Faith & Fostering

Send us Fan Mail Adoptive Mum and Pastor of Lift Church in Perth, Bec Phor shares her story with host Louise about coming to the decision to adopt, how Sam came to be her son, and how her connection to him was formed and developed. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few 💵?  Donate here 👇🏼 Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space...

Send us Fan Mail Community Heart Media Radio in Melbourne interviewed host Heather last week about foster care and adoption. As National Foster Care Month is coming up in September, perhaps you could engage with your local radio stations to share the basics that will help people understand the world of foster care and the needs our community faces. Have a listen to the interview here as this week&...

Send us Fan Mail Al & Mary Dickens from Fostering Hope interview their son, Jericoh, on his perspective of growing up alongside foster brothers. Jericoh has some great insights into how he can contribute to the family, and why fostering is so important to him. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few 💵?  Donate here 👇🏼 Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PL...

Send us Fan Mail Verna has some profound insights into how to care for kids carrying trauma, backed up by her own experience as a child in care. She shares her story with host Louise, of living through domestic abuse as a child, to finding Jesus and becoming a carer herself. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few 💵?  Donate here 👇🏼 Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FR...

Send us Fan Mail Toby Baxter from the COACH Network chats to host Heather about mentoring, and how training in mentoring can help teens in foster care set goals, and can also facilitate a positive relationship with bio parents. More info on Toby's book: https://amzn.to/3NTZRuO More info on COACH: https://www.coachnetwork.org Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few 💵?  Donate here 👇🏼 S...

Send us Fan Mail Host Heather looks at how all of us can live with an 'out-of-home-care' mentality even when we're a carer, struggling to trust God for his provision and guidance.  What's the answer? Jesus shows us. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few 💵?  Donate here 👇🏼 Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides s...

Send us Fan Mail Listen to a biblical message for church congregations that alerts them for the need for carers, God's heart for the kids in our nation, and his call for us to respond. If you'd like to invite us to share a message similar to this with your church, possibly during National Foster Care Month (September), contact us via https://www.arkaustralia.org/book Do you love the podc...

Send us Fan Mail Fostering Hope's Al & Mary Dickens interview Keirah, a kids church worker who has implemented their trauma-awareness training into her kids programs. Further info: www.fosteringhope.community Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  Th...

Send us Fan Mail Host Louise chats with Carers and Youth Workers Eva & Mitch about their experiences of navigating caring for teens who self-harm. They offer insights and strategies, along with their personal experiences in this challenging area. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CAR...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the grind just gets all too much, and it can be challenging to navigate our feelings vs the task to which God has called us. Hosts Heather & Terri discuss how they navigate weariness, especially in the seasons that feel like drudgery. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL...

Send us Fan Mail ** Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast ** 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 ha...

Send us Fan Mail ** Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast ** 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 ha...

Send us Fan Mail ** Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast ** 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 ha...

Send us Fan Mail Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast 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 bee...

Send us Fan Mail Host Terri puts her husband, Phil, under the microscope to discuss the ins and outs of foster care, how it's impacted him as a father, and the lessons he's learned as a man being moulded by God. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2: Ian and Karen share how they navigate through the minefields of emotions and expectations with biological families to find ways of healthy and successful restoration. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space...

Send us Fan Mail PART 1: Ever wondered what it's like from the other side of the fence?  Beccy shares her extraordinary story as a bio mum navigating the foster system, and how great foster carers can impact families. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACE...

Send us Fan Mail Naomi Burrell and her husband Ric are the senior leaders of Strong Nation Church in the Hawkesbury. They have five children and six grandchildren. Naomi shares wisdom on the life rhythms that have anchored their family through various seasons.  https://www.strongnation.church https://www.amazon.com.au/Family-Mission-Sally-Breen-ebook/dp/B00KFTJUTI Do you love the podcast? Can you...

Send us Fan Mail Heather follows up last week's 'prayer' episode by teaching us how to craft intentional prayers for the kids in our care - prayers that align with the promises of Scripture and the will of God. ** Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast ** Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TO...

Send us Fan Mail Dorothy has been running the engine room of ARK since it's inception, by upholding the vulnerable kids of Australia and their carers faithfully, and daily, in prayer. Trudie interviews Dorothy about intercession and how she approaches her prayer assignments, and chats about the authority of believers as they pray.  Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM T...

Send us Fan Mail Kate and her husband have three biological children and have been serving the foster care community for the last year or two. They are reasonably new to the space, but their faith and desire to serve others, as well as bringing their bio kids along for the ride makes for an insightful and encouraging conversation with Terri. http://livinglovinglaughingtogether.blogspot.com/?m=1 Do...

Send us Fan Mail Guest hosts Al & Mary from Fostering Hope talk with Roseanne about the unexpected increase in people that comes with fostering. From support workers to bio families, foster families worlds grow much larger than just the addition of the kids they care for. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-now Support the show DEVO...

Send us Fan Mail The 4 hosts combine to discuss Scriptures that have informed and encouraged them in their fostering, and how God's Word has spoken to them in challenging times. Do you love the podcast? Can you spare a few $$? Donate here: https://www.arkaustralia.org/donate-podcast Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for praye...

Send us Fan Mail Louise interviews Erin, a foster mum of 10, with 4 bio kids still at home.  Together they chat about how she survives each day and gets everything done in such an unusually large family. 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 Scripture...

Send us Fan Mail A long obedience. Kelly and her husband Jason are the long-time leaders of Missionheart Church, based in Canberra. Kelly shares vulnerably about a life of welcoming the outsider and their journey of foster care. https://missionheart.org.au/our-story/ Support the show DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES  This journal provides space for prayer conversations and S...