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297: Four Ways to Future-Proof Your Nonprofit in 2025 (Bert Armstrong & Shannon Williams)SUMMARYThis episode is brought to you by Armstrong McGuire & Associates. Check them out for your next career opportunity OR for help finding an interim executive or your next leader. Are you ready to navigate the opportunities of 2025, or are you feeling the pressure of stretched resources, leadership turnover and a disengaged board of directors? In episode #297 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, Bert Armstrong and Shannon Williams share findings from statewide community conversations that illuminate all of these issues. ABOUT BERT & SHANNONBert Armstrong found his career mojo as a nonprofit leader and fundraiser, and has served the nonprofit community as a fundraising professional, consultant, volunteer, and board member. As co-founder and principal of Armstrong McGuire, he has led searches for nonprofit executives, facilitated planning efforts, and helped clients raise tens of millions. Prior to co-founding the firm, Bert served as the Vice President for Advancement for the Methodist Home for Children. After graduating from the UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism, Shannon Williams stumbled into a fundraising position cloaked in a communications job and found her passion. For over 25 years, she has focused on helping organizations change the trajectories of their communities. Shannon leads the Armstrong McGuire team in helping boards find strategic direction, maximizing fundraising potential, and matching talented leaders to exceptional organizations. EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCES Leaders Eat Last by Simon SinekDiscernment by Henri NouwenThank You. I'm Sorry. Tell Me More by Rod Wilson

Click here to send us a topic idea or question for Weekend Wisdom.Are you planning to adopt or have you recently adopted? If so, you need to listen to this discussion about what to expect during the first few weeks or months you are home! Our guests are Michelle Kennedy and Deborah Artis. Michelle Kennedy has been a social worker with Methodist Home for Children for 27 years. She has direct care experience in residential and foster care services and has been working with youth and families in the foster-to-adopt process since 2005. Deborah Artis is a social worker and the Senior Program Director of foster care, adoption, and post-adoption with Children's Home Society, where she has worked for 30 years. In this episode, we cover:Adopting a NewbornWhat are some common emotions when adopting a newborn?What are some common stresses when adopting a newborn?How may the revocation period affect the transition to new adoptive parenting?Expectations of extended family during this transition period.How do the stresses of newly adopted families differ from a family that gives birth to their child?How does the pre-adoption process affect this transition to new parenthood?What are some feelings that come up about birth parents after the baby comes home?Handling grief of the birth family.Realities of open adoptions.Feeling like the presence of a birth mom makes the adoptive mom less of a “real” mom.The balance of power shifting from the expectant/birth mom to the adoptive mom.How much of your child's “story” should you share?How can infertility struggles impact the transition period?Adopting a Child Past InfancyWhat are some common emotions when adopting a child from foster care or through international adoption?What are some common stresses when adopting a child past infancy?Integrating the new child into a family with other kids.How to help your child and you settle into becoming a new family.Post Adoption DepressionWhat is post-adoption depression?What are the symptoms?Blocked care.How can post-adoption depression impact parenting?How common is post-adoption depression?Can fathers also have post-adoption depression?Who is at risk for post-adoption depression? Are there ways to predict which people are more prone to post-adoption depression?What are some steps to take to prevent post-adoption depression?What should you do if you think you are suffering from post-adoption depression?Additional Resources:4 Tried and True Tips for a Smooth Transition Home with Adopted KidsTransitioning Home with Your Newly Adopted Baby Support the showPlease leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content: Weekly podcasts Weekly articles/blog posts Resource pages on all aspects of family building

Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! On today's special episode, we are joined by retiring Rep. Penny Houston to reflect on her nearly 40 years of public service in elected office. Penny Houston (R-Nashville) has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since 1997, representing House District 170, which includes Berrien, Cook, and parts of Tift counties. She is the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development and sits on several key committees, including Ways & Means, Banks & Banking, Economic Development & Tourism, and others. Houston has also held leadership roles in various state and national committees and boards. She recently announced that she will be retiring from elected office at the end of her term. In her community, Penny is active in the Nashville United Methodist Church, the Methodist Home in Macon, and local chambers of commerce. She is an honorary member of the Nashville Rotary Club and has supported the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes for over 30 years. A rural Georgia native, she grew up in Leary, Georgia, and has lived in Nashville for nearly 50 years. Penny graduated from Stephens College and the University of Georgia, and she enjoys spending time with her three children and six grandchildren. Connect with The Georgia Politics Podcast on Twitter @gapoliticspod Preston Thompson on Twitter @pston3 Hans Appen on Twitter @hansappen Craig Kidd on Twitter @CraigKidd1 Proud member of the Appen Podcast Network. #gapol

