by Fostering the Family | Jan 26, 2024 | Shared Articles
This article originally appeared on NewChurches.com, where you can find free, reliable resources to start new churches well. True Religion In James 1:27, the apostle James explains true religion: “Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look...
by Fostering the Family | Dec 19, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who...
by Fostering the Family | Dec 12, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
“Don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.”- Hebrews 13:16 Courtney Freeman, Guardian ad Litem – I know Kalei Thompson very well. It has been such a transformative experience watching baby Anna...
by Fostering the Family | Dec 5, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
“Then make my joy complete by being like minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”- Philippians 2:2 Kyla DeAngelo – Torture. Shame. Raw Pain. Those are just a few of the words to try and describe the feeling a mother has...
by Fostering the Family | Nov 29, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
Kalei Thompson – In March of 2018, I was living the dream. I was months away from my college graduation where I would receive my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Exactly one week from graduation day I would marry the man of my dreams. We had everything planned....
by Fostering the Family | Aug 16, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
From Bri Rae DiCicco, Foster Mom and Digital Mathematics Teacher: Bailey came into our care on January 13, 2023. The semester before she had only taken two classes and earned 28% and 6% as her final averages. She enrolled in an entirely different school located in a...
by Fostering the Family | Jul 14, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
From Scott and Angela Bowser, Aiken and Edgefield County Coordinators: We recently set up a Care Community for a foster family who is caring for a four month old child who came into care due to a hurt leg, broken ribs (old and new injuries), and head trauma resulting...
by Fostering the Family | Jun 23, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
Did you know that June is nationally recognized as Reunification Month? As explained by the SCDSS, this month is used to “raise awareness and to celebrate the work put in to strengthen families.” Children that get removed from their home, through no fault of their...
by Fostering the Family | Mar 20, 2023 | Newsletter Articles
A Testimony from Lacy Hoover, Adoption Specialist, Midlands Division of Adoption Services “Currently, I work with families that are approved to adopt. Every year, we apply for recertification to prepare and complete home studies, complete background...
by Fostering the Family | Nov 28, 2022 | Newsletter Articles
Candice Gilliland – I started fostering in 2015, as a single parent to a five-year-old little boy of my own. I had a passion for fostering and adoption since I was about 13 years old and I kept waiting to have the perfect white picket fence scenario. I finally...
