Episode 101: Entering Foster Care and Confronting Sexual Abuse
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Today's conversation is hard. I just need to tell you that from the get-go. Foster care always comes with some level of brokenness—that I've come to recognize. I wish that brokenness wasn't a thing. I wish we were living in a world that didn't know sadness or pain. As I listened to Bianca tell her story of enduring sexual abuse and then entering foster care, I felt the heaviness with her. She suffered at the hands of those meant to protect her, and her story doesn't have the ending that I wish it did. Yes, Bianca has gone on to do incredible things, to achieve in ways that showcase her commitment and drive. I wanted more closure for her. I wanted justice to work itself out in her story. I wanted Bianca to tell me that though she experienced incredible pain and shame because of sexual abuse, that she has been vindicated under the law. I am thankful for Jesus working in her life. I am thankful for the therapy she received. I am thankful that she sees the purpose in her pain, that God showed her she had to keep going, to be a beacon of light to others. I am thankful for the education and success she has had. And I grieve that she suffered. I need you to listen with me, to sit with me in her story, so that we can walk away with a better understanding of how we might be able to step in, to identify warning signs for other children, and to know how to walk with victims.
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:09.3 | So we're there, we're having dinner because despite the abuse, we lived a pretty normal life. |
| 0:14.5 | So we're eating dinner and literally like clockwork at 7 o'clock on the dock. |
| 0:18.7 | The police officer pulls in, And a few seconds later, |
| 0:21.6 | the social worker rushes in the house tells us to grab our book bag and leave. |
| 0:29.1 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast. I am so glad you are here. If you are |
| 0:36.5 | part of the foster care community, passionate about |
| 0:39.4 | serving or simply interested in learning more, this is the place for you. My guest, Bianca Williams, |
| 0:46.0 | has quite the story to tell. In fact, this is her first time really sharing her story in a public |
| 0:52.8 | way. And I am telling you, this gal is so brave. |
| 0:57.5 | You need to know that today's conversation is a hard one. And it's one you probably don't |
| 1:02.4 | want to listen to with little ears present. As I listen to Bianca tell her story of enduring |
| 1:08.7 | sexual abuse and then going into foster care, I felt so heavy with her. |
| 1:14.8 | She has experienced significant suffering in her life, and that kind of suffering would paralyze most of us. |
| 1:22.2 | But instead, Bianca has dug in her heels. |
| 1:25.6 | She has found hope in Christ, and she has not let her past define her future. |
| 1:31.9 | Today we are going to hear about injustice. We're going to also hear hope. And we're going to leave |
| 1:38.4 | with a better understanding of how to help others like Bianca. Now you can find my takeaways from today's conversation at the forgotten podcast.org, |
| 1:47.5 | so be sure to check those out after you listen. |
| 1:50.2 | And while you're there, sign up to have our show notes delivered right to your inbox. |
| 1:54.9 | All right, let's go now to my conversation with Bianca Williams. |
| 2:04.6 | Bianca Williams. Bianca, yours is a story of defying the odds. |
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