Ep 1037 | The Government Doesn’t Want Christians to Adopt | Guest: Josh Weigel

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Today, we are joined by Josh Weigel, writer and director of “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.” Josh shares the inspiring journey behind the making of the film and his personal experience as a father of adopted children. The film follows Donna and Rev. W.C. Martin, a couple who led the charge of adopting children in their town of Possum Trot, Texas. Their efforts sparked a movement, and soon their entire town followed suit. Josh delves into how meeting the real people behind Possum Trot inspired him to create the film and what the lives of these families look like now. He also discusses some of the significant issues in the foster care system, including how some left-leaning states limit the rights of Christian parents to adopt. Join us as we explore what can be done to make positive changes in the foster care system and support families who are willing to open their homes to children in need. Get tickets for the movie: https://www.angel.com/movies/sound-of-hope-the-story-of-possum-trot Get your tickets for Share the Arrows: https://www.sharethearrows.com/ Pre-order Allie's new book: https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (01:55) How Josh started the film (03:50) The story of Possum Trot (08:10) Foster care crisis & keeping Christians from adopting (17:55) The cost of adopting (20:55) Possum Trot community (25:00) How to fix the system (29:30) Generational impact (40:00) The dignity of children --- Today's Sponsors: Seven Weeks Coffee — try Seven Weeks Coffee today at SevenWeeksCoffee.com and use the promo code: ALLIE to save 10% off your order. We Heart Nutrition — nourish your body with research-backed ingredients in your vitamins at WeHeartNutrition.com and use promo code ALLIE for 20% off. Jase Medical — get up to a year’s worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE". Carly Jean Los Angeles — use promo code ALLIE50 for $50 off your order of $100+ at carlyjeanlosangeles.com. --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 944 | 'Non-Affirming' Parents vs. the State of Montana | Guest: Todd & Krista Kolstad https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-944-non-affirming-parents-vs-the-state-of/id1359249098?i=1000643859285 Ep 914 | Holistic Parents Targeted by the State | Guest: Emily Donlin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-914-holistic-parents-vs-the-state-of-iowa-guest/id1359249098?i=1000636966590 Ep 798 | America’s Sacrificing Orphans on the Altar of Transgenderism | Guests: Jessica Bates & Christiana Kiefer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-798-americas-sacrificing-orphans-on-the-altar/id1359249098?i=1000611489190 Ep 603 | How CPS & Foster Care Corruption is Killing Kids | Guest: Naomi Schaefer Riley https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-944-non-affirming-parents-vs-the-state-of/id1359249098?i=1000643859285 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Sound of Hope is an incredible movie about a church in Possumtrot, Texas, who took on 77
0:10.2	foster kids adopting them into their home simply because the Holy
0:15.7	Spirit compelled them to do so and now their story is reaching so many people who need to see what it looks like to
0:26.6	live out the Christian command to take care of the orphan. We have got the producer, director of the story. This is a compelling interview too that really educated and encouraged me.
0:45.3	Before we get to the conversation, let me show you this really moving clip from the movie.
0:51.9	Here's thought one.
0:53.6	When people say that they want to adopt,
0:55.6	they don't usually mean kids like Terry.
0:59.6	They're just afraid.
1:02.1	That's all. Get your eyes on other things. Let's see we got the eyes on this right now.
1:10.0	And this is all that we see. We got to over 20 families that want kids just like Terry.
1:17.0	And any other child that need a home.
1:21.0	And that's just now a little neck of the woods.
1:25.0	You think about that.
1:27.0	We got churches on every corner.
1:30.0	That's a single one. And each never than one of them people's they don't heard the same thing.
1:35.0	It shouldn't be a child without a home.
1:40.0	We can turn this whole thing around.
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