May is National Foster Care Awareness Month and there is so much missing in our national and church conversations when it comes to foster care. I’m loving this chance to increase my own awareness and yours on this episode of All Things. Jamie Finn, who wrote Foster the Family, and runs an organization by the same name, joins me today to talk about all the parties involved in foster care.

Jamie says her perspective and understanding of foster care has changed so much in the past 10 years, during which her family has welcomed home 30 foster children. Her heart used to break only for the children, she says, but her eyes have been opened wide to the burdens and plights of the moms and dads who find themselves having to hand their children over to CPS. Jamie’s heart now breaks for everyone involved and she seeks to do the good, hard, messy gospel work of coming alongside the child’s entire biological family. She preaches us a good word over and over on this episode, so I hope you’ll listen!

This episode is not just for foster parents. It’s for anyone who wants to live a life of meaning and sacrifice and follow Jesus in carrying the cross he has for you. While it’s certainly informative about the breadth of foster care, it will encourage your soul wherever God has you. Have a listen and share with your friends. We all need this truth!

Recommended resources:

Jamie Finn’s ministry: https://www.fosterthefamily.org/

Foster the Family: Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent by Jamie Finn: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9781540901866/foster-the-family-paperback

Jamie Finn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterthefamilyblog/

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt: https://us.10ofthose.com/product/9781601422217/radical-paperback?affiliate=jenoshman