Podcast appearances and mentions of peter mutabazi

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” -Jeremiah 29:11   Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you as you care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.   On this episode, host Sandra Flach continues her National Foster Care Awareness Month episodes with Peter Mutabazi. Peter is an entrepreneur, an adoptive dad of 3, a foster dad to more than 40 kids, and the founder of Now I Am Known. A former street kid who has worked for World Vision, Compassion International, & the Red Cross, Peter is a passionate & popular speaker, as well as the author of Now I Am Known. He just released his  2nd book, Love Does NOT Conquer All—And Other Surprising Lessons I Learned as a Foster Dad.   Find Sandra's conversation with Peter Mutabazi wherever you get your podcasts.   Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media. Links mentioned in this episode: justicefororphansny.org justicefororphansny.org/hope-community     Email:  sandraflach@justicefororphansny.org sandraflach.com Orphans No More—A Journey Back to the Father book on amazon.com petermutabzi.com  knowiamknown.org

What is to come for a child who is told he is garbage? Worthless? Beaten to the ground? I have often said that children who have the love, kindness and acceptance of an adult—or several adults—can be the difference. As you might remember me saying, Search Institute found that many young people don't feel that they have at least 3 key adults to turn to in a time of need and challenge. Our next guest had a very hard start to his life—abused by his father and watching his mother and siblings meet that same fate. He survived the streets of Kampala Uganda and, due to the potential that someone saw in him- wound up going to school and altering his life for the better in every possible way. My next guest will help us to understand how to talk to kids about acceptance and true self-worth. He has a remarkable story. The post How to Talk to Kids about Beating the Odds, Acceptance & True Self Worth with Peter Mutabazi – Rerelease appeared first on Dr Robyn Silverman.

Episode Summary: In this episode of Fostering Conversations, Amy and Liz are joined by Peter Mutabazi, also known as “Foster Dad Flipper” on Instagram. Peter shares his inspiring journey from being a street child in Uganda to becoming a foster parent in the United States. Over the past nine years, Peter has fostered 45 children, adopted three, and is currently fostering three more. He discusses the joys and challenges of being a single foster dad, the importance of community support, and how his experiences have shaped his approach to co-parenting with biological families. Peter also highlights his foundation, Now I Am Known, which creates personalized room makeovers for teenagers in foster care, giving them a sense of belonging and ownership. Throughout the conversation, Peter emphasizes the value of empathy, the power of community, and the many ways people can support foster families, even if they aren't fostering themselves. Tune in to be inspired by Peter's story and his commitment to making a difference in the lives of children and families. Guest Bio: Peter Mutabazi is the founder of Now I Am Known, an organization that supplies resources to support vulnerable children. Originally from Uganda, Peter ran away from an abusive home at age ten and lived as a street kid for nearly five years. Today Peter is a single dad to countless foster children and his adopted son, Anthony. For the past twenty years Peter has worked as a child advocate within the U.S. and globally to promote wellness and child development. He believes every child deserves to be seen, heard, and known. Peter has appeared on international media outlets and is a passionate speaker who resides in North Carolina. For more information visit: www.nowiamknown.com and follow Peter @fosterdadflipper Transcript

Peter Mutabazi is a dedicated advocate and influential voice in the world of foster care. With a powerful story of resilience and compassion, Peter draws from his personal experiences, having once been a homeless child who overcame adversity to become a devoted foster parent and mentor. His mission is to inspire others to embrace the foster care system as a means of transforming lives, particularly for vulnerable children in need of love, support, and stability. Peter's tireless work not only highlights the importance of fostering but also showcases the profound impact one individual can have in shaping the future of countless young lives. Want to advertise on our show? Email us at: info@truenativemedia.com --- --- --- VISIT OUR AMAZING SPONSOR! --- --- — SHOPIFY Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/understood --- --- --- HOLISTIC GODDESS  Holistic Goddess is a sanctuary for those seeking holistic health solutions. Visit ⁠https://holisticgoddess.com/understood⁠ and use the code 'Understood' for 15% off site-wide, no limit of use, and applies to subscriptions and one-time purchases. --- --- — Shop Miss Understood Merch https://mumerch.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Rachel on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/racheluchitelnyc/?hl=en Follow Rachel on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@itsracheluchitel Executive Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠George Carmona  Please like, share, subscribe, and give us a 5-star review! Do you have show ideas or media requests? Email the show at: ru@missumedia.com Listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw13NrSKD-nD_8E0vBHt5hA⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/RachelUchitel⁠⁠ Website: https://missunderstoodpodcast.com/

In this episode of the Dream Big Podcast, I sit down with Peter Mutabazi as he shares his journey from being a street kid in Uganda to becoming a foster parent to over 41 kids in the United States. His story is a powerful testament to the impact of love, compassion, and community support in transforming lives. Learn more about Peter and his mission at nowiamknown.com or connect with him on Instagram, @fosterdadflipper. Peter's book—Now I Am Known—is available everywhere! Connect with Bob: @bobgoff --- Come join Bob and some of his friends for a workshop this fall! Visit bobgoff.com/events to learn more.

In this episode of the Dream Big Podcast, I sit down with Peter Mutabazi as he shares his journey from being a street kid in Uganda to becoming a foster parent to over 41 kids in the United States. His story is a powerful testament to the impact of love, compassion, and community support in transforming lives. Learn more about Peter and his mission at nowiamknown.com or connect with him on Instagram, @fosterdadflipper. Peter's book—Now I Am Known—is available everywhere! Connect with Bob: @bobgoff --- Come join Bob and some of his friends for a workshop this fall! Visit bobgoff.com/events to learn more.

