A call to serve

A Call To Serve..

Over two years ago, I began this journey of becoming a foster parent. After two years of this journey, I have experienced some of the most life-giving and life-affirming experiences that I will cherish for lifetime. I have also experienced some of the hardest experiences that to this day, it are too painful to think about. Being a foster parent has forced me to consider what it truly means to serve and to carry the cost of following Christ. I have not always gotten it right, but I continue to do better, to learn more and to grow closer each day as I continue on the journey. I started reading this book, Reframing Foster Care, by Jason Johnson, over Spring Break. I have found so much hope and encouragement through this book as I continue on this foster care journey. But as I read through this book, my mind wandered to the bigger picture. This book is geared towards foster parents or prospective foster parents, but the application is so much greater than just them. As a Baptist minister, I see this book as clarity and direction as we all consider our call to serve the least of these. Serving the least of these takes on many forms in our lives and foster care is one of those opportunities. Over the next few weeks, I want to share some gleamings with you. My hope is that you will see a deeper picture into the life of one on the journey of Foster Care but that you will also see a connection to your call to serve Christ, in whatever context that must be.