Foster Care

A young person with short, dark hair is sitting indoors on a cushioned bench with a window in the background. The individual is wearing a short-sleeved green T-shirt and has a neutral expression. The wall behind them has a wooden trim.

Fostering in Faith: Jesse

Jesse enjoys playing football, wearing shorts year-round, and looking at shoes online. The 12-year-old also loves history and laughing at funny YouTube videos. Jesse wants to attend junior college and

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A black and white image of an elderly person with short, curly hair, shown in profile view. Next to the person is a quote that reads: “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children" - Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

Just a Heart and a Home

If you’ve followed Saint Francis Ministries’ social media activity at all this month, you may have noticed several stories about foster and kinship parents. They form the foundation of everything

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Two people are standing outdoors in front of a tree and a brick building. The person on the left is wearing a black shirt with "oh snap!" and a camera image on it, while the person on the right is wearing a blue shirt with "Rivercats Athletics" printed on it. Both are smiling.

No victims live in this house

It’s been said that “timing is everything.” Consider how often a chance encounter has altered the direction of a life – or lives? Kim Johnson never saw it coming, yet

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A man and woman stand together in a warmly lit living room, smiling at the camera. The man has short brown hair and is wearing a gray button-up shirt. The woman has long light brown hair and is wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt. The room has light blue walls and a large window.

Bigger Than Our Fears

At first, Silas Pederson believed the task too big. The idea that he and Micah, fresh from college and newly married, could capably care for a blind and deaf child

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