We hope you've been enjoying our “Best of Season 5 episodes, and have been able to catch up on other episodes of Fostering Change you may have missed.Today, we revisit an episode that aired back in November: Rob Scheer interviews Peter Mutabazi: entrepreneur, international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a nonprofit that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children and families. A single adoptive father of three and foster dad to many (34 as of this date!), Mutabazi is a former street kid originally from Uganda who has worked for World Vision, Compassion International, and the Red Cross, and has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and The TODAY Show.Rob and Peter discuss his book, Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth, how Peter's organization is helping countless youth in foster care, and what it takes to be a single parent / foster parent.To learn more about Peter and Now I Am Known, please visit:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fosterdadflipperInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipper/Website: https://www.nowiamknownfoundation.org/As a reminder, you can listen to previous episodes of Fostering Change, by visiting: www.comfortcases.org/podcast or your favorite podcast outlets.If you have any comments, questions, or guest suggestions, we'd love to hear from you! Please write us at info@comfortcases.org.Thank you for listening and we'll see you again on July 30th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seven years ago, then-11-year-old Anthony knew when he met Peter Mutabazi, he had met his forever dad. His foster parents abandoned him at the hospital, and Mr. Peter, got him in the middle of the night. STORY: https://www.wdjx.com/how-this-foster-kid-knew-when-he-met-his-forever-dad/

There's nothing better than a story of hope! When we hear of someone who has overcome struggles, it puts things in perspective and inspires us to persevere in the midst of our own challenges.My guest today has risen above truly desperate circumstances. Peter Mutabazi survived on the streets of Uganda for five years before one man saw potential in him and changed Peter's life. Today, Peter is a single dad to countless foster children and his three adopted children, Anthony, Ryder, and Skyler. He is the founder of Now I Am Known, an organization that supplies resources to support vulnerable children.In this episode, we talk about:Peter's experience living on the streets of UgandaHow the kindness of a stranger changed Peter's lifeWhat Peter has learned on his foster care journeyAnd so much more!I hope you find this conversation as inspiring as I did!Show Notes: https://jillsavage.org/peter-mutabazi-195Check out our other resources: Mark and Jill's Marriage Story Marriage Coaching Marriage 2.0 Intensives Speaking Schedule Book Mark and Jill to Speak Online Courses Books Marriage Resources: Infidelity Recovery For Happy Marriages For Hurting Marriages For Marriages Where You're the Only One Wanting to Get Help Mom Resources: New/Preschool Moms Moms with Gradeschoolers Moms with Teens and Tweens Moms with Kids Who Are Launching Empty Nest...

One of the best things you can offer your child is a sense of humanity and worth. Peter Mutabazi shares his journey from growing up on the streets in Uganda to becoming a single foster dad. It's an inspiring conversation about the power of God's love and faithfulness.

Peter Mutabazi is a Ugandan single dad who has fostered 38 children and adopted three of those kids. He lives in North Carolina in the US and these children come from different backgrounds and walks of life. This is something that gets him regularly noticed when he's out with his family- he's a black man in America raising white children. Peter was drawn to fostering and adoption because of what happened to him as a child. He was born in rural Uganda and lived in poverty without money for food, clothes or school. He ran away from home when he was 10 years old and became a homeless street kid in the capital Kampala. Africa Daily's Alan Kasujja spoke to Peter about growing as a vulnerable child in Uganda, life in the US and why he decided to parent so many children.

Peter Mutabazi is an extraordinary man who has taken it upon himself to become a foster parent. Having childhood trauma of his own, Peter wanted to ensure children the foster care system had a safe and loving home while waiting to be unified with their parents. Rebecca and Peter discuss the tragic reality that many kids face in the foster care system, and how a program meant to help many kids is ultimately failing so many of them. This episode will cover some really heavy examples that will be hard to hear, but just as important to educate ourselves on. Follow Rebecca: @rrogersworld To watch the podcast on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/RebeccaRogersYouTube Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link:  https://bit.ly/WouldYouBelievePodcast If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend:  https://bit.ly/WouldYouBelievePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 261: The Best of 2023Welcome to the Love Your Story podcast!As 2023 comes to a close it's time for the annual “Best Of” episode - This is where we look back at which episodes of the Love Your Story podcast were the favorites of the listeners. Which ones did you guys like best?Tune in for the Top 5 Episodes, a clip from each, and if you've missed one of these favs - go back and listen to get all the goods. Coming right up…. the years top 5 favorites…Welcome to the top 5 Love Your Story Podcast episodes of 2023. Let's start with #5.#5 falls to one of our latest episodes. It's called “Voices of Healing” it's episode #252. It's a compilation episode where I pulled in clips from lots of past interviews so we heard from Todd Sylvester, Amanda Grow, Dianne Butterfield, Trevor Lay….and others about their healing journeys. I think this episode was so powerful because we learn from one another, and when we pull in real life healing stories from so many different people, with different experiences, as well as professionals, well…there's a lot to learn and something for everyone. We all have things to heal from, so we all want to understand this path better. Here's a clip….Tune in to hear the clip...If you want to hear all the stories from this favorite, go back to episode 252, this one launched on Aug. 23 of this year, and take a listen to the whole show.Ok. Here we are at #4 - the number 4 favorite episode of 2023 was episode 239: my interview with Chris Hawker. This episode was titled: Tools to Magnify our Worthiness. I loved my chat with Chris because he is a man that has been in the leadership of Next Level Trainings - which was where I did a great deal of my work in moving my life forward - learning to reframe my stories. Chris came on the podcast and was honest and vulnerable about his own struggle with feelings of unworthiness. We talked about how these stories of unworthiness happen, how he navigated his, and then we get to hear some of his wonderful suggestion for reframing those erroneous and destructive feelings. I think this one is a favorite because working through any feelings of unworthiness is an important part of really becoming YOU. Here's a clip:Tune in to hear the clip...to hear the rest of his story about his road to truly embracing his real self worth… - again, it's episode 239 and it aired on February 22 of this year.Now on to #3 top fav for 2023. It's none other than What Kindness Can Do with Peter Mutabazi in episode 242.Peter Mutabazi grew up in Uganda. In this episode we hear his whole story - the brave escape from an abusive father at 10 years old, his subsequent life as a child living on the streets struggling daily to stay alive, and the fortuitous meeting of a man who would change Peter's life, and in so doing change the lives his siblings, their children, and all the children Peter now helps as a foster parent. This was part 1 of a two part series that was just incredible. One of my favorite interviews because he story is shocking, incredible, and how often do you get to speak with someone who was there to see the Tutsi and Hutu massacre in Rwanda - he talks about that in the second episode in this series, What Hate Can Do. The whole thing was incredible. Here is the beginning of his story.Tune in to hear the clip...Again, to listen to the whole episode and the next episode -it's a 2 part series, for his whole incredible story. He's amazing.Now for the #2 favorite of the year….. Episode 244 - Tips on Connecting with Your Man. My interview with Laura Doyle. I found it super...

