Author: Mike Peercy
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Close the Gap
When you abandon your clean, tidy, secure life to step into the brokenness of someone else you are making that gap between how things are and how things should be just a tiny bit smaller. Everything we do to serve, to make things better, to help someone through the hard things of life… is one…
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The Scars Remind Me
I was reminded again in a podcast recently of this beautiful description of the gospel work of fostering. This person was asked why they volunteered for such a painful thing. The answer, “I chose to experience a great pain so that this child could experience a great love.”
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6 Ways to Pray for a Foster Mom Today
by Mike Peercy, Executive Director of Fostering Grace If you know a foster mom, then you know a person who is determined to make a difference. Here are just six suggestions for how you can pray for her today: 1 – Pray that she will LEARN TO LEAN on others. Let’s be real. Most of…
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4 Ways to Pray for a Foster Dad
This weekend is Father’s Day! We want to offer a way to pray for a unique set of dads – those who step in to make a difference for kids from hard places.
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5 Ways You Can Pray for a Kid in Foster Care Today
If you don’t know of a particular kid in foster care that you can pray for today, pray anyway and trust that God will know which of these precious souls need it uniquely today.
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Why the Red Shoes?
I have had very few people ask me about the red Converse sneakers I wear on certain occasions… but I have had plenty of folks look at me a little strangely. It’s not standard old man attire as they are far from orthopedic standards.
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Excruciating Love
Jesus stepped down into our mess and took our guilt and agony upon Himself so that I could have a better life… forever. We tried to do the same for two little lives that I still expect to see every time I look out the window at the swings shaken only by the breeze.
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