Fostering & Adoption Podcast with Nikki & Larry

This week’s episode features Emily Hindman, a remarkable leader in the Ellis County foster and adoption community who truly wears many hats. Emily is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience, a practicing attorney specializing in family law and adoptions, and the secretary of the Ellis County Child Welfare Board. Through her private counseling practice, she primarily serves fo...

Rebecca opens up about her many roles: teaching others how to become foster parents, guiding churches in orphan care, and running a foster closet that provides free essentials to foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Whether it’s diapers, clothes, cribs, or encouragement, Rebecca’s mission is to ensure every child and caregiver feels seen, supported, and loved. Are you a foster or adoptive paren...

God’s calling on Linda Bobo Reddoch's life was anything but ordinary. Born into a world of instability and hardship, Linda’s earliest memories are marked by trauma, separation, and the uncertainty of foster care. Yet through every twist and turn—from being removed from her birth mother as an infant, to miraculous moments of reunion, to ultimately finding a forever family—Linda’s journey reveals th...

God’s calling on Kyle Mitchell’s life was truly unexpected. With years of experience in youth ministry, social work, and parenting four children of his own, Kyle never imagined his journey would lead him to become a leading advocate and trainer for foster and adoptive families. Through decades of working with kids “from hard places,” Kyle has learned that the real key to helping children heal isn’...

God’s calling on Tina’s life was truly unexpected. Kids grown and a grandmother herself, she never dreamed she would end up fostering and adopting two children, both with special needs. Then when tragedy struck her family, Tina had a choice to make: she could either let the grief consume her, or trust God and lean into His plan and the promises He gave her. Are you a foster or adoptive parent who...

If you've ever considered fostering, then you will want to tune into today's episode. Listen to Tanya Orr as she shares her experience not only as a foster mom, but as the founder of her own child placement agency. Hear insider tips, honest advice and practical insight that every foster and aspiring foster parent needs to know!   Are you a foster or adoptive parent who would like to share what God...

Not everyone is called to foster or adopt, but everyone can help fill a need in the foster care community. Listen to founder and president Janna Horn as she shares how God called her to leave her full time job (and excellent income) to create "Standing in the Gap" from the ground up. if you've ever wondered if there is a place for you in the foster care community, the answer is a resounding "Yes!"...

Aged out of the system, Daniel found himself without a family and without hope. Overcome with grief he felt there was only one way out. Until God showed him He had so much more in store for him. From jail cell to living a life dedicated to the LORD, listen to Daniel's powerful story of redemption and how his years in the foster care system have paved a way for him to help others facing his former...

Sometimes God's calling on your life is undeniable. For Lydia and Josiah, it was clear from the very beginning they were meant to foster and adopt. Laugh along with us, as Lydia shares one story after another of how God showed up in a very big way to bring their family together. Are you a foster or adoptive parent who would like to share what God has done in your life? We would love to hear from y...

Today we hear from powerhouse Alyssa Aldrich-Hooks who began her fostering journey when she was only 26 years old. If you're someone out there wondering if fostering is right for you, then you don't wan to miss this episode. Full of practical advice and valuable insights, Alyssa lays it all out on the line.  Are you a foster or adoptive parent who would like to share what God has done in your life...

Welcome to the Fostering and Adoption Podcast with Nikki and Sam! Today is our very first episode and we could not be more excited to share this incredible story of love, grief and hope. Learn how this couple's journey of infertility set them on the path to not only adopt, but to also welcome 15 and counting foster children into their home. Through foster care, God has completely changed the traje...