1. As we get to better matchups here in the second round of the playoffs, eight of our Centex teams are playing teams with 10 or more wins this week. But which Centex team with a single-digit win total has the best chance to knock off a double-digit win total team? (That's China Spring at 8-3, La Vega at 7-4, Gatesville at 7-4 or Teague at 8-3.) 2. Flipping this around, we have several Centex teams still alive with double-digit win totals. Which 10-plus win team has the toughest game in round 2 and might get upset? (Your options include Belton, Whitney, Mart, Chilton, Abbott, Jonesboro, Oglesby or Iredell.) 3. We do have one team playing for a state title this week in the TCAF six-man ranks. DJ went to Methodist Children's Home this week to write a feature and gives us the inside scoop on what makes the Bulldogs and head coach Matt Rodgers tick. 4. DJ got a little giddy last week watching Teague-West, so that prompts us to ask: What's your favorite thing about high school football or football in general? Like a play, a player a tradition, a game, or what aspect of the game? -----  Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Support the show: https://wacotrib.com/sports/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. It's Week 10, which means we have some showdowns for district championships, not least among them Pflugerville Weiss at Midway, Madisonville at Connally and Whitney at Grandview. Let's rank those in terms of most likely to win on Friday night. Is Connally an underdog? Is Midway the biggest longshot?  2. Lorena can clinch an outright district championship on Friday after last week's epic 52-49 toppling of No. 1 Franklin last week. So let's talk about Braylon Henry: He started out 2022 at linebacker, moved to safety and picked up some accolades, but now is shining as running back with 17 TDs and several 200-yard games in his last six contests. Henry seems to be one of those guys, wherever you put him, he's going to make an impact. But which other Centex players might fit into that category?  3. DJ recently spotlighted Hispanic kickers for Hispanic Heritage Month, and a good kicker is a real luxury at the high school level — we certainly have several superlative ones around Central Texas. Who's the best kicker you've seen this season around the area?  4. Do you know who the highest-ranked team in Central Texas is? It's Methodist Home, if you go by the sixmanfootball.com rankings in TCAF. Let's give some love to Coach Matt Rodgers' Bulldogs and do-it-all star Londen Bickham, who has some eye-popping numbers.  -----  Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Support the show: https://wacotrib.com/sports/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rev. Bruce Stanley, President and CEO of the Methodist Home for Children, discusses child services, mental health, bullying and foster care in North Carolina.

Rev. Bruce Stanley, President and CEO of the Methodist Home for Children, discusses child services, mental health, bullying and foster care in North Carolina.

This is Living Stories, featuring voices from the collections of the Baylor University Institute for Oral History. I'm Kim Patterson. Over the years, Central Texans have celebrated a variety of Easter customs. Dr. Delta Hafford of De Leon managed the clothing program at the Methodist Children's Home in the 1950s and later served as school coordinator. She describes Easter at the Methodist Home in a 1977 interview: "Easter Sunday was always such an exciting time because this was the time when every little girl had a new dress and a new pair of shoes, and they were so proud to wear them on Easter Sunday. This was probably the only day of the year that everybody had a brand-new dress on the very same day. Otherwise, the clothing was renewed, you know, at specific—at—on a staggered basis over the year. But on Easter Sunday, every little girl had a brand-new dress and a brand-new pair of shoes. And that was an exciting time. And it was really a time of pride, I think, for the children. This was also coincided with homecoming day. Homecoming, at the Methodist Home, has historically been on Easter Sunday. It's a time when everyone goes to church, and they like to look nice for the homecomers, you see, and for all the guests that were on campus. So it was doubly important for all the children to have something new to wear on Easter Sunday." Dr. Adolph Basse of Fredericksburg explains an Easter tradition he took part in in the 1930s and 40s: "Every Easter they'd build huge fires, and the idea was that the Easter Bunny was cooking eggs up there. And so that was a big, big thing. All the kids in all these little hills around here, everybody got a bunch together if we had—well, first we'd build them out of wood and later on out of old tires. And then they had a pageant with it, you know. And then they'd talk about these fires, and then they'd have the Indians and the whole works there. The legend goes it all got started because the Indians used to build fires on these hills, and the mothers would tell the kids, ‘That's—the Easter Bunny's up there; he's cooking eggs.' But it was actually the Indian fires." Carol Durón grew up in Waco in the Calle Dos neighborhood. She shares memories of Easter week from the 1940s and 50s: "You prepared yourselves. Since we went to a Catholic school, we went Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and we didn't go Thursday, Friday. Thursday, my aunt would start with the cooking. We had capirotada. Oh, I remember my daddy—the trips to Safeway on Eighth and Washington. I mean, we—oh, we always ate so good. My aunt, I'd be watching her and helping her and, ‘Peel this. You're going to make the agua fresca.' And, mind you, all of this was done before going to church at two o'clock in the afternoon. Church was a walking distance, not far from us. And, of course, come back home, and we always enjoyed the food." Clothing, bunnies, eggs, special recipes, church services—they share the thread that runs through all Easter traditions: spring as a time of natural and spiritual renewal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

