Making the decision to become a foster parent is one that will radically change anyone’s life. It grows your knowledge of the 400,000 children in the U.S. foster care system, it breaks your heart for what breaks God’s, and opens your eyes, home, heart, and world to a child who desperately needs love.
The word “foster” means to be encouraged or developed, in a positive manner.
If you think about it, we’ve all been fostered in different ways throughout our lives. And through the gift of Jesus Christ, we have ALL been welcomed with open arms and patient hearts — adopted into God’s family.
Of course, it can be difficult for people to bring a “new” child into their home and risk pouring out all of their love to them, knowing that that may one day have to say goodbye.
But for most foster parents, they’ll tell you that the joy outweighs the heartbreak.
Showing a child who may have experienced trauma, or unthinkable situations, what safety, security, love, and kindness looks like — it’s the epitome of being the Lord’s hands and feet on the earth.
Being the mommy and daddy to a child who needs one can be so rewarding. But after a new placement with a [2]-year-old girl, foster mom Jamie recently experienced how the word “mommy” took on a whole new meaning.
“She walks in confidently and with a smile,” Jamie shared on Facebook. “She knows the drill. In her two years of life, she’s spent five months in foster care. In her five months in care, she’s been in four different homes.”
Jamie explains how she got down on her knees and introduced herself to the little girl. She told her how glad she was that she’d come to stay with them before introducing her to the other kids.