In today's episode of Mom Curious we are joined by Peter Mutabazi, a single foster parent and author. He comes to share his backstory (3:20) and talk about parenting after your own life experiences- how the past does not define one. (10:30) Peter also shares with us his first foster child experience (18:50) and how relationships are when fostering different ages and siblings. (22:50) He talks about the process of becoming a foster parent (24:54) as well as dealing and overcoming trauma within his own experiences and with his children. (28:50) This episode ends with Daniella and Peter talking about how to take care of one self as a parent. (34:35) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Mutabazi struggled to survive as a street kid living in the sewers of Kampala Uganda. Welcomed in by a kind family he received the love and care children need from their parents, especially dads. Now living in America Peter is the foster dad to more than three dozen children. His transformation story from street "trash" to family "treasure" is an inspiration to all parents. Peter shares from his deeply personal experience about why being a good father is such an important part of parenting kids with hope, love, and purpose.Buy RAISING THEM READY: Practical Ways to Prepare Your Kids for Life on Their Own.Amazon: https://a.co/d/94QHoF2Visit Raising Them Ready online at http://raisingthemready.comHere's how you can follow and learn more about Peter online.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipper/?hl=enYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7nyDaM9EbB15AMlOkKQyHw

We hope you are ready for an especially inspiring episode of Fostering Change. Today, Rob Scheer interviews Peter Mutabazi: entrepreneur, international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a nonprofit that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children and families. A single adoptive father of three and foster dad to many (34 as of this date!), Mutabazi is a former street kid originally from Uganda who has worked for World Vision, Compassion International, and the Red Cross, and has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and The TODAY Show.Rob and Peter discuss his book, Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth, how Peter's organization is helping countless youth in foster care, and what it takes to be a single parent / foster parent.To learn more about Peter and Now I Am Known, please visit:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fosterdadflipperInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipper/Website: https://www.nowiamknownfoundation.org/To listen to previous episodes of Fostering Change, please visit: www.comfortcases.org/podcast or your favorite podcast outlets.If you have any comments, questions, or guest suggestions, we'd love to hear from you! Please write us at info@comfortcases.org.Thank you for listening and we'll see you next Tuesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Life Of An Influencer with Jean Mouret (@explorer), Viveca Chow (@vivecachow), Pooria Shahin (@1st_impression_dental), & Peter Mutabazi (@fosterdadflipper) share the good, bad, and ugly of being social media influencers.   Fill out the quick form here: https://forms.gle/AH1tusHRXkC3N5yM6 and be in with the chance of winning an Amazon Gift card   Get your 2-month free trial of my Inner Circle here https://bit.ly/InnerCircle2MTrial   Join the FREE Facebook group for The Michael Brian Show at https://www.facebook.com/groups/themichaelbrianshow   Follow Mike on Facebook Instagram & Twitter

On this episode, we are joined by Peter Mutabazi; Founder of 'Now I am Known'. We get to hear his incredible life journey and the ministry that was birthed from it.

Creating a useful wedding registry, plus Peter Mutabazi's journey from street kid to foster dad, and do most adults know if they want kids?   Featured musical artist:   James Peden   Roundtable: Wedding Registry Advice   One of the most iconic tasks of the engagement season is setting up a wedding registry. But if you hop online and haphazardly add items, or run around a store with a scanner like your life depends on it, you'll soon second-guess if you're doing the whole registry thing right. (You'll also be downright exhausted.) For advice on putting together a thoughtful and practical registry, we asked several of our newlywed friends to share lessons learned, out-of-the-box ideas, and how to avoid offending gift-givers. They also discuss gifts they got that have proven especially meaningful.   Leave Us a Voicemail   Culture: From Street Kid to Single Dad   As a child in Uganda, Peter Mutabazi experienced life in a violent home. He escaped and ran hundreds of miles away to Kampala, where he lived on the streets. He survived this way for years until a young man showed him kindness; this small encounter changed everything. Now living in the United States, Peter is a foster and adoptive dad in addition to running a business and working in the nonprofit world. His story will inspire you as a reminder that God can redeem even the most broken situations.   Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth    Inbox: Do You Want Kids or Not?   Do most people know if they eventually want children? How much should having kids be prioritized, especially when so many young adults are delaying marriage? Counselor Geremy Keeton weighs in.   Link to Counseling Services

Peter Mutabazi shares his journey from street kid to foster dad. As a young kid on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, Peter's life changed when one man showed compassion and kindness. Now he's giving back, opening his home to children in foster care. Learn how you can come alongside kids in need by showing them God's love, grace, and mercy.   Receive the book Now I Am Known and an audio download of "Showing Your Child Their True Worth" for your donation of any amount!   Get More Episode Resources   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

