Faith & Fostering
Where people of faith chat about Foster care in the Australian context, to encourage, edify and educate others on the journey. ARK Australia
Episodes
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.
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...
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.
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 th...
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.
DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES
This journal provides...
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.
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 desi...
Host Heather opens the season with a devotion looking at Jesus' title, ‘The Bread of Life’, and 3 ways he sustains us through life.
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 c...
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.
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 th...
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.
DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES
This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scrip...
Host Heather talks about finding peace in the midst of storms that happen unexpectedly.
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 like-minded carers who know and lov...
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.
DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES
This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, along...
Hosts Terri & Heather chat about listening for God’s prompting and how being focused on his voice helps in everyday challenges
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 contrib...
Hosts Terri & Heather chat about listening for God’s prompting and how being focused on his voice helps in everyday challenges
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 contrib...
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.
DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FOR CARERS OF KIDS FROM TOUGH PLACES
This journal provides space for prayer conversations and Scriptural insights, along...
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.
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. The...
Welcome back!
Today Host Heather encourages us to re-find the wonder of our call to this ministry.
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 like-minded carers who kn...
**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.
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 ...
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.
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. Th...
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.
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. Th...
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.
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 d...
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. illicit drugs). In addition to he...
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. illicit drugs). In addition to he...
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