Everyone has a next step to care for children in need—whether that is giving financially, serving with their energy and time, or using the gifts God’s given them to enrich lives.
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Staff devotional by Hannah James. She serves as Financial Specialist for Pathways Professional Counseling, a sister ministry of ABCH.
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Staff devotional by Felicia Cooper. She serves as a Social Worker in our Birmingham Office
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From our current Lifeprints magazine, a note from our President/CEO, Rod Marshall.
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"Can you pray for me?” These five words came from a girl who, for so long, did not realize how truly loved she was by her heavenly Father.
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"One time, we were celebrating the birthday of a sixth-grade boy who was in our home. I realize that may sound somewhat ordinary, but for him, we learned it was the first time he had blown out a candle on a birthday cake.”
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Staff Devotional by Stephanie Gooch. She serves as Administrative Assistant for Pathways Professional Counseling in Birmingham.
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With much excitement for all God had in store to help families, we opened Grace’s House of Hope in October 2017. This new Family Care home in Mobile is able to serve up to seven families at one time.
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Choosing to be a foster parent is more than a decision—it’s a true calling. Our foster parents make sacrifices, choose to serve even when it’s especially hard, and advocate for children every moment without knowing the outcome.
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This is the vision Chief Operations Officer for North Alabama, Dr. Michael Smith, has for the Ensor Shelter Care home being built in Decatur: that children who need a secure place to stay in a transitional time would be given a safe place to call home.
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Hugh and Kelly McMurry have been giving to ABCH monthly for 14 years. It’s wonderful to imagine the impact they have made for children and families—and even more, because of the work we get to do, for the kingdom of God!
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I didn’t feel qualified to be a foster parent. Not based on any rules or regulations, but rather by my life experiences, or in my case, the lack thereof.
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The people of Christ Fellowship Church (CFC) in Birmingham, have been generous supporters in multiple ways for nearly four years, our partnership has continued to grow since the very start!
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Each foster parent in the state of Alabama is required to keep a book for each child they care for while in their home—a book of photos and small but significant memories the child can take with them on their journey to a permanent home. They are called “Life Books.
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The Berrys had no idea God would lead them to Alabama Baptist Children's Homes (ABCH), but a few years later, here they are, regular donors to our ministry and also newly signed up to begin foster parent training
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"My favorite part about ABCH is, not only are they making a difference in the lives of children and families, but these kids are hearing the Gospel and seeing it lived out!
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Over the course of 35+ years, Jimmie and Martha Harris estimate they’ve been able to serve and care for around 300 children through Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes (ABCH), in Gardendale for a season and then largely on our Decatur campus as they care for school-aged girls.
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Quanicia and her daughter, Briella, recently graduated from our Family Care program in Gardendale. Upon leaving, she decided to write a letter to future residents.
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Renee Cartlidge, Administrative Assistant in Dothan, shares about her experience at Camp of Champions as a former foster parent herself, as well as some of the testimonies she’s heard from other foster families throughout her time on staff.
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