The Night My Foster Son Finally Woke Me Up
Photo credit: The Full Moon of Glen Ellyn via photopin (license) I was somewhere in between that deep sleep of the deprived and the alert sleep of the maternal. I lay there…
Read More ›His Hands Church: Connecting the Dots
We like things that are logical. Step one. Step two. And then step three. God designed much of life to work like this. Systems. Processes. Order. On the flip side, God seems…
Read More ›One Mom’s Contagious Enthusiasm for Foster Care: “God has put a fire in my heart!”
“God is the great redeemer,” said FaithBridge foster mom Amanda. “He’s taken ugly ugliness and made it beautiful.” Her energy and passion for foster care ministry explodes from each word energetically flowing…
Read More ›New CEO Appointed to Lead FaithBridge!
FaithBridge Foster Care, Inc. has announced the appointment of Bob J. Bruder-Mattson as its new president and CEO. “Bob is a visionary in leading nonprofits and will take FaithBridge forward as its…
Read More ›Fill the Gap: Respite Care
The God who created the universe and everything in it has an imagination infinitely beyond ours. At times, His seemingly illogical decisions and designs baffle humanity, leaving no logical explanation for how…
Read More ›Meet Wayne: FaithBridge’s Co-Founder and a Board Member
Wayne Stolz has always been around Christians who prioritized family and church. He grew up in a home where the values of faith, work ethic and family were important. He and his…
Read More ›The Power of the Parentheses
FaithBridge foster mom Sandra Stanley understands how hard it is to say goodbye. She and her husband Andy serve foster families and children through the Fostering Together ministry at their church, North…
Read More ›5 Ways to Bless the Heart of Your Foster Mom Friend
I distinctly recall the first time someone “blessed my heart.” You know the type: the staged whisper [southern accent optional], big smile and—this is key—behind your back. I was standing in the…
Read More ›Meet the Hambricks and Vintage242
“Foster care was nowhere on my radar screen.” said Steve Hambrick, senior pastor at Vintage242. “I had never considered it personally…until we sat down with two couples who had done foster care…
Read More ›5 Reasons Our Family Fosters
“I would never foster if it wasn’t headed toward adoption. What’s the point?” This question from a friend struck me with a surprising jolt. My already tender heart has been feeling a…
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