Episode 134: When God Transforms Your Story for Good

The Forgotten Podcast

The Forgotten Initiative

Christian, Family, Kids & Family, Adoption, Fostercare

4.9 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Content / Trigger Warning: This episode does contain mentions and descriptions of abuse, rape, attempted suicide, self-harm, and trauma. If any of this may be triggering for you, we recommend you either listen carefully, listen with someone else, or you may even consider skipping this episode.

Tricia Collins’ primary memory from her childhood was one of fear. Tricia grew up in and aged out of the foster care system after she was the victim of horrific abuse at the hand of her dad. But through the people God placed in her life, she overcame obstacles and started to find healing from what was done to her. In this conversation, Tricia openly shares her story, how God worked through other people to pursue her, what it has looked like for her to experience healing, and the eternal impact one foster family had on her life. Today, she is the Director of Missional Impact at Child Bridge in Montana, connecting the church to the needs of children in foster care and asking them to step in and make a difference like Jesus did for us. Tricia’s story is an absolute glory to God, and we are grateful to share it with you today.

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0:00.0	Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten Podcast.
0:09.0	God asked us to be faithful. He asked us to be obedient. I always like to say we're in charge of the output, not the outcome. So I beg of people, don't base it on the page that you're in or the chapter that you're in.
0:24.1	The story's not done.
0:32.8	Hello and welcome to the Forgotten Podcast. My name is Jamie Cabe and I am so very happy you are
0:39.1	joining me here today. Now before we begin, I do want to provide a trigger warning. Our guest
0:45.6	today openly shares her powerful story and there are mentions and descriptions of sexual
0:51.4	abuse, self-harm, and other trauma. So please be aware of that.
0:57.2	With that said, it never ceases to amaze me how God is in the business of redemption.
1:03.7	The life verse for today's guest is Genesis 50-20, which says, you intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now
1:15.5	being done, the saving of many lives. And you are going to hear exactly that from Tricia's story.
1:24.2	Tricia Collins is a courageous woman, one who grew up in and aged out of the foster care system after she was the victim of horrific abuse at the hand of her very own dad.
1:36.4	Through the people God placed in her life, she overcame huge obstacles and started to find healing from what had been done to her. Today she is the director
1:46.7	of Missional Impact at an organization called Child Bridge located in Montana, which is connecting
1:53.6	the church to the needs of children in foster care. This is a purpose we are very fond of here
2:00.1	at the Forgotten Initiative. In this conversation,
2:04.0	you'll hear Trisha openly share her story, how God worked through other people to pursue her,
2:10.3	what it has looked like for her to experience healing, and the eternal impact one foster family
2:16.6	had on her life.
2:18.2	Trisha's story is an absolute glory to God,
2:21.3	and I am so grateful to be able to share it with you today.
2:25.6	She has made an impact on me personally,
2:28.4	and I know that she's going to impact you as well.
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