This week on the Journey, Morgan is joined by Peter Mutabazi, the Foster Dad Flipper! Peter's incredible story begins in the streets of Uganda and takes him to the US, where he overcame adversity as an unwanted and impoverished child and has become a beacon of hope for 34 foster kids and counting. In their conversation, Morgan and Peter delve into the journey of parenthood and challenge the notion that societal norms should dictate how we become parents. Peter also sheds light on the importance of being trauma-informed when it comes to fostering. As Morgan prepares to embark on the newborn parent journey, Peter also shares the delightful chaos of parenting, reminding us all that it's truly an adventure. He also discusses the bittersweet reality of helping children prepare for reunification with their birth parents. Overall, this insightful and heartwarming conversation expands our understanding of what it truly means to be a parent. More from Peter:https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipper/?hl=en  https://www.linkedin.com/in/petermutabazi/  https://www.nowiamknownfoundation.org/  Additional Resources:  https://worksmartprogram.ac-page.com/thejourneypodcast   Subscribe to the podcast: Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thejourneybymdb   Enjoyed This Episode? Listen to This Next: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/am-i-taking-maternity-leave-6-month-life-update-pregnancy-q-a/id1687058364?i=1000621498234 

Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children. A single father of 6 and foster dad to many, Mutabazi is a former street kid who has worked for World Vision, Compassion International, and the Red Cross, and has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and the TODAY show. A passionate and popular speaker, he currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his family of currently six children and two pups.   Links From The Episode: https://maritaespada.com/  https://www.yourtruthyourvoice.com/  https://nowiamknownfoundation.org/   

What an inspiring Sunday. So grateful for our partnership with World Vision – check out the entire message from Peter Mutabazi here!

What an inspiring Sunday. So grateful for our partnership with World Vision – check out the entire message from Peter Mutabazi here!

Today I chat with Peter Mutabazi from Foster Dad Flipper. He shares about how his lived experience impacts the way he is a foster dad. He also walks through some practical tips and advice for single foster parents. Read more about his story: https://nowiamknownfoundation.org/products/now-i-am-known-bookFollow him online: @NowIAmKnown Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nowiamknownInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipperFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/fosterdadflipper/

Jayne Amelia speaks with adoptive dad to one and foster dad to many Peter Mutabazi. "As a child I ran away from an abusive home and was helped by the kindness of strangers. As an adult I found myself in a position of being able to help foster children, so I began taking children into my home years ago to give back what was so freely given to me. It's my mission to give back as much as I can to the vulnerable among us. That's what drives his foundation Now I Am Known: to bring a message of hope to the hopeless---the same message I needed so badly to hear as a child. That is why we will be partnering with foster care agencies to give away a plush puppy with the message "Now I Am Known, Seen, and Heard" to at-risk children across the country.""At age ten, Peter Mutabazi ran away from home. For five years he survived on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, a city of 1.5 million, until one man saw potential in him. This man not only supported Peter through school but forever altered Peter's outlook in every possible way. Since then, Peter's turnaround story has been remarkable. He served as a relief coordinator during the Rwandan genocide, worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross during the Sudan conflict, emigrated to the United States, fostered countless children, and became a single adoptive parent. He speaks seven languages and has traveled to more than one hundred countries as an international advocate for vulnerable children. In his new book, Now I Am Known, Peter reveals the transformational power of taking risks, learning to forgive, overcoming self-doubt, breaking negative patterns, and believing in a better future marked by optimism and purpose."NowIamKnownFoundation.orgNow I Am Known on YouTubeNow I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth on AmazonIG@FosterdadflipperTikTok@nowiamknownSee bonusbabies.org to know more about what we are doing and please donate to support us by making a 100% tax-deductible contribution. Yeah!IG@bonusbabiespodcastTW@BonusBabiesPodFB@BonusBabiesPodcast

On this Mother's Day, I want to celebrate not only my guests, but also the lessons I've learned from having my show for almost two years. In my dozens of interviews with guests and casual conversations with people, I have learned that our mothers are the beginning of our identity, who we are is inherently linked to the woman who carried us directly and indirectly. The decisions they made in their lives shape our early existence, which determines who we become.  If we're lucky, our mother's hands are the first hands to hold us, their eyes the first we gaze upon. A mother's love is a love that knows no limits. Again, if we are lucky. If we are fortunate to have a mother who is balanced and in control of their mind, heart and life, we have the chance to not only survive, but thrive. If our mothers are broken, there is a chance they will break us to prove their brokenness. Children are strong and have endless resilience even in the most troublesome environments, they can thrive.  As a mother myself, I'm aware of the cracks within my spirit, and how they spill over in plain view of my son. The reality is we were never that far away from where we began, yet we get up every day with the best intentions, and always strive to do right by our children. Life gives us the opportunity to rise above our circumstances, every person I've interviewed has found a way to go beyond the experiences of their childhood and create a beautiful life.   Changing Lives with Empathy ft. with Peter Mutabazi The kindness of a stranger can be so powerful. Peter Mutabazi experienced this firsthand as a child, which changed the course of his life. Now, Peter changes the course of other children's lives. “But for the very first time, I had been seen as a human being, I had been seen as someone who had potential. The rest of the world saw me as I will never amount to anything. I was garbage. I was useless. Before he met my lowest there, he saw the potential in me. He didn't see the dirty thief boy, but he saw a little boy that had the opportunity to be someone and he said, ‘I will offer that I will be there for him.' And that's why it changed for me; it was in the school I was going to, but for the first time that someone saw me as a human being, and that's how I changed my life.” - Peter Mutabazi Listen to Peter's Full Episode >>   The Girls Who Went Away ft. with Ann Fessler In the decades before Roe vs Wade, many women had the role of mother stolen from them due to the societal and systemic pressures; forcing them to surrender their babies. This became all too familiar for Ann as she learned more about her own birth mother. “I understood what my mother had been through. I really did believe that she wouldn't want this skeleton in her closet to reappear and show up on her doorstep. And as I'm talking to this woman, she's telling me a completely different perspective. I realized as I'm standing there, that here I am a 40 year old adoptee who thinks they're well informed and is very well informed about women's history, well read about all those things—never heard anything about this. And I realized that I was completely wrong. I had never considered that losing a child through adoption was any different than losing a child in any other way—that it's a loss. It's an enormous loss. People talk about losing a child is the worst thing that can ever happen to you, but they never talked about that in relation to a mother who surrenders a child for adoption. Somehow they think, well, she wanted to give this child away, so she doesn't care. Right? As I continued to talk to this woman, I thought, my God and it was like a giant light bulb went off in my head, and I thought, this is something I have to look into.” - Ann Fessler Listen to Ann's Full Episode >>   The Baby Scoop Era ft. with Karen Wilson-Buterbaugh Similarly, Karen Wilson-Buterbaugh knows this all too well. She felt the pain that came with not having a choice in the decision—losing...

