106. I Fostered A Teen and Her Baby With Jaymi
One of the problems with foster care is that the cycle tends to repeat itself. A child who doesn't have a consistent family has a child of t...
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Around The World With The Archibald Project
Caring for orphaned and vulnerable children is one of the most important jobs in the world, but often people are too overwhelmed to get involved or lack the support they need to keep going....
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20 of 130 episodes130. Is Reimagining Orphan Care Possible?
Changing the way we care for orphaned children, getting kids back into families, and lifting up community….it all sounds great on paper, but...
129. How Do I Know If an Orphanage is Dangerous?
In most of our minds, orphanages are viewed as a protector of vulnerable children. This can be true, but often an orphanage can be a decepti...
128. How To Untangle Your Calling to Fund an Orphanage with Brandon Stiver
All over the world there are people who felt clearly called by God to either fund a children's home, serve at one, or leave everything to st...
127. What does reimagining an orphanage actually look like?
Travel with us to Maesot, Thailand to hear from the Thai Director of Global Child Advocates on what it looks like to run 4 children's homes...
126. Could All The Orphaned Children Just Go Home?
This is a complex question that thousands all over the world are trying to answer. We all want children in families but it's not as simple a...
125. What does it mean to Reimagine Orphan Care?
Are orphanages the best way to care for orphaned children? Is there actually a better way? The answers to these questions could define the n...
124. Part 2. Inside The War: Two Ukrainian Men Share Their Experiences
We spoke with Oleg and Andrey, two Ukrainian men working to help bring children to safety. They share about the realities of what is actuall...
123. Part 1. How Do We Help Vulnerable Children in Ukraine?
If you're like most people, the war in Ukraine weighs heavy on your mind but you don't know what to do about it. Fortunately, Ronne Rock and...
122. Healed People Heal People With Former Foster Youth Keri Hope Richmond
Keri spent the first 20 years of her life surviving. She went into foster care at 3 days old and was adopted by age 5. This was supposed to...
121. The Worst Day of My Life With Brenna Hunter
Late one night in a Los Angeles hotel room, Brenna had her kids unexpectedly removed from her care and taken back to Michigan. Now, with COV...
120. Navigating Open Adoption With Rachel Smith and Emma Jones
After an unplanned pregnancy her senior year of high school, Emma placed her baby for adoption. Today, 5 years later, Emma and adoptive mama...
119. Failed By The System But Fighting For Change With Prince Hayward
Prince Hayward had every reason to become another statistic of the foster care system, but instead he is using his experience to advocate fo...
118. Don't Waste Your Retirement with Bob Rogers
People can help vulnerable children and families at any stage of their life and our guest today, Bob Rogers is here to prove just that. Bob...
117. Ethnically Korean, Culturally Black, and Transracially Adopted with Cindy Wilson
Cindy was born in South Korea but she was raised by a black family in Jackson, Mississippi. Like many transracial adoptees, this collision o...
116. Twenty Foster Homes, Homelessness, and Healing with Gaelin Elmore
As a child, very few adults took the chance to help Gaelin in his situation. This resulted in over 20 foster homes, homelessness, and abuse....
115. Why Therapy Is Important for Families Involved in Foster Care With Cathleen Bearse
Cathleen Bearse is a licensed therapist who decided to become a foster parent, yet before she even received her first placement she started...
114. Foster Care Changed Our Family with Ashlee Carroll
Ashlee and her husband had what so many people work toward; a mostly controlled and comfortable life. But when they were confronted with the...
113. Understanding Your Husband's Fears In Foster Care with Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson and his wife had talked about foster care for a while, but she was ready and he wasn't. What he didn't know was that his decis...
112. From Burmese Refugee To Child Protector in Thailand
Travel with us from the busy streets of Bangkok to a border town dump to hear the work of a man and his team who are empowering families and...