119: Managing Turnover as a Nonprofit Leader (Bert Armstrong)SUMMARYAs turnover affects every level of our nonprofit organizations, leaders are asking themselves “how do I attract and retain the talented people we need?” In episode #191 of Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership, we speak with Bert Armstrong, who has served more than three decades in the philanthropic sector, about navigating turnover. He discusses how to avoid turnover in the first place, the best approach to a search process when it's necessary, and how to better develop emerging leaders when change occurs. It's clear that nonprofit leaders can't afford to take a “wait and see” attitude toward turnover in the sector, but by being proactive in ways that address compensation, wellness, culture and advancement opportunities will help attract and retain the talent you need.    ABOUT BERTBert Armstrong found his career mojo as a nonprofit leader and fundraiser. The teachings of his faith shaped his passion for the work and by the examples of servant leadership and generosity by people across all stations in life. His joy is reinforced daily working among brilliant leaders, talented professionals, passionate philanthropists, and frontline staff and volunteer heroes dedicated to making the lives of others a little better every day. Bert has served the nonprofit and philanthropic community as a fundraising professional, senior administrator, consultant, volunteer, and board member for over three decades. As co-founder and principal of Armstrong McGuire, he has spent the past 18 years leading searches for nonprofit and philanthropic executives and professionals, facilitating dynamic planning efforts, and helping Armstrong McGuire clients raise tens of millions of dollars. Today, Bert leads a talented team that is dedicated to helping Armstrong McGuire's clients reach their potential for doing great things in their communities. Prior to co-founding Armstrong McGuire, Bert served as the Vice President for Advancement for the Methodist Home for Children in Raleigh, NC. Earlier in his career he held individual and corporate fundraising roles in the faith community, the arts, and in higher education, as well as working for a statewide gubernatorial campaign. EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCES Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene BrownAtomic Habits by James ClearLearn more about Armstrong McGuire 

The Methodist Home is 150 years old…a veteran with Top Secret Clearance…a musical with great reviews but unsucessful at the box office on Show Tunes Spotlight…memorable vacations from residents at The Gables…all this plus music trivia, celebrity birthdays and headlines from 50 Junes ago.

During its 150th anniversary year, members of the leadership team, the board chair and three alumni, share their stories about this important ministry.

In this episode Kevin discusses Responsibility, Mental Health, the 3am Sit Up and so much more with Bruce Stanley, CEO of Methodist Home for Children  

Donna Tate has been a mentor of mine for many years. She leads fundraising efforts for Methodist Home for Children that assists adoption, foster care, juvenile justice, and a host of other services to take care of families during transitional times. She is an incredible advocate for care and she is one of the most humble humans I have ever met. Please enjoy our conversation about her story and how she ended up in her dream career!

Join us for this special three-part edition of the Southwestern Career Connection! SCC held a virtual job fair on February 18, discussing opportunities in various fields. In this episode, Julie Spiro-Donaldson from the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce co-hosts as we speak with the following representatives (with timestamps):10:19 - Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Resort - Jan Stubbs17:18 - Advent Health - Judy Torres21:21 - PMG - Joshua Erickson27:32 - ConMet - Marlin Smith35:16 - Empowering Mountain Food Systems - Christina Newhouse42: 51 - Methodist Home for Children - Veronica PennTune in to learn more!

