Saturday, April 24, 2010

Bethenian Brother

With Gerwin's permission, I'd like to share some of our conversations. I believe this will be very therapeutical for the both of us. More conversations to come.

"Between You and Gerwin Legaspi
Gerwin Legaspi April 23 at 2:56pm
Hi,

You recentely requested to be a member of the BCHC fb group page. Before I can confirm your request, please let me know how you are connected to Bethany.

-Group Admin
Lauren Kruse-Taylor April 23 at 2:58pm
jim cunningham. I was adopted from bethany when i was 13 months.
Gerwin Legaspi April 23 at 6:38pm
Really? How cool... Mr. Cunningham adopted you?

I was adopted at the age of nine. I am currently serving in the Navy and deployed in the med.

Welcome my Bethanian Sister! I made the group for us... in hopes it'll help fill a small void in my heart... I think it is because I feel we all have that I made it. You see... you may not remember Bethany the way I do... I was nine after all... Bethany was the only place in the Philippines I called home and so I wanted to get in touch and share some stories.

You should talk to Perla Kellner... I never met another that felt the same way I did.

Anyway... I'm extremely busy... we'll have more time later to get introduced. When ever I get back from this deployment... till then WELCOME!
Lauren Kruse-Taylor April 23 at 7:15pm
Gerwin,
I have a blog laurenliztaylor.blogspot.com. I have currently going thru the same void. I am in search of my birth mom and Jim Cunnigham and Rose Longcob have been assisting me. How old are you? It could be weird that you and I were at Bethany during the same time. i have just recently reached out to other adoptees from Bethany. I feel the same void you have. I'm not quite sure what will truly fill it whether it's finding her and my brothers or what. I truly just have questions for her. I don't quite know if I want a relationship with them, I just want to know. I want to know they are still out there. I want to know I have someone who I take after in my looks. It would be great to keep in touch. Thank you for keeping America safe.

Till next time,
Lauren
Gerwin Legaspi April 24 at 2:57pm
I am 24 years old... I came to the states on Dec. 13 1994 ... wow... it seems forever ago. I guess I wanted to get in touch because my heart feels alone. I feel out of touch in this crazy world of ours... part of me is still in Bethany.

As the poem goes... "You never leave a place you love; part of it you take with you; leaving a part of yourself behing."

I too wonder about my biological parents... but unlike you I remember them. My mother is dead... my father is there somewhere... and three other brothers; but who knows where.

Right now I'm stuck in my own world trying to figure out my own life... one day I'll go back. Since I joined, I've deployed 3 times... this one will be my last I think. Than I'll get a chance to concentrate on putting my life together. I joined because I wanted to give this country back for giving me this chance in life... what better way to give back than give my own life... six years of it... lol. I'll have one year left after this July.

It seems you have your life put together... with a family of your own now I see. So this is a good time for you to search your past. I have to put mine together... and maybe start one of my own. Until then I hold my past as a memory.

Anyway take care... e-mail me

~Gerwin~"

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