Her Name
Fostering can reveal God’s love–the love of THE perfect Father–in ways that no other role has the privy of experiencing. A FaithBridge foster dad shares about how a nameless, 4-day-old baby girl…
Read More ›Meet Our Community of Care®: We are not in this alone
As we approach our one-year anniversary of becoming foster parents, I am most grateful for the Community of Care® that surrounds our family. Despite the questions about the outcome with things such…
Read More ›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 ›Signing Up for Heartbreak
by Jeremy Smith, FaithBridge Foster Dad About four years ago, my wife and I decided to pursue God’s heart for orphans through foster care. It wasn’t a decision we entered into lightly.…
Read More ›A Letter to Foster Care “Trauma Mamas”
You are not alone. If you are a parent a foster child – or any child, for that matter – who has experienced trauma, you know how difficult and beautiful the journey…
Read More ›How Saying Goodbye Welcomes God’s Grace
Wisdom tells us to begin with the end in mind. Beginning our fostering journey was no different, especially with a house full of elementary-aged biological children. As a family that planned to…
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…
Read More ›Why We Give: Calvary Baptist Church Making a Difference in Columbus
Nick Bruner, discipleship pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, shares why he and his wife of nine years, Ashley, entered the story of foster care ministry and why their church has set a…
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