Special guest: Peter Mutabazi. What is to come for a child who is told he is garbage? Worthless? Beaten to the ground? I have often said that children who have the love, kindness and acceptance of an adult—or several adults—can be the difference. As you might remember me saying, Search Institute found that many young people don't feel that they have at least 3 key adults to turn to in a time of need and challenge. Our next guest had a very hard start to his life—abused by his father and watching his mother and siblings meet that same fate. He survived the streets of Kampala Uganda and, due to the potential that someone saw in him- wound up going to school and altering his life for the better in every possible way. My next guest will help us to understand how to talk to kids about acceptance and true self-worth. He has a remarkable story. The post How to Talk to Kids about Beating the Odds, Acceptance & True Self Worth with Peter Mutabazi appeared first on drrobynsilverman.com.

In this episode, Dr. Meeker along with her podcast producer's, Mike Segovia and Jessica Daley, will take you down memory lane in celebration of Episode #200 of Parenting Great Kids podcast. Episode #165 “Toxic Screen Time” with guest, Melanie Hempie.  She has answers and solutions for parents when it comes to social media and your children. “Kids who are not burdened with smart phones and social media score higher in every single area. From academics, family attachment, interests and hobbies, their exercise and eating habits and sleeping habits. Everything that you can possibly measure, they do better.”  - Melanie HempieEpisode #41 “The Hope of Adoption” with guests, Steven Curtis, Mary Beth and Emily Chapman.  Emily was heavily involved in creating and nurturing this desire in her parent's to want to adopt a child. “I realize more as I look at the work of Show Hope and our own story of adoption and all the ways that Gods hands have been on and working through Emily's life and our family in a profound way.” -  Steven Curtis ChapmanEpisode #29 “Being a Hero Dad” with guest, Philip Rivers.  He has eight kids along with being a football star and practicing leadership on and off the field.  Dad's need to learn to see themselves through their children's eyes.  “I think ultimately we want to teach them to know, love and serve God as a family of faith.” – Philip RiversEpisode #144 “Encouragement for Children Who Are Adopted and in Foster Care” with guest Peter Mutabazi.Peter is a single dad who fosters children.  He has his own traumatic background growing up in Uganda with an abusive father.  He has learned that trauma effects people in different ways.  “For me a time out is time in my office with me or time in my kitchen with me. So you see, I am there. You aren't going to play video games, you are going to sit with me while I clean or do dishes because that's when I want to win them over. Sending them away is a trigger for most of them.” – Peter MutabaziEpisode #57 & 58 “The Importance of Father's” with guest, Tucker Carlson.Dr. Meeker and Tucker Carlson talk about the state of fatherhood in America.“The key divide is not between left and right, Republican or Democrat. It's between people who believe the family is the center of everything and those who don't.” – Tucker CarlsonEpisode #180 “CRT, Sex Ed and Other School Issues” with guest, Dr. Carol Swain.They discuss hot button topics that shine a fresh perspective on what our children are being taught.“We want to live in a society where the dignity of every individual is respected. I believe that as a Christian, that all men and women are created in Gods image and that we are to love one another.” – Dr. Carol SwainDr. Meg's thoughts on the past 7 years of podcasts:It has been such a joy! Our goal has been to encourage parents during their parenting journey. Don't let life become overwhelming by worrying about things you don't need to worry about. My heart is to continue to teach and encourage parent's in the years to come.FROM THE PRODUCERThanks for listening to Episode #200, A Look Back at the Best 200 Episodes. Please subscribe, rate and leave a review for us on iTunes! Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook & Instagram @MegMeekerMDCheck out Dr. Meg's parenting resources and tools! www.meekerparenting.com

“I like always going against the grain… I like to be the Modern Man, that I can be a dad even when I've never been married, that I can be a dad to kids that need a dad and be an example as well.” Peter Mutabazi In this episode of The Modern Man, I welcome Peter Mutabazi, an author, single dad, and foster and adoptive parent who's passionate about making sure every kid is known, seen, and heard. Peter's life story is incredibly inspiring, eye-opening, and uplifting. Listen in as Peter shines a light on his experience growing up and leaving his small village in Uganda to find a life of freedom and purpose he didn't know existed. Peter talks about the important role you can play as a foster dad, how words of affirmation can drastically change the direction of young people's lives, and his transition from a survival mentality to knowing he is worthy of excelling in life. Whether or not you want to be a foster parent, or even a dad at all, you have so much more to give than you realize. There's someone out there looking for the knowledge, support, love, empowerment, or guidance you can provide. So, how do you intend to share that with the world? To read more about Peter's journey from street kid to foster dad, buy his book, “Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth” at https://nowiamknownfoundation.org/products/now-i-am-known-book Key Takeaways / What You'll Learn: [01:26] About Peter Mutabazi. [03:00] Peter's experience growing up in Uganda. [05:30] Why he ran away and left his village [06:41] 5 years of street life in Kampala & Finding a father figure. [10:54] How his motivation shifted from survival to his own potential and worthiness. [14:53] How his upbringing and immigration to the US inspired him as a man and foster dad. [21:18] Why the man that changed Peter's life chose to help him? [22:10] What he's learned about the foster care system and being a foster parent. [26:15] The impact a pet (and words of affirmation) can have on a child. [29:11] Advice for parents on navigating parenthood. [31:34] How to connect with Peter. [32:40] As a man, what has shaped your view of the world? If you enjoyed this episode, please SHARE it with a friend, then RATE/REVIEW The Modern Man on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Resources Mentioned: Join The Noble Knights: https://themodernman.gumroad.com/l/NobleKnights Now I Am Known by Peter Mutabazi: https://nowiamknownfoundation.org/products/now-i-am-known-book Connect with Peter: Visit his website: https://nowiamknownfoundation.org Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterdadflipper Follow him on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nowiamknown Connect with him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fosterdadflipper Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NowIAmKnown Connect with The Modern Man: Visit our website: https://themodernmanshow.com Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/244885633101820 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheModernMan8 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_modernman_show Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnyA3-wtyv7xVqUbPyB0eOg

