Curious Case of Adoptive Parents

For every wonderful adoptee story, there's always the ones that slip through the cracks that people don't talk about. Not every adoptee gets a happy home. Just something to think about.

Recently there have been two emergencies in our adoptee community. Matthew, who was adopted to the U.S., was brutally attacked and thrown in front of a car by a white American male in Itaewon on Oct. 1. He sustained two fractures in his jaw and is not able to eat solid food, much less work. In addition, his parents did not get him naturalized in the U.S. so he is living as a Korean citizen who cannot speak Korean, which makes finding work for him difficult.
Tim was found by another adoptee, Michael Moon, on the streets in Itaewon around mid-August. Tim, whose parents also did not get him U.S. citizenship, was deported from the U.S. more than half a year ago. He became homeless while in Korea because he had no one to care for him; he lives with a mental illness for which he received social security benefits in the U.S. which was left untreated when he came to Korea. He has been in the care of Pastor Kim, Jane, and Michael for about one month now. Because of his disability it is hard for him to live at KoRoot, so he is living in a gosiwon in Itaewon now. It is our understanding that he will need to be supported by the community for one year for his living costs. After one year, he will be able to classified as handicapped and receive benefits from the Korean government. (Michael and I have called his parents, and they want absolutely nothing to do with him and will not give a penny toward his living expenses, and they do not want him to come back to the U.S.)
As members of the adoptee community and our friends, no matter what your organizational affiliation, please help give Matthew and Tim a temporary lift as they work their way toward self-sufficiency by participating in this potluck dinner and silent auction fundraiser. Sometimes all we have is each other.
For friends overseas who would like to contribute, you can send funds to TRACK's accounts. This is not a "TRACK project," but rather, someone needs to administrate the funds and TRACK's accounts are set up so we can withdraw and use the money in Korea. The accounts are:
Paypal: truthreconcile@gmail.com
Woori Bank - SWIFT Code : HVBKKRSEXXX
Acct: 1002-738-888382 TRENKAJANEJEONGTRACK