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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Foster Care: How Everyone Can Help

6/2/202627 min

Foster parents experience unique circumstances that come with unique emotions, and sometimes it can feel as though no one can relate to their life. Strength and encouragement come from viewing foster care through the lens of the Gospel. This is the message that Jason Johnson, author of Reframing Foster Care, brings. In this interview, he will share stories from his own foster parenting journey, such as the hard decisions and processes that he and his wife have had to go through, including the very real issues that come with relating to the birth parents of the children they are fostering. He will offer support to foster parents, as well as encouragement to those who are considering fostering. Also, he will give practical ways that we can all help, whether we feel called to be involved in foster care or not.

 

Every kid deserves something to call their own. This suitcase has three things inside: a Bible, a teddy bear, and a handwritten letter to remind a child in foster care how much he/she is loved. When you give, we'll say thanks with a copy of Reframing Foster Care and an audio download of "Foster Care: How Everyone Can Help."

 

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Clips

Reframing Foster Attachment Fear
Nine-Year-Old's Shocking Discovery
Everyone Can Do Something
Choosing Courage Over Perfect Timing
Handprints In Wet Cement
Redefining Faithful Success

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Danny Huerta0:00

    Well, hello. I'm Dr. Danny Huerta. Teen anxiety is far more common than many realize. Racing thoughts and fear about the future can be overwhelming, but real hope is available. On Fearless Faith, you'll hear young adults like Caroline share how they've navigated anxiety with support and faith. I'll walk you through where anxiety often begins, along with practical steps towards healing. This message reminds you you're not alone and help is real. Learn more at navigatingteenanxiety.com.

  2. John Fuller· Host0:29

    [gentle music] Would like just to have a family. Yeah. Like, a mom and dad, or just mom. Or a mom. Or just dad. Okay. I don't really care. Well, listen to the heart of that little nine-year-old boy. His name is Jordan, and that's the cry of every person's heart, to belong, to have a family, a mom or a dad, preferably a mom and a dad. Today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, our guest will share ideas to help hurting children who are longing for a place to call home. I'm John Fuller.

  3. Jim Daly· Host1:06

    Uh, John, because of some good people, uh, that little boy, Jordan, did get adopted into a family out of foster care. Tens of thousands of people responded after that news clip went viral, and that says a lot about, uh, the heart of people.

  4. John Fuller· Host1:22

    Mm-hmm.

  5. Jim Daly· Host1:22

    But think of how many thousands of children are still waiting for their forever family, and that's heartbreaking. I can remember

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