Episode: 243 - What Hate Can Do: Interview Peter MutabaziWelcome to the Love Your Story podcast. Today is part 2 of a two-part story - the story of Peter Mutabazi. Peter joins me today, to share the incredible story of his life in Uganda, we are picking up where we left off in part 1. For his full story - please listen to part 1, because today we are going to look at the rest of the story and the other side of the coin. Part 1 is titled: What Kindness Can do. Part 2 is titled: What Hatred Can Do. The reason I am going to take an episode to talk in detail about hate, is because as I was reading Peter's book “Now I Am Known,” one of the greatest turning points in his life came as he became a witness to the genocide in Rwanda. What he witnessed, what these events taught him, and how they affected the progress of his life.Tune in for my talk with the author of “Now I am Known.”“When I first saw the bodies floating down the Kagera River out of Rwanda and into Lake Victoria on the local television station, I knew something horrible was happening in our neighboring country. Every day I watched news reports showing hundreds upon hundreds of mutilated corpes floating down the river. Men. Women, Children. Some had been decapitated. Others wer cut open with other body parts missing. The bodies of children…I cannot speak of what was done to the bodies of the children. Over the course of three months, tens of thousands of bodies piled up in Lake Victoria and washed up on its shore. When the winds came out of the south and east you could not escape the smell of death…”This is how the chapter “What hate can do” starts. Peter - Welcome back to the show. We loved hearing the first part of your incredible story a couple weeks ago…Tune in as we hear the story of bodies floating down the river, the massacre in Rwanda, the ah-ha of how hate was affecting him and where that took him.“I have seen firsthand the destructive power of hate, but I have also seen the healing power of generosity, acceptance, and love. We all have the opportunity to help others, inspire others, and love others from a sincere heart.”I think the world is incredibly messy. We are hurt, we hurt others, we love people who have been hurt or are hurting. We want to forgive, we want to know how to help others deal with difficult things like trauma or neglect or hopelessness. It's all so much. One of the things Peter said in his book was “Hurting people need to be heard. They need to know they are not alone.” And then I was listening to a Ted Talk about addiction and the way we try to punish and ostracize addicts, when research actually shows that people and lab animals don't turn to drugs or destructive behaviors when they feel connected. The suggestion for healing was not to ostracize the difficult ones, but to let them know you care, even though that may be the most difficult move. At any rate, I believe the more we listen to these real life stories, the more we seek the higher road, the more we understand where hate takes the human heart and the opposite, where caring, forgiveness, empathy and kindness takes the human heart, we can take steps in the direction of light. There is no quick solution to the struggle to forgive, or to heal from trauma, but there is the choice everyday to choose kindness and love when we can, and to work on the moments where we can't. Let's end with a couple quotes:Will Smith said, “Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”May you move toward love, empathy and kindness today, with intention. See you in 2 weeks for the next episode of the LYS...

Do you understand kids from traumatic backgrounds and their unique challenges? Join us in this episode of Following to Lead with Kevin East as he speaks with Jenn Hook. Jenn Hook, MA, is the Founder and Executive Director of Replanted – a ministry that helps empower the church to support adoptive and foster families by providing emotional, tangible, and informational support. She received her Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College. Jenn previously worked as a trauma therapist for children and adolescents in foster care. She frequently speaks on topics related to adoption and fosters care support, mental health, and trauma. They talk about how to parent kids coming from a traumatic background and how to take care of kids. Listen to this episode to find out more. Follow Jesus Lead Differently. Mentoring Alliance https://www.thementoringalliance.com/   For donations https://www.thementoringalliance.com/donate To connect with Jenn Hook: https://replantedconference.org/people/jenn-hook/ https://www.instagram.com/replantedministry/ https://www.facebook.com/replanted https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-hook-53438866/     Similar Episodes:   Ep. 127 Mentoring Your Adult Children with Jim Burns Ep. 125 Overcoming hard times with Nicki Koziarz Ep. 124 Be the model parents your kids need with Rick Johnson Ep. 123 Lending a helping hand with Peter Mutabazi

Peter Mutabazi is a speaker, entrepreneur and international advocate for children all thanks to the kindness of a stranger. His story is one of a kind that is made for the movies. As a former street kid who beat the odds to attend university, he is not set on his mission of bringing hope to the hopeless as he believes every child and person deserves to be known. You will be blown away by the obstacles he has overcome on his journey and inspired by his outlook on life. Peter's story is one that will impact you no matter who you are.You will learn:How sharing words of affirmation and acts of kindness can change  the potential of another human.To stop before judging and ask yourself what is causing the behavior of children that may not be acting in a manner that you would expect.Not to let society take away your dreams or goals because of their limited view on what is possible.Follow Peter's story at: NowIAmKnownFoundation.org / IG / TikTok / Twitter 

