and kindness often go unrecognised, this was indeed an eye opener.

[@ariellealexandria114]

This couple is so sweet and selfless ❤️

[@breadgenie3941]

thank you for this amazing video! I think it is really heartening to see that in our community, there are such amazing, strong people who invest so much love and time into children who have no blood relation to them. It must not have been an easy journey for both parents and children, but i'm really happy to see how they became such a loving family! Gloria seems like a super hardworking and lovable child :)) May you all always be happy 🤩

[@StanNic11]

Thank you both for having such big hearts, the kids can grow up healthy and happy knowing you will always be someone there for them. A role model!

[@suganthan8856]

I am tearing up... God bless all of them ❤️

[@lerlo]

With all the negativity that's on our media these days, your channel is a breath of fresh air and we need more your this. Thank you.

[@jeanchua1339]

this warms the cockles of my heart :')

[@gazellepop]

I'm glad that Gloria has found a place with support from loving and kind people.

[@wayfaringstranger5808]

Sometimes its just incredible how beautiful people can be :)

[@Crown_ParadoX]

wow, watching this makes me thing like: "there is still hope for humanity".

[@sharifahhasa]

Beautiful and happy family. She already looks more confident. I already have children but this video opened my heart to fostering.

[@conanabang1515]

Kudos to the couple Joyce and Teh Hsin. The world need more people like you and I send my best regard to Gloria for her. I hope when you grow up you'll pass on the good deed.

[@koryjonathan2066]

I don't tear up easily but i did this time without even me noticing watching this...humanity still has hope...

[@stephaniechen614]

So touched, make me want to cry I can't imagine how can be balance the emotions they all just a kid. 😞

[@EC-tt3nj]

Humanity is so precious.

[@ctoh27]

truly the unsung heroes

[@lydiat5819]

Foster parents are angels sent by god 😇💗

[@lydiat5819]

@Hentai Dio .... errrr ... abusive foster parents are sent by satan 😈👹 ... well, I am not religious...just saying in jest

[@lydiat5819]

Be nice, we don't need sarcasm, it is mean and not funny. The world is nicer if people just support each other with pleasant words. It makes your day when you receive nice words from strangers.

[@tiana5619]

I promise that in future i will definitely consider fostering.

[@taneunice5529]

It's so great that this lovely couple is able to share their love n help to those who are in need of it. Really appreciate to have more of such people in our society!!

[@aladyknight1314]

I hope we get an update when she is older.

[@bryanvlo]

Beautiful story. Shed a couple tears.

[@delvingoh4067]

This is so wholesome. God bless these people!

[@年ONAME]

Glad to see this type of warmth this morning

[@silverbells4732]

every child asks for the one ultimate thing.....LOVE

[@SuperVinccent]

Love is God's grace in action lovely family

[@nljie]

Love is patient love is kind

[@ang8618]

Wow! Both of you are God’s Angel’s. Thank God for having 2 of you. 🙏🏼😍

[@peterquach85]

Very nice family. All the best.

[@simongoh9462]

God Blesses all of them. Warm my heart to see this!

[@soonsl_muffin_damien]

May they be blessed and lead a much better life!

[@pepperorsalt]

Such a sweet kid.

[@studytimelapseforyou]

Everyone in this video is so sweet...

[@joelaik]

God bless you for taking care of Gloria.

[@trevorclausen2994]

Beautifull family,stay forever blessed.

[@TANGUANXU]

a simple meal can make someone happy wow

[@realbigbear]

God bless Gloria and her foster parents.

[@vanoh.a]

thank you for making the world a better place

[@kurogax]

Heart warming story. I wish the family all the best!

[@jeslyny9692]

Foster parents are the greatest !

[@akshayjb8205]

Give her pure and sincere love then she will become lovely girl/daughter

[@syuhadahasri995]

This really inspirate me.very touching.hopefully Gloria will always remember this foster family who raise n love her like their own child.hopefully she will success with glory in her life.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️y not instead of calling aunty,call them mummy n daddy.make them happy.

[@celestialstar124]

This really make me cry.

[@chickenricem9888]

Wholesome af

[@indranirani3004]

I used to be a Foster kid as well, I'd love to share my story!

[@isabelle8836]

Gloria has good foster parents. I hope they can adopt her.

[@mrk4818]

Thank you both

[@iMsBear]

Bless their kind hearts and thank you Our Grandfather Story for all of your wonderful videos

[@nameme2745]

God bless you two for being good foster parents. Yes, indeed you can't save the world but you have saved a wonderful soul. To me that means a world too. God bless.

[@jiesinchia3450]

How beautiful !

[@hl.4896]

Touching story.

[@haphuong9855]

3:30 this touched me ;;-;; "I dont know...love?"

[@HulkVahkiin]

...Really good nice story. The parents seem very smart and now what they are doing.

[@zaberx]

Thank You

[@sebestiantan1]

Thank you for this episode 🙏

[@geraldinepoh6763]

Such beautiful souls! thank you OGS for sharing their story :^)

[@zeeny2562]

This is so beautiful 😭❤️

[@taklifevlog]

Touched! Thanks!

[@ahyapchow2459]

EACH MORNING WE ARE BORN AGAIN. WHAT WE DO TODAY IS WHAT MATTERS MOST. HELP THOSE WHO IN NEED. PRACTICE LOVE KINDNESS COMPASSION TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER HUMAN . 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🇸🇬

[@zandg6477]

I have been considering adoption but the concern is always about the child not being yours and we don't know what the kid has gone through. But hey fostering might be the answer.

[@busybeetleasmr6754]

So touching

[@KKGoh5125]

So lovely , thank you !