Fan Favorite: Finding the “Perfect” Time to Foster or Adopt (w/ Jason Johnson)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Have you wanted to foster or adopt but just don’t know if it’s the “right time?” My guest for this episode can relate! Jason Johnson and his wife knew they wanted to become foster parents, but were unsure when they should pursue it or how it might affect their biological children.
Jason is a speaker, writer, former pastor, and church planter who encourages families and equips church and organizational leaders on their foster care and adoption journeys. He is also the Director of Church Mobilization and Engagement with Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO). Jason has a deep passion for seeing the gospel catalyze a movement of foster care in the church around the world. Jason and his wife, Emily, are foster and adoptive parents who live in Texas with their four daughters.
In this episode, you’ll hear how Jason started his foster care journey, how to find the “perfect” time to foster or adopt, tips for navigating the concern of loving a child that might leave your family, and learn a new way to look at comments from strangers about your adoptive or foster family.
Whether you are currently a foster parent, are considering becoming one, or know someone who is, I know you will be encouraged by what Jason shares in this conversation!
Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/jason-johnson-perfect-time/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community. |
| 0:03.9 | This is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:08.8 | She said exactly what I needed to hear and that I already knew to be true. |
| 0:12.8 | I just didn't want anybody to say to me. |
| 0:14.6 | It's that the game you're playing with trying to find the right time, |
| 0:19.3 | the perfect time, it's never going to happen. And so it needs |
| 0:22.9 | to be now. There's kids out there now. |
| 0:26.5 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, where we are highlighting the stories |
| 0:32.0 | of the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better understand the foster care |
| 0:38.4 | community. We want to bring you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support |
| 0:43.6 | the agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right |
| 0:49.2 | where you live. If you want to learn more about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to the forgotten initiative.org. |
| 1:03.4 | We are in this together. |
| 1:05.5 | Okay, it is time. |
| 1:07.5 | Let's do this. |
| 1:15.9 | Thank you. time. Let's do this. Hey friends, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome to the Forgotten Podcast. We are taking a short break |
| 1:21.5 | this month from sharing new content because we want to re-release your favorite episodes |
| 1:26.9 | of all time. During the month of September, |
| 1:29.8 | listen along and find answers to your common questions. Questions like, when is the perfect time |
| 1:35.6 | to start fostering? What if my current parenting techniques aren't working? What's it like to have |
| 1:41.0 | your child removed from you? What does it feel like to be a child in foster care? |
| 1:46.7 | And finally, how do you make the decision to say no as a foster parent? |
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