Episode 242: What Kindness Can Do - Interview Peter Mutabazi - Part 1Welcome to the Love Your Story podcastToday's story, “What Kindness Can Do,” starts out with the story of Peter Mutabazi. Here's a clip from his book:“The vine came down on me so fast I did not have time to duck. It ripped across my right arm and burned like fire. “You worthless piece of….” my father yelled as he swung the vine around like a bullwhip. I spun around to protect my face. “Don't you turn away from me,” He grabbed my shoulder with his left hand, turned me around, and brought the vine down across my neck and chest. Out of the corner of my eye I saw my aunts, uncles, and cousins running out of their houses. They had come, not to stop my father, but to watch. Nyabikoni was a very small village. This passed for entertainment.”Peter Mutabazi joins me today, to share his story of his life in Uganda, his brave escape from an abusive father at 10 years old, his subsequent life as a child living on the streets struggling daily to stay alive, and the fortuitous meeting of a man who would change Peter's life, and in so doing change the lives his siblings, their children, and all the children Peter now helps as a foster parent.Tune in for my talk with the author of “Now I am Known.”Peter believes that every child and every person deserves to be known. He has dedicated his life to advocating for children and youth. Peter grew up feeling unheard and unseen. He knows what it feels like to believe you do not matter at all in the world. He also knows what it feels like to slowly come out of that, one small step at a time. Join us on the audio program to hear his story...“When I was ten years old, I'd given up on life.”AND“When James saw the good in me, I wasn't very good at doing that myself. Not just with myself but with everyone. I expected the worst in people, and I usually managed to find it. Even today I must intentionally choose to look beyond behaviors and external circumstances and see the humanity within.” AND“When a foster child moves from an abusive situation to a peaceful household, they feel like they've landed on an alien planet. When you find yourself in that place, all you want to do is go back to a familiar place, even if that home is hell. Hurting people do not deserve judgement. They need understanding They need patience. They need love. They need grace.”Tune in to hear about his story, his book, his work and see if it doesn't leave you with a little shock and awe.Peter's story speaks for itself - What can kindness do? It can change an entire life and in so doing change many, many more lives.To Contact Peter or buy your own copy of Now I Am Known:Peter@NowIAmKnown.comFB:FosterDadFlipperLinkedIn: in/PeterMutabazihttps://nowiamknown.com/products/now-i-am-known-bookAs we close today's show let's think about where we can give a little more kindness. How can we give grace, patience, forgiveness, support. That's going to look a little different for everyone, but take a moment and identify what that means for you. Thanks for being here. Thank you to those who have left a review for the show. I'd like to share this one from: Sam Sam Woo Woo Review Title: This podcast rocks“I love this podcast, it forever changed my life. One of the hottest upcoming podcasts and everyone should listen.”Amen brother.If you haven't left a review, it's super easy and I'd love to hear from you - I may even read your review on the show. Have a great day and live it with intension.

When we come face to face with the raw enormity of the human spirit, it can be truly stunning. And when we encounter a person who is so magnanimous, they inspire us to ask questions like, “What could I do?” Today on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we talk to one such person, Peter Mutabazi. Peter grew up in shocking poverty, was called garbage and physically abused by his father. He ran away from home, and by 10 years of age became a “street kid” in the capital of Uganda Kampala. Today, Peter lives in America, and he's living a legendary life as a foster dad. He is also running a foundation called I Am Known Foundation, and his mission is to help increase foster parenting to help care for the most vulnerable children in our country. By the end of this episode, you will gain a visceral understanding of how a person can literally traverse from the worst imaginable situations as a child to achieving success, happiness, and a deep sense of what he calls true worth. Peter Mutabazi on Teenage Adoption The conversation starts off on the topic of adoption, particularly on teenage adoption. While most of the conversations about adoption revolve around adoption as a child, teenage adoption is very rarely talked about. For Peter, this age period is particularly vulnerable for them, as they prepare to be part of society when they become 18. If there was no one to guide these teenagers, then they would have nowhere to go afterwards, and no way to establish themselves. “When you're 15 and you have only three years left in the foster care system, and you have nowhere to go, it's critical for anyone to step up and guide you to the world you've never lived, that you don't know. So I feel like they're the most vulnerable and need the most talk.” – Peter Mutabazi Peter also comments that teenage adoptees are easier to be with. This might be due to the fact that they can pretty much handle themselves in their day-to-day lives, provided that they have the support and resources to do so. Peter Mutabazi on his Origin Story Peter tells the story of his youth in a village called Kabaddi, which was located at the border of Uganda and Rwanda. From the get-go, life was harsh to them, as even the basic necessities are hard to come by at times. Peter shares that he wasn't even given a name until he was 3 years old, as the survival rate of babies was so low, they did not want to give them names and form attachments before they are sure that he could survive. “I also got to learn that I didn't have a name until when I was three years old. Why? Because for every 100 children were born in my village 60 would die before the age of two. So most moms were afraid to name a child because they didn't want to get attached.” – Peter Mutabazi To add another layer of difficulty to all that, Peter's father was what you'd call abusive, in every sense of the world. Peter quips that in a normal family, even if you suffer through hardships, there's always some comfort of knowing that you have a home to return to. In his case, it was the most agonizing place to be in because of his father. So at the young age of 10, Peter decided that he had had enough. He ran away from home. To hear more from Peter Mutabazi and his story of growing up with an abusive father to being the father to those in dire need of it, download and listen to this episode. Bio Peter Mutabazi Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources to encourage and affirm children. A single father and foster dad, Mutabazi is a former street kid who has worked for World Vision, Compassion International, and the Red Cross. He has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and The TODAY Show and continues to be a passionate speaker. He currently lives in Charlotte, North. Links Connect with Peter Mutabazi! NowIAmKnownFoundation.org | Now I Am Known | Facebook | Instagram

Join us in this episode of Following to Lead with Kevin East as he chats with Peter Mutabazi. Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources to encourage and affirm children. A single father and foster dad, Mutabazi is a former street kid who has worked for World Vision, Compassion International, and the Red Cross. He has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and The TODAY Show and continues to be a passionate speaker. In this episode, they talk about all things related to foster parenting and handling difficult kids and answer many important questions for those interested in adopting children. Listen to this episode to find out more Follow Jesus Lead Differently. The Mentoring Alliance https://www.thementoringalliance.com/ For donations https://www.thementoringalliance.com/donate To connect with Peter Mutabazi: https://nowiamknown.com/ https://instagram.com/fosterdadflipper https://www.facebook.com/fosterdadflipper Similar Episodes: Ep. 120 Thriving despite cultural differences with John Driver Ep. 119 Jesus-Centered Foster Care with Jamie Finn Ep.113 Broken and Valuable with Toni Collier

