350,000 churches. 400,000 kids in the foster system. Listen in as Dawn talks with Trisha and Eric Porter of Backyard Orphans on their vision of how the church can solve this problem!
IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 - Intro
1:06 - How Eric and Trisha started Backyard Orphans
8:07 - How Backyard Orphans provides support for families wanting to foster
10:40 - How to take the stigma out of foster care
13:34 - Success stories
19:16 - Four ways to get involved in foster care
24:00 - Getting churches connected to agencies
33:50 - The best way to get involved in foster care
ABOUT TRISHA AND ERIC: Eric Porter is the founder and CEO of Backyard Orphans. This 501c3 interdenominational ministry is focused on engaging and equipping the church to care for hurting children in their own backyard. Since 2012, Eric and his wife Trisha have been in full-time orphan care ministry with the vision to train Church leaders to develop a foster care, adoption, and support ministry.
LINKS:
Check out Backyard Orphans: https://backyardorphans.org/
Backyard Orphans IG: https://www.instagram.com/backyardorphans/
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