It has been almost a year since the Supreme Court finally ended the evil of Roe v. Wade. But not only is abortion far from over in the United States, there are still about 400,000 children in the foster-care system. Some see that as an argument for abortion. What it is, instead, is a challenge for a more radical hospitality. If people of religious faith took this seriously, there would not be children without families. What are the resources? What more can be done? Join me tomorrow alongside women who answer the call and help others do the same.
Kimberly Henkel is a foster and adoptive mother and co-founder of Springs of Love, a ministry for foster and adoptive families.
You can hear a little of the Henkel family story here:
Tori Hope Petersen is a former foster youth, a foster-care advocate, and a foster and adoptive mother. She is the author of the harrowing Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care.
Also courtesy of Springs of Love, watch a little of Tori’s testimony here:
RSVP here for my live conversation tomorrow (Wednesday, May 31, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time) with Kimberly and Tori, as well as Julia Dezelski from the office of Marriage and Family, Laity of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
You do not have to be extraordinary to foster and adopt. You must simply be capable of love — and know that children need families. There are more couples than there are babies available for adoption, but there are also many older children who need families to show them that their lives matter. May 31 is the last day of National Foster Care month — the first since the Dobbs decision. Give them some consideration.