Scripture Reading – Mark 1:29-37  

In this episode, Caroline Wood talks with Rev. Bruce Stanley, President and CEO of the Methodist Home for Children. The MHFC believes that every child deserves a chance. They provide safe, stable homes where children can thrive and live to their full, God-given potential. While not always traditional, an MHC home is where child and family are equipped to succeed. Learn more at their website, www.mhfc.org.

The Reverend Violet L. D. Lee, Ph.D. is the Executive Program Minister of Christ Church, United Methodist, of New York City. She serves as the Academic Advisor to the M.Div/MS(S)W students enrolled in Columbia University and Hunter College’s Social Work Programs and is a regular Adjunct Professor/Visiting Lecturer for Union Theological Seminary. Having served in both the public and private sector, she has also served as a Pastoral/Church Consultant. Dr. Lee serves on the Ordination Council for the American Baptist Churches – Metropolitan New York and is a former member of the Board of Directors. She has recently been elected to the Board of Directors for New York State Council of Churches and the Methodist Home for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Dr. Lee is married to The Reverend Canon Terence Alexander Lee. He is the Rector-Elect of the historic St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in the Village of Harlem.

Join us for a special three-part edition of the Southwestern Career Connection! SCC held a virtual job fair on October 14 where we spoke with several area employers in all kinds of employment sectors. In this episode, we'll speak with representatives from the following: North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Echo Hill Outdoor School, High Hampton Inn, Western Carolina University, Methodist Home for Children, EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems and the Nantahala Outdoor Center . Find out more about these great companies and the jobs they are hiring for RIGHT now. 

Rev. Bruce Stanley, President of the Methodist Home for Children details how COVID-19 has impacted his organization and early childhood development.

Rev. Bruce Stanley, President of the Methodist Home for Children details how COVID-19 has impacted his organization and early childhood development.

Recorded by phone... turn it up a little.   What are the benefits - emotionally - for youth in a group setting from a sociological perspective in a time of crisis? Dr. Helen Avis, Coordinator of Outcomes and Education and Reverend Bruce Stanley, CEO & President of the Methodist Home for Children (MHC) discuss their response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the long history and outcomes of the MHC. Following the COVID-19 eruption of community spread in the United States, the MHC system implemented appropriate social distancing, hand-washing, cleaning and safety protocols throughout its homes and buildings. Counselors provided young residents with guidance and opportunities for talking through the these traumatic sudden changes & community closures.  The children are provided with counseling services and time with each other to talk about their questions when they arise, and no doubt, the availability of like-age peers to process this pandemic with has eased stress among the children living in these centers.  Beginning at the turn of the century, the MHC built its first home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where it is still headquartered today. Serving as home to children from the that time forward, this long standing system of care has surrounded children from infancy to adulthood with homes and supportive community outreach programs. Working with juvenile justice referrals, the MHC serves youth in multiple capacities with care plans and social work services to dovetail into their specific needs.  Dr. Avis & Rev. Stanley enumerated the many positive outcomes they have seen through these years from individuals receiving services through MHC, presenting the benefits of a team surrounding a youth in need with a sole focus of seeing each person achieve their best in the life they will leave once leaving the MHC programs. Providing youth with job training skills, help attaining housing, and follow up care has lead to decades of success stories.  For more information visit: https://www.mhfc.org  

Jenny is joined on this episode by Stephanie Edwards & Frank Newcomb from the Holston United Methodist Home for Children. Their organization is partnering with Crossroads to help bring you the show each week! They also help make a difference in the lives of children throughout the region, and share their story with all of us! Like, subscribe, and hear them out. #Fostering #HolstonUnitedMethodistHomeForChildren #HHC #Adoption #FosterParents #AdoptionRocks #love #Hope #HopeAndHealing #ChildAdvocate

