Host Sandra Flach is a mom of 8 children, 5 through adoption—one kinship and 4 international. Her youngest 2 are teens diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With over 30 years of parenting experience and 20 plus years as an adoptive and kinship parent, she’s made mountains of mistakes and learned loads of lessons. She understands the difficult road of parenting children with trauma histories—and she is still in the trenches! The Adoption & Foster Care Journey is a podcast to encourage, educate, and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care, and kinship care. We aim to support adoptive and foster families by sharing encouraging real-life stories and equipping them with modern-day research and parenting techniques.
Episodes
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Vicki Akins - founder and director of "My Chosen Ones", an organization that supports and connects foster and adoptive families with children in need. She and her husband have adopted 4 children through foster care in Fort Worth, Texas. Vicki shares her story of the lonely road that the foster and adoptive process was for her and her husband Randy, and how they started "My Chosen Ones" to walk along side families to offer support.
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Michelle Steiner Vernon - Michelle manages Communications & New Development at Project One Forty Three, Inc. and she is the National Director for Orphan Sunday. Listen in and hear how a short term missions trip to China launched her into advocating for orphans. Michelle shares her story of adopting 3 children after hosting and adding another son through foster care. You will be inspired by her passion and advocacy!
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Karla Marie Williams - speaker, author, radio host and founder of "I Speak For Kids Global". She and her husband have adopted 6 children through foster care. Karla Marie is a home school mom, and advocates for kids who've experienced trama throughout the world.
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Jenn Hook - National Director of the Replanted Ministry. Replanted brings families together for community and support through small groups for foster and adoptive families to journey together through prayer, encouragement and celebration to cultivate loving homes for replanted children.
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Brian Mavis - President of America's Kids Belong, a nonprofit uniting government, faith-based, business, and creative communities to end the foster care and adoption crisis in the U.S. - State by State!
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Chris Campbell - Join us for our conversation with Executive Director of 111Project, as we discuss how CarePortal has impacted foster care in Oklahoma. Listen in and learn how Care Portal benefits children and families in crisis, child welfare, and the Church.
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Chris Carmichael - President of Royal Family Kids. RFK is a nonprofit partnering with local churches to give foster children a week of positive memories and royal treatment in a Christian camp environment. Tune in and hear how a week at camp can change the life of a foster child
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Joe Gerber - Loving Shepherd Ministries - a nonprofit providing vulnerable children with a continuum of care from childhood to adulthood. Hear how they are changing lives in Haiti, Ethiopia and the U.S.
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Nicki Story - foster and adoptive mom. Nicki is also the co-founder and Executive Director of Project Sparrow - a nonprofit that advocates for and supports foster care children in the state of Maine. Their mission is to see every waiting foster child in a forever family.
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
Rhonda Baker - Our guest today is a local, single, adoptive mom. Rhonda adopted her 3 year old son, Eli, from China 2 years ago and is in process to adopt a little girl with special needs also from China. Listen in and hear how her church has been a huge support system for Rhonda and her family.