This is a message for children and youth pastors, and also teachers could learn from this. We're talking about how you can help foster and adoptive families. What does the child need, what does the parent need, and what does your volunteer need? conference info http://www.t4acanada.com/ Our website loreleesiemens.com

Gifts From God

Children and youth pastors - here is what foster and adoptive families want you to know.

Thanks for listening to my personaly story. I hope it is an encouragement to to you. For more inforamtion about my speaking ministry, or to get adoption resorces please check out the website loreleesiemens.com

My story. Being adopted, Finding my birth family, becoming an adoptive parent

In this episode, we are answering two questions. 1) How can we support families that are fostering and adopting? 2) We are an adoptive, foster family, how can we get support? Conference: https://form.jotform.com/90289040959264?fbclid=IwAR3a52t06Ng1FBB-QJI3pEqbBqIOPCJsQEA5vPy6ZCtEM3ufdqcnkhLO3tI Home for every child: https://www.homeforeverychild.org/ Adopt 4 Life:

Adoptive families need supports

In today's podcast were answering one of the questions we get asked the most. People tell me all the time they want to foster or adopt but they are afraid of how it will affect their children. I also hear people answer that statement with a lot of judgemental answers. The truth is that is a legitimate concern. But just because it is a legitimate concern doesn't mean it should hold you back. today Leslie and are chatting about how we think you can prepare your family to be a foster family. Don't miss at the Together for adoption and fostering Canadian conference in Waterloo Ontario. https://form.jotform.com/90289040959264?fbclid=IwAR3a52t06Ng1FBB-QJI3pEqbBqIOPCJsQEA5vPy6ZCtEM3ufdqcnkhLO3tI Resources we recommend. https://loreleesiemens.com/shop/adoption-resorces

Preparing your children before you become a foster parent

Today we're talking to Amanda. A foster and an adoptive parent. Amanda talks about raising children with fetal alcohol syndrome. In this episode, we talk about what the church can do support families through the journey of fostering and adoption. Amanda saw a need and started a ministry to help churches connect with orphan care. You're going to love Amanda's heart. This week we are going to be recording episode answering questions, so if you have questions please email them to me. lorelee@loreleesiemens.com T4acanada.com Homeforeverychild.org

Church and orphan care

This is the story of Jalena. A young single woman feels the call to adopt a child with Downs syndrome. Shortly after adopting she felt the call to adopt a second child. Jalena shares her mother's heart. find us on iTunes

The gift of down syndrome

Today we are talking with Focus on the Family Canada. They have great resources for families and churches. Wendy who we will be talking with is an adoptive parent herself. Wendy is going to be talking about an overseas adoption but from a different point of view. her daughter is now 18 so she is going to be talking about being an interracial family and what she has seen in the last 18 years. Wendy also talks about raising the child based on their stage of development and not based on their age. Focus on the Families resources. waitingtobelong.ca Together For Adoption & Fostering http://www.t4acanada.com Families who need our help in bringing their children to Canada. https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/abbotsford-pastors-tangled-up-in-red-tape-trying-to-bring-home-adopted-two-year-old-african-boy/wcm/7144b8ae-ea29-41d5-9115-6696234bc2d7?fbclid=IwAR314A_HRSdfPts_HFrtOGu-Jx91CmUvA3rdtl7dOPl0TVBASF7MAX2uPlw

Adoption - Focus on the family

On today's episode of gifts from God, we are talking to a mom who literally saw a sign and new she needed to foster. Things don't exactly go as planned. Here is the story Make sure you get your tickets to the together for adoption and fostering Canadian conference. It will be held in Waterloo, and both Leslie and I will be there and can't wait to meet you! http://www.t4acanada.com/

Adopting teens

Leslie's baby is sitting in with us, so you will hear some giggles, and toys in the background. Leslie and I talk groceries, chores, messy bedrooms, hoarding, allowances, time with individual children, family nights, school schedules,

What happens when you are suddenly a big family?

The story of a boy traveling through the foster care system. Order the book here https://amzn.to/2Xg98CL

When you are not adopted

Today we talk about why we called our Podcast gifts from God. Link to Focus adoption event coming to Waterloo. http://www.t4acanada.com/home.html?fbclid=IwAR1ETj0T9QLBfAR7riyNxbre56fPbsdjUr_AnQp6oUGGbxrtVJ7tQ04B_oI

Gifts from God. How our podcast started

Allison was ready to adopt, but it took a while for her husband to be in the same place. Then one Sunday at church they met a sibling group that needed a family!

Adopting a sibling group

A mom with young children feels the call to take a mission trip to China. That seemed impossible. It was just the beginning. To learn more about the mission trips, and Adoption click here. awaa.org UPDATE: Here is her latest journey. I am so excited to be going back to Ethiopia in both May and December of this year. God is doing such a great work there and I am so thankful to be a part of it. We will be working with vulnerable children and families. My primary focus for the May trip will be a new home for teenage girls called Beta Hosanna that we have been able to open just this year through AWAA. Our goal for this home is to “catch“ these girls when they are put out of the orphanage onto the street at the age of 18 and empower them through education and training but more importantly to teach them the most important thing, Jesus. Thank you for partnering with us in prayer as well as financially. We are so grateful.

International Adoption

A call to overseas adoption led a family to find Jesus Christ. Stepping out in faith to adopt special needs. Seeing God in the middle of loss.

International, Special needs, and Embryo adoption

Lesli tells about her years as a foster mom, and also about adoption. She talks about adopting onder children, and also when a child is returned to her bio family before the adoption is completed.

After a failed adoption

Stories from foster and adoptive families. Leslie and Lorelee answer your questions about raising children who have been through trauma.

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