Episode 71: A Pastor's Persistence, God's Provision
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
There are moments in life that change us forever. Pastor Tony Karnes was simply trying to prepare for a sermon series, but God had greater things in store for him AND for hundreds of kids and families in his community. Tony’s journey of faith will inspire and challenge you!
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | How could I be a pastor of a large church in this community and not even know that right under my nose is literally a building, warehousing children who are displaced and need a home. |
| 0:28.6 | Hello and welcome to the Forgotten Podcast. This is Jamie Cabe and it is a privilege to be with you today. |
| 0:34.6 | Whether you are part of the foster care community, passionate about |
| 0:38.3 | serving, or simply interested in learning more, we are here for you. Today, you're going to hear a |
| 0:44.6 | powerful message from a pastor who never gave up. My guest is Tony Carnes. Tony is a senior pastor |
| 0:51.7 | of Michael Memorial Baptist Church and is the founder and president of Rescue 100. |
| 0:57.0 | And you're going to hear the story that led to that ministry today. |
| 1:01.0 | Tony is married to Lisa and they have two children and are in the process of adopting two more. |
| 1:06.0 | You can find today's show notes and helpful resources, connect with us and more, all at |
| 1:11.3 | the forgottenpodcast.org. |
| 1:13.5 | And if this podcast is helpful to you, please share it with others and tag us on Facebook |
| 1:17.8 | or Instagram when you do. |
| 1:19.4 | We love seeing the message of foster care spread. |
| 1:22.8 | All right, let's go now to today's show. |
| 1:31.3 | Time. Let's go now to today's show. Tony, your involvement with the foster care community started with a sermon series that you gave on how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. |
| 1:43.0 | So we need to know more about this. |
| 1:45.1 | When did you first become aware of this foster care community? |
| 1:48.8 | And how did that sermon series really do that for you? |
| 1:52.0 | Well, it was really in the process of preparing for the sermon series that I got to a place in the series where I was dealing with the orphan passage |
| 2:05.3 | from James chapter one. And I was sitting in my study one day, working away, and I just began to |
| 2:14.5 | ask the question, well, do I know any orphans in my community? |
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