Standing in the Gap when Ministry Gets Messy: First Baptist Church Rincon
Ministering to children in foster care can be difficult. Children and teens in care struggle with the same behaviors and growing pains as children outside of…
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Stories, guidance, and updates.
Real stories from foster families across Georgia, alongside practical guidance on fostering, adoption, and the licensing process. Families 4 Families is the state’s largest nonprofit, faith-based foster care agency — built on local church partnerships and the conviction that foster families do better when a local community stands with them. These are the families, churches, and children behind that work.
Sharing Love in Every Stitch
Foster care support can look like a hot meal, a gift card or a date night. It can also look like a group of ladies embroidering quilts with a message
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Finding God in Foster Care: Laci Phillips’ Story
Pain, fear, uncertainty and trauma followed Laci Phillips as she grew up, but when she looks back on every heavy memory or beautiful moment, she can…
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The Simmons family’s story: Two boys, one calling and God’s perfect timing
Since getting married in 2021, Grace and Foster Simmons felt called to foster care. Even while living in a small apartment in Ellijay, Georgia, they knew the…
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A safe place: How the Knowles family opens their home and their hearts to kids and teen moms
Dawn Knowles said she and her husband Russell were simultaneously excited and scared the first time they welcomed a child in foster care into their home. But…
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How One Family and One Church Said “Yes” to God’s Call (Part Two)
It started with an information session. It became a powerful ministry. Though the Irby family’s path to fostering changed, their passion led Sandy Valley…
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Christ in the Courtroom: The Edmunds Story
After years of pursuing international adoption, Sunshine and Earl Edmunds shifted their focus to foster care in Georgia. Their journey led them through…
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How One Family and One Church Said “Yes” to God’s Call (Part 1)
“They really know how to be the hands and feet of Jesus, don’t they?” Bekah Brouch’s young daughter shared this thought with her mom after witnessing a local…
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Five Years of Foster Care: The Bells’ Story
From considering respite care to adopting a sibling set of three, the Bell family’s 5-year journey shows the power of saying "yes." Discover how this Georgia…
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