Episode 1: The Forgotten Initiative: How It All Began
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2016
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the very first episode of The Forgotten Podcast! In this episode, you’ll discover what to expect from The Forgotten Podcast, hear Jami’s story and how TFI started, as well as what adoption and foster care feel like through the eyes of children.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The Forgotten Podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community. |
| 0:11.8 | Hey everyone, I'm Jamie Cave, your host for the Forgotten Podcast, and I am so very happy to welcome you to our very first episode. |
| 0:20.7 | This has been such a long time coming. In fact, |
| 0:23.5 | five years ago when we started this ministry, we even thought about doing a podcast. And it's just |
| 0:28.0 | never happened until several months ago, one of my very dear friends and one of our TFI advocates, |
| 0:33.5 | Deanna, said, Jamie, I think you need to do a podcast and I'm here to help you. And so we've |
| 0:38.4 | worked together for many months and we are just so excited that the moment is finally here. I love |
| 0:43.8 | new beginnings. I love fresh start. So I'm very happy for you to be on this journey with us. |
| 0:49.4 | Let me tell you about today's episode. First of all, I'm going to share with you what you can |
| 0:53.3 | expect from the forgotten podcast in the future. Second, I want to tell you some of my story and what led to the |
| 0:59.3 | founding of the Forgotten Initiative. And then finally, we're going to close it out with some words from |
| 1:03.4 | my kids on foster care and adoption. So what can you expect from the Forgotten podcast? |
| 1:10.2 | Listen, I'm so excited because in every episode I'm going to be interviewing members of the foster care community. |
| 1:15.6 | This includes agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults, and children. |
| 1:19.6 | Also those who love and serve them like foster care ministry leaders, even parents of foster parents. |
| 1:25.6 | Our goal is to help you see behind their eyes to learn their story. |
| 1:30.0 | And I really believe you will leave encouraged and inspired as you learn their stories, |
| 1:34.5 | hear their passion, and find out how you can become a catalyst for change in your community. |
| 1:40.3 | Helen Keller said, I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. |
| 1:47.1 | I will not refuse to do the something I can't do. So as you listen and as you learn more about the |
| 1:54.1 | foster care community, my challenge for you is just to do something about it. Do something to make a |
| 1:59.9 | difference in your community. Personally, I used to be so |
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