Faith & Fostering

Send us Fan Mail How do we advocate for kids, while displaying love for the people who challenge our advocacy? Hosts Heather & Terri chat about navigating difficult relationships with grace, when emotions are heightened.  Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form d...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with Bernadette, a solo adoptive mum.  Bernadette shares her story and her discovery of a tribe of like-minded people to walk with on the journey of adoption. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed...

Send us Fan Mail Vision Christian Radio interviewed Mary Blake of Fostering Hope regarding Foster Care in Australia, and what faith-based organisations are doing to make a difference.  As Foster Care Sunday approaches, this interview would be worthwhile sharing with local faith leaders in preparation for a national focus on kids in care. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri welcomes Leith, a mum with years of experience in parenting biological kids, adopted kids, foster kids, and kinship care. Leith shares her experiences, wisdom from the journey, and research from her PHD. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-...

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather opens the season with a devotion looking at Jesus' title, ‘The Bread of Life’, and 3 ways he sustains us through life. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their...

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather brings a devotion on the Transfiguration, where Jesus shows us how to give access to a select few, which builds confidence, authority and resilience within them. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed t...

Send us Fan Mail Hosts Terri & Heather chat about responding in a Christlike way to the challenges within the out of home care system, or challenges with bio families. Where do we start, and what do we do when emotions run high?  Have a listen for some ideas that originate from our faith. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for...

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather talks about finding peace in the midst of storms that happen unexpectedly. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed by l...

Send us Fan Mail We can lift our eyes from what ‘is’ to what the Lord is doing when we remember to pray and declare Scripture over our situations. Host Heather looks at a cycle-breaking passage from Isaiah that can help us focus on what the Lord is up to, and expect miracles. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversati...

Send us Fan Mail Hosts Terri & Heather chat about listening for God’s prompting and how being focused on his voice helps in everyday challenges Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith....

Send us Fan Mail Hosts Terri & Heather chat about listening for God’s prompting and how being focused on his voice helps in everyday challenges Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith....

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather looks at Jesus' invitation to Peter to find his purpose in the midst of challenge, and even when he can’t see God’s purposes. As carers, we are also invited into a relationship of transformation, so Jesus can achieve things we are unable to. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversati...

Send us Fan Mail Heather chats with Mary-Anne about the excellent work Southern Cross Kids Camps do with vulnerable kids & the impact it is having, long term in their lives. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage an...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! Today Host Heather encourages us to re-find the wonder of our call to this ministry. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contr...

Send us Fan Mail **Encore episode** - Heather takes a look at the affirmation imparted by the Father when Jesus was baptised, and how imparting identity and truth can influence the futures of kids in our care. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scr...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with Kirsty after the National Foster Care Conference in Hobart. Kirsty shares with us some of the key things she heard and learned while there. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage a...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with Kirsty after the National Foster Care Conference in Hobart. Kirsty shares with us some of the key things she heard and learned while there. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage a...

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather shares from Nehemiah how when we build lives with intentionality and with the future in mind, we change generations beyond the ones we can see. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and ed...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with Associate Professor Stacy Blythe who is a Registered Nurse and a Research Academic.  Her research focuses on the health and well-being of children in out-of-home care and their families (both birth and foster families).  As a lecturer in Infant Mental Health, she is particularly interested in infants who are prenatally exposed to harmful substances (eg. illic...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with Associate Professor Stacy Blythe who is a Registered Nurse and a Research Academic.  Her research focuses on the health and well-being of children in out-of-home care and their families (both birth and foster families).  As a lecturer in Infant Mental Health, she is particularly interested in infants who are prenatally exposed to harmful substances (eg. illic...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with guest Kirsty on her family's proactive journey into foster care. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri chats with guest Kirsty on her family's proactive journey into foster care. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith. These devotions have been contributed...

Send us Fan Mail When the Lord calls us he provides his presence and guidance for the task.  Host Heather shares from Revelation 3 how we can grow dim in our need for him, and therefore in our effectiveness. This devotion brings challenge and hope when things seem stalled. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations...

Send us Fan Mail Big news! A newly formed Foster Care Network have joined together this year to create and distribute resources for Australian churches ready for Foster Care Awareness Week in September. Your church can engage in Foster Care Sunday on 12 September, and on today's episode, host Heather joins with Scott Hawkins and Mary Dickens to chat about how the new network came about, what...

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather explores some wisdom from Paul on how to have a perspective of perseverance in the midst of challenges and obstacles. Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, alongside short-form devotions and Scriptures designed to encourage and edify carers in their faith....