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
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Ruby Johnston – Founder of LAMb International, Trauma Training. LAMb International believes all individuals are created by God for His service and leadership; therefore, we envision a future in which each person is actively using his/her talents and gifts to fulfill what God has purposed. In all things, our primary goal is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ by actively using the gifts that He has given us for equipping the saints, declaring God’s glory, and advancing His Kingdom.
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Johnston Moore – Executive Director & Co-founder of Home Forever, Adoption & Foster Care. John has been married to Terri since 1988. They have seven children, all of whom were adopted through the Los Angeles County foster care system. John is a strong believer in, and vocal advocate for, permanency and justice for children, having witnessed the impact both have had on his children. John enjoyed a career in Hollywood in film/tv production and as a screenwriter before becoming fully immersed in adoption and foster care ministry, first through his employment at Hope for Orphans, and now through Home Forever.
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Wendi Park – Canadian adoptive mom & cofounder of Forever Families Canada. Forever Families of Canada envisions a thriving Canadian Church that is connected, equipped and mobilized to effectively care for vulnerable children and their families …until every child is home!
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Bruce Kendrick – Adoptive Dad & Executive Director of Embrace Texas. Embrace was founded in 2007 at a small church in suburban North Texas by Bruce and Denise Kendrick to meet the needs of foster and adopted children in their church. As the ministry began to serve, families from across Texas utilized the ministry’s programs and responded saying they wished they had a foster/adoption ministry at their own church. Quickly, Embrace grew from a ministry at a single church to a ministry equipping other churches to meet the needs of the children and families in their communities.
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sophie Hartman – Missionary, adoptive mom & author of Beauty From Ashes
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Alex Sam – Former orphan from India, author & Director of Everett Mission Charitable Trust. Alex Sam grew up in Emmanuel Orphanage and lived a pathetic life in the streets of Mumbai for many years. God brought him back to the orphanage as a prodigal son. After completing his Biblical studies, he worked with the same institution for several years in different capacities. Alex’s wife, Sunita Marandi, also grew up in the same orphanage because her parents were unable to care for her. They both heard God calling them to start an independent ministry among the tribal community of India. They chose Pakur to be their base location. Hence the foundation of Everett Mission was established by God’s grace and the prayers of many friends. God has blessed them with three kids—Abraham, Angie, and Grace.
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Diana Prihodko – Former Ukrainian Orphan now orphan advocate for vulnerable children everywhere
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017