Please Share! Seeking Belgian Korean Adoptee Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (born April 24, 1966, lunar calendar). Your possible birth mother has contacted GOAL!
Please Share!
A Possible Birth Mother is Seeking Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (born April 24, 1966, lunar calendar)!
Dutch (Flemish):
Deel alstublieft!
Een mogelijke biologische moeder is op zoek naar Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (geboren op 24 april 1966, maankalender)!
French:
Merci de partager !
Une mère biologique potentielle recherche Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (né le 24 avril 1966, calendrier lunaire) !
German:
Bitte teilen!
Eine mögliche leibliche Mutter sucht Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (geboren am 24. April 1966, nach dem Mondkalender)!
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Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (born April 24, 1966, lunar calendar) was adopted to Belgium at the age of 4.
Adoptive father: Lahouf El Fouly
Adoptive mother: Cloudine El Fouly
A person claiming to know his biological mother has made contact with GOAL in Korea.
GOAL has the possible birth mother’s name and phone number, so please contact GOAL in Korea directly!
Please contact GOAL in Korea for more information!
sg@goal.or.kr
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Dutch (Flemish):
Deel alstublieft! Op zoek naar de Belgisch-Koreaanse geadopteerde Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (geboren op 24 april 1966, maankalender). Uw mogelijke biologische moeder heeft contact opgenomen met GOAL!
sg@goal.or.kr
French:
Merci de partager ! Recherche de l’adopté belgo-coréen Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (né le 24 avril 1966, calendrier lunaire). Votre mère biologique potentielle a contacté GOAL!
sg@goal.or.kr
German:
Bitte teilen! Gesucht wird der belgisch-koreanische Adoptierte Pierre Emmanuel El Fouly (geboren am 24. April 1966, nach dem Mondkalender). Ihre mögliche leibliche Mutter hat GOAL kontaktiert!
sg@goal.or.kr
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Korean Birth Family Search Article about the Belgian Adoptee whose birth mother has contacted GOAL in April 2026 — originally published on May 14th, 2006:
People and People
“Please help me find my parents!” — Mr. Jung Hyo-rak, adopted to Belgium at age 4
Published: May 14, 2006, 17:33
Returning to his homeland after 37 years to find his parents
Hopes to volunteer medical services in Korea as a plastic surgeon
On April 29, a man of Asian descent arrived at Incheon International Airport. His name is Pierre Emmanuel El Pouli, a Belgian national, a plastic surgeon, and 41 years old. He looked up at the sky. Korea… It was the first time he had set foot on this land in exactly 37 years since leaving at the age of four.
In December 1966, a baby boy was found crying on a street in Gyeongju. He was less than seven months old. There were no clues as to who had abandoned him or why. The only thing found was a note with the name “Jung Hyo-rak.” The baby was sent to a child welfare facility in Daegu and was adopted to Belgium in 1970.
That baby grew up, earned a doctorate in medicine (plastic surgery), and returned. Saying, “Please help me find my mother,” he visited the Catholic newspaper office with his adoptive father, Rahouf El Pouli (82), and adoptive mother, Claudine El Pouli (70).
His adoptive father was suffering from lymphoma, and his adoptive mother from breast cancer, both nearing the end of their lives. They vividly remembered the first time they met Hyo-rak. When he arrived in Belgium at age four, he weighed only 9 kilograms. He couldn’t walk or even stand properly. For nearly a year, he could not speak either Korean or Belgian, causing his parents great distress. With little else they could do, they relied on their Catholic faith and prayer.
As he grew, however, Hyo-rak began to show exceptional academic ability compared to his peers.
“When our son said he wanted to study medicine, we hesitated. We were financially struggling, and for him to study, three of his siblings would have had to sacrifice.” His adoptive parents chose the bond of raising him over the bond of birth. In the end, he entered medical school and became a specialist in plastic surgery.
Hyo-rak, who had been quiet, finally spoke:
“Now I want to meet my parents and learn why I was abandoned and how I came to Belgium. I do not resent my biological parents. If I meet them, I want to sincerely tell them that I love them.”
He added one more wish:
“Even if I cannot meet my mother, Korea is my mother’s land. If given the opportunity, I would like to come to Korea and provide free plastic surgery services. Korea is my root, and as a Catholic, I want to do something for this country.”
As he parted, Hyo-rak held the reporter’s hand tightly again and again, saying:
“Please help me find my mother. I sincerely ask you.”
Reporter: Woo Kwang-ho