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Episode 204: Refugee & International Foster Care (w/ Jamie Bartlett)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Friends, please don’t miss this one!
Today, I have the special opportunity to share an episode about an aspect of foster care that I originally knew very little about: refugee foster care. If you are unfamiliar with this form of foster care, it occurs when a child has migrated to the United States (often all on their own) and it is unsafe to return to their home country. This can also occur when a child is placed in a refugee camp- listen to hear more about how this works.
My guest today is Jamie Bartlett. Jamie is a mom to four biological boys and one adopted daughter. She has fostered 18 children through refugee foster care. Jamie and her husband, Mike, reside in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they started a church plant. And as of this episode, Jamie is one of our TFI Advocates!
Her story is touching and inspiring. You won’t want to miss this one!
Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/jamie-bartlett-204/
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. |
| 0:03.6 | This is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:06.5 | She handed me the envelope full of cash. |
| 0:09.1 | And she said, here, this is to repay you back for all that you've done. |
| 0:13.5 | And I got to watch my husband Mike come over, put his hands on her shoulders and say, like, you owe us nothing. |
| 0:20.0 | Like, you are a gift. |
| 0:25.1 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, where we are highlighting the |
| 0:30.1 | stories of the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand |
| 0:36.3 | the foster care community. We want to bring |
| 0:38.6 | you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency workers, foster parents, |
| 0:44.8 | vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. If you want to learn more |
| 0:50.6 | about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us |
| 0:56.2 | on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to theforgotteninitiative.org. We are in this |
| 1:04.4 | together. Thank you for listening and engaging with us. We love having you as part of our family. |
| 1:11.5 | Okay, it is time. |
| 1:13.6 | Let's do this. |
| 1:19.3 | I have Jamie Bartlett with me on the podcast today, |
| 1:23.3 | and I want to tell you a little bit about her before I bring her on. |
| 1:26.4 | But Jamie is married to her husband, Mike. |
| 1:29.2 | They have been married since 2005. |
| 1:32.0 | They have four biological boys and one daughter through adoption |
| 1:36.0 | and another adoption happening soon or in the works. |
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