ENCORE: Foster Care, Adoption, Runaway: The Story of One Child's Reality
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2017
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Join us for this Encore Episode of Jami’s conversation with Emma Williams. Emma lived in several foster homes, shelters, and adoptive family situations as a child. Her story will give you amazing insight into the sometimes hard realities facing children in foster care.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Jamie. You're listening to an encore episode of season two. This was actually the most downloaded episode of the season. You can find out more at the forgotten initiative.org slash S2E. That's for season two, encore episode. We will start back up with season three on May 22nd. |
| 0:21.3 | So until then, enjoy the show. |
| 0:27.3 | You're listening to the Forgotten Podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community. I remember getting in the back of a police car and looking at her while she was standing there watching us drive away. |
| 0:55.5 | I remember that much, and then I remember waking up in a shelter the next day. |
| 1:24.6 | I'm going to be a little bit. Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast. You can find out more about today's episode by visiting the forgotteninitiative.org slash s2E2. |
| 1:31.2 | That's for season two, episode two. So fall is in the air. My scented candles and Christmas |
| 1:38.2 | music fill my home and it makes me happy. Now please don't hold my listening to Christmas |
| 1:43.9 | music against me. Okay? It just makes me happy. Now please don't hold my listening to Christmas music against me. Okay, |
| 1:45.6 | it just makes me plain dreamy. Thanksgiving is just a few days away and for some, |
| 1:52.0 | this is the most wonderful time of the year, but sadly for many others, this time of year is the |
| 1:57.3 | most painful. So as we gather around our tables to celebrate family, |
| 2:02.1 | this is a perfect time to reflect on our many blessings. |
| 2:05.8 | And this is important. |
| 2:07.2 | But let's not forget those who are hurting. |
| 2:10.0 | Today you will hear from my guest Emma Williams. |
| 2:12.9 | Emma was placed in foster care at only five years old. |
| 2:16.1 | And she shares her journey of being moved from home to home and eventually aging out of foster care at only five years old, and she shares her journey of being moved from home |
| 2:18.6 | to home and eventually aging out of foster care without a family to call her own. |
| 2:24.0 | Before we cut to the interview, I want to give you an update on our last show as we called you to |
| 2:28.8 | join us in prayer for kids like Emma, kids who are waiting for their forever family. |
| 2:34.1 | Our goal was to cover the entire 24 |
| 2:36.6 | hours in prayer on Orphan Sunday, which was November 13. We didn't quite hit our goal, but I want to share |
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