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Chapter One of Master Plan of Evangelism: Selection as well as prayers for Costa Rica. PANI:  That the Lord would reach their hearts to help them better know Him personally That the Lord would provide them wisdom, encouragement, & resources as they evaluate children/ families and work hard to advocate for better processes, too.  Specifically, we'd love to pray for our major contacts there and lift them up to the Lord as they have big jobs with little support:  Jorge: adoption director Sonia, Elizabeth, & Sylvia: lead adoption psychologists & social worker The Protection Unit: oversees our licenses for unadopted, mission trips, & trainings Regional offices: we have seen a really big gap here in these regional offices which is creating lots of problems for the children and government. Pray the Lord can bring this resolution so we can all better advocate for the children.  Pray the local churches, missionaries, and organizations in their efforts to share Christ in their communities and care for the children & families of Costa Rica Ray & Lidia Zierkel: Missionaries who run the Methodist Home and are partnering with us for adoptions & unadopted  Steve & Georgiana Thomas: Missionaries who run the Abraham Project and partner with us for adoptions  Marjorie & Tyler: Costa Rican believer & husband (who is now a missionary there) who run a home there and are partnering with us for adoptions and unadopted  Casa Viva: This is a Christian non-profit that is running the entire foster care system for the country.  Pray for wisdom and opportunities for (un)adopted as we plan for future care giver and foster care trainings as well as mission trips. The Lord is doing some really big things!  Children in Costa Rica:  For their hearts, that they may learn of their Heavenly Father and that He will comfort them in their distress.  For advocates to arise to love, care for, and help them. Many children spend years in care without receiving abandonment decrees due to a failed system. Let's pray the Lord raises up the right people to fight for them and help them be reunited to their families or forever adoptive families. For the specific children we met on the last trips – we have met over 200 children that are waiting for forever families. Let's pray for the Lord's will in their lives and that we can be good advocates for each of them.  Post Adoption Families and Adopted Children:  Pray for the families who are already home with their children as they adjust, care for, support, and seek resources for their children. Pray for wisdom, rest, and perspective for the parents.  Pray for the children's hearts as they process their hurts and that they would find comfort and healing through Christ.  Families in Process: we'd love to lift up each family who is waiting and working hard to be matched with their child/ children. Pray for peace & endurance, and that they'd use this time wisely to prepare their families for what's to come.  Future Families: we are really hoping to grow the CR program. Please pray the Lord would bring the right families to the program so that the children can be loved and discipled in forever families. Subscribe on iTunes | StitcherEmail: info@lifelinechild.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechildTwitter: @lifelinechildInstagram: lifelinechild

Join us as Herbie Newell and Blake Wilson lead us through Acts 28:17-30 and prayers for Costa Rica. PANI - That the Lord would reach their hearts to help them better know Him personally That the Lord would provide them wisdom, encouragement, & resources as they evaluate children/ families and work hard to advocate for better processes, too. Specifically, pray for our major contacts there and lift them up to the Lord as they have big jobs with little support: Jorge: adoption director Sonia, Elizabeth, & Sylvia: lead adoption psychologists & social worker The Protection Unit: oversees our licenses for unadopted, mission trips, & trainings Regional offices: we have seen a really big gap here in these regional offices which is creating lots of problems for the children and government. Pray the Lord can bring this resolution so we can all better advocate for the children. Pray the local churches, missionaries, and organizations in their efforts to share Christ in their communities and care for the children & families of Costa Rica Ray & Lidia Zierkel: Missionaries who run the Methodist Home and are partnering with us for adoptions & unadopted Steve & Georgiana Thomas: Missionaries who run the Abraham Project and partner with us for adoptions Marjorie & Tyler: Costa Rican believer & husband (who is now a missionary there) who run a home there and are partnering with us for adoptions and unadopted Casa Viva: This is a Christian non-profit that is running the entire foster care system for the country. Pray for wisdom and opportunities for (un)adopted as we plan for future care giver and foster care trainings as well as mission trips.  Children in Costa Rica: For their hearts, that they may learn of their Heavenly Father and that He will comfort them in their distress. For advocates to arise to love, care for, and help them. Many children spend years in care without receiving abandonment decrees due to a failed system. Let's pray the Lord raises up the right people to fight for them and help them be reunited to their families or forever adoptive families. For the specific children we met on the last trips – we have met over 200 children that are waiting for forever families. Let's pray for the Lord's will in their lives and that we can be good advocates for each of them. Post Adoption Families and Adopted Children: Pray for the families who are already home with their children as they adjust, care for, support, and seek resources for their children. Pray for wisdom, rest, and perspective for the parents. Pray for the children's hearts as they process their hurts and that they would find comfort and healing through Christ. Families in Process: we'd love to lift up each family who is waiting and working hard to be matched with their child/ children. Pray for peace & endurance, and that they'd use this time wisely to prepare their families for what's to come. Future Families: we are really hoping to grow the CR program. Please pray the Lord would bring the right families to the program so that the children can be loved and discipled in forever families Subscribe on iTunes | StitcherEmail: info@lifelinechild.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechildTwitter: @lifelinechildInstagram: lifelinechild

