"It takes a takes a village” is a phrase commonly spoken when talking about raising children. This statement is also very true for the life of a child in foster care.
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Since the beginning of our ministry, the local church has been an essential partner in our mission to care for children and families in need across Alabama.
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Drew and Lacey Barnwell have been incredible examples to us of obedience to God and faithfulness to the call of foster care. Married since 2010, they have four biological children and one adopted child, all under the age of seven!
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We’re excited to share this story with you today, straight from the heart of Doris Thompson, a former resident of our home in Oxford, also known as the Friendship House. We hope her story encourages you wherever you are today, that no matter what circumstances life has handed you, that God has his hand on your life.
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Tasha has two children, ages 4 and 13. She is currently working a full-time job as well as going to school full time, working to complete her bachelor’s degree within the next year! In her story below, we meet Tasha just before she found our Family Care program.
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Our Hero Society donors provide monthly support for those in our care, and in this Spotlight, Ron and Cindy Carroll share how the ministry of ABCH has shaped their lives and those of their children and grandchildren.
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Staff devotional by Victoria Castro. She serves as a Social Worker on our Decatur Campus.
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From our current Lifeprints magazine, a note from our President/CEO, Rod Marshall.
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Wray and Joan Pearce are making a tremendous impact for children and families. Like others who contribute in unique ways, the Pearce family takes hold of opportunities in front of them to serve with what God has entrusted to them.
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It’s been a little over a year since the Jewells came on board with us at our Mobile campus as house parents. Just a few short years ago, they had no idea this is where the Lord would lead them, but they can’t imagine being anywhere else.
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On our Decatur campus, we are blessed with awesome house parents who have served for many years. With that gift has also come the blessing of their biological children who, for the most part, have only ever known life on a Children’s Homes campus. We thought it would be fun to hear from some of them as they share some of their perspectives on day-to-day life and how life at ABCH has helped them see life outside of themselves.
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Heath and Rachel Moye served hands-on by providing a catered-in seafood meal for our kids on campus!
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Fusion classes in our Family Care homes are a new initiative we’ve implemented recently in Birmingham, and the community has really rallied around it, with business groups and church small groups regularly participating.
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At one time, Tara Davis was a single female in her late thirties, unsure if the role of mother would be woven into her story. But with a plan in mind, God saw her, and he saw 15-year-old London, who would become her daughter.
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Staff devotional by Wendy Harrison. She serves as a Relief House parent on our Mobile Campus.
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“I can’t tell you how many times we’ve taken a break and we’ve said, okay, we’re done now, and then the Lord calls us back,” said James Wolfe. They laughed at this, remembering all of the times they thought they had “retired” from foster parenting, yet the Lord had a different plan.
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From our current Lifeprints magazine, a note from our President/CEO, Rod Marshall.
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Roots take time to dig in and grow, so we take the small steps of showing up and planting seeds. Stephan Scott experienced this process in his own life.
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Natalie* came to us with no place to go, and no family locally to turn to. She found herself, after 12 years of raising her boys, without a home and without a stable income, despite the hard work she put into two jobs.
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More times than not, our house parents and social workers do not know how long a child will be with us. In light of this, we must choose to be glad for the time we do have, and choose to make the very most of it.
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