Could the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention be facing a funding crisis? President of the Methodist Home for Children, Bruce Stanley lays out why that could be a serious issue and more in this episode of Carolina Newsmakers.

Could the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention be facing a funding crisis? President of the Methodist Home for Children, Bruce Stanley lays out why that could be a serious issue and more in this episode of Carolina Newsmakers.

Could the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention be facing a funding crisis? President of the Methodist Home for Children, Bruce Stanley lays out why that could be a serious issue and more in this episode of Carolina Newsmakers.

Could the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention be facing a funding crisis? President of the Methodist Home for Children, Bruce Stanley lays out why that could be a serious issue and more in this episode of Carolina Newsmakers.

Join us as Herbie Newell and Dr. Rick Morton lead us through Acts 10:1-35 and prayers for Costa Rica. We'd love to pray the Lord would reach their hearts to help them better know Him personally That the Lord would provide them wisdom, encouragement, & resources as they evaluate children/ families and work hard to advocate for better processes, too. Specifically, we'd love to pray for our major contacts there and lift them up to the Lord as they have big jobs with little support:  Jorge: adoption director Sonia, Elizabeth, & Sylvia: lead psychologists & social worker The Council of Adoptions (board of directors who have the final say in dossier approvals and matching after PANI makes their recommendations). The Protection Unit: oversees our licenses for unadopted, mission trips, & trainings Pray the local churches, missionaries, and organizations in their efforts to share Christ in their communities and care for the children & families of Costa Rica Ray & Lidia Zierkel: Missionaries who run the Methodist Home and are partnering with us for adoptions & unadopted Steve & Georgiana Thomas: Missionaries who run the Abraham Project and partner with us for adoptions Marjorie & Tyler: Costa Rican believer & husband (who is now a missionary there) who run a home there and are partnering with us for adoptions and unadopted Casa Viva: This is a Christian non-profit that is running the entire foster care system for the country. They are only licensing local believer to be foster families (Praise the Lord!). We'd love to pray over them, their mission, and for the ways they are caring for over 300 children already! We are praying for unique ways to partner with them in the future, too. Pray for wisdom and opportunities for (un)adopted as we plan for future care giver and foster care trainings as well as mission trips. The Lord is doing some really big things! For their hearts, that they may learn of their Heavenly Father and that He will comfort them in their distress. For advocates to arise to love, care for, and help them. Many children spend years in care without receiving abandonment decrees due to a failed system. Let's pray the Lord raises up the right people to fight for them and help them be reunited to their families or forever adoptive families. For the specific children we met on the last trip – we met over 200 children that are waiting for forever families. Let's pray for the Lord's will in their lives and that we can be good advocates for each of them. Post Adoption Families and Adopted Children:  Pray for the families who are already home with their children as they adjust, care for, support, and seek resources for their children. Pray for wisdom, rest, and perspective for the parents. Pray for the children's hearts as they process their hurts and that they would find comfort and healing through Christ. Families in Process: we'd love to lift up each family who is waiting and working hard to be matched with their child/ children. Pray for peace & endurance, and that they'd use this time wisely to prepare their families for what's to come. Subscribe on iTunes | StitcherEmail: info@lifelinechild.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lifelinechild Twitter: @lifelinechild Instagram: lifelinechild

This episode airs on February 17, 2016.  Bruce Stanley is the Presidet/CEO of the Methodist Home for Children in Raleigh, NC.  He has worked in local churches, led Field Education at Duke Divinity School, and was Associate Director for the N.C. Conference Council of Ministries for Mission and Evangelism.