On this episode of Our American Stories, Peter Mutabazi was born on the border of Uganda and Rwanda. He escaped an abusive father by running away to the capital of Uganda, Kampala, where he lived on the streets for 4 years and never slept more than 2 hours... until one day he met a stranger that would change his life forever. For more of Peter's story visit. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a child, Peter ran away from an abusive home and was helped by the kindness of strangers. As an adult he found himself in a position of being able to help foster children, so he began taking children into his home years ago to give back what was so freely given to him. It's his mission to give back as much as he can to the vulnerable among us. That's what drives Now I Am Known: to bring a message of hope to the hopeless, the same message he needed so badly to hear as a child. That is why we will be partnering with foster care agencies to give away a plush puppy with the message "Now I Am Known, Seen, and Heard" to at-risk children across the country.What we covered today:• Peter's story of redemption from being a street Kid•Why foster care and in what ways you can support it? • There is hope in Jesus and he uses people to show us  • How can you help Peter continue with his mission Connect with Peter:Now I am Known Book Now I am Known Foundation Now I am Known Website Now I am Known Plushie Connect with Ashley:Grab any freebies here!Join my SMS communitySubscribe to Confidence and Coffee hereGrab your Instacart discount here!Support the show

*DISCLAIMER* This episode includes thematic material.   Compelling Grace, Forgiveness, Purpose, and Hope in Jesus with Peter Mutabazi   Luke 12:48b (AMP) "From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more."   Questions We Discuss: What details are helpful for us to be aware of for life as a "street kid?" How did the kindness of one stranger change your life? Will you catch us up on the process of coming to America and how it eventually led you to become the difference-maker you are today?   Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children. A single father of one white son and foster dad to many, Mutabazi is a former street kid who has worked for World Vision and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and the TODAY show. A passionate and popular speaker, he currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Learn more at NowIAmKnown.com.   Thank You to Our Sponsor:  Zimmerman Builders   Connect with The Savvy Sauce on Facebook or Instagram or Our Website   Gospel Scripture: (all NIV)   Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”   Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”   Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.”    Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”    Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”    Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”    John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”   Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”    Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”   Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”   Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession- to the praise of his glory.”   Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”   Ephesians 2:8–10 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God‘s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.“   Ephesians 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.“   Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

It's no secret that I love sharing stories of hope and healing. My guest today has an incredible story that includes both of those things! I met Peter at a conference recently and we quickly became friends. He is a surviving street kid, foster dad to over 18 kids, single adoptive dad, an author, speaker, and advocate for children everywhere. Wow! Peter Mutabazi grew up in an abusive home in Uganda and eventually ran away at the age of 10. God used a man in khakis to show Peter that he was loved and valued. Today, Peter's passion is that every child and young person, especially the forgotten, neglected, or abused, deserves to be celebrated, seen, heard, and known. Show Notes: theforgotteninitiative.org/peter-mutabazi-164 Get 10% off BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/tfi

When will you be enough? The question bothers me. I'm a fan of growing and striving and achieving and to a fair degree I feel it is a responsibility to do so. There are aspects of myself I'm not satisfied with. And yet a primary tenet of emotional health is to be ok with yourself, right now. Can you come to a place of being enough right now, even though you're not content to just stop and coast from here on in your life? Still be an aspiring person? This is part 3 of my series on Peter Moo - tar -bar - ze who lived a horrifically abused and neglected life in Africa from his birth in a small town outside of Uganda up living on the streets till age 15, when thanks to the opportunity afforded to him by one family, he went on to attend and graduate from universities and ultimately move to America where he's an entrepreneur, foster father, and now author of the book, “Now I am Known”. I invited my brother, Jared Angaza, to cohost with me again, as Jared spent a decade in Africa working amongst street kids like Peter. We talk a bit about his experience, but our primary discussion landed on what Jared cited as the epidemic of enoughness that seems to span all of humanity, whether you lived on the streets and slept in a sewer in Africa, or you lived in a million dollar home in Beverly Hills. Find Peter's book, Know I Am Known, a self-help classic in my opinion, anywhere and visit Nowiamknownfoundation.org to connect with Peter and his incredible story.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As you are here, right now, listening to this show, you have survived. No matter what has happened to you, you've made it to be in existence at this precise moment with the ability to be listening to a podcast. There are so many, many others who have not made it. Why…have you survived? What is the purpose for you having come this far? This is what propels my guest, Peter Mutabazi who is back for Part 2 as we walk through his personal values, motives, and habits. Here he shares again some of the dramatic abuse and hardship on all levels he endured. You name the abuse, Peter had some of the worst of it. And yet he made it while his list of family and friends who did not only make it but who are no longer even alive, is vast. It is from the fact he survived that he feels his greatest purpose. As you'll hear him share, he just can't believe there is not a purpose for why he survived, and he wants to fully use himself to help others not only survive, but thrive. His book that propelled me to have him on the show is called Now I Am Known: How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth, that to me is one of the best self-help resources I've come across in a long, long time, as it blatantly showcases so many of our emotional and relational dysfunctions that Peter endured and is still working through in order to function healthfully and help others do the same. I am also encouraging everyone to visit Peter's website at Nowiamknownfoundation.org and consider booking him to speak, and helping in his efforts to foster and adopt more children. Nowiamknownfoundation.org. The Self-Help(ful) podcast is brought to you by Ziglar, your premier source for equipping coaches to help leaders and top performers excel professionally and personally. Visit Ziglar.com and let them inspire your true coaching performance.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What you are about to hear is more than a story of an abused kid in Africa who ran away from home and then lived on the streets and slept in the sewer in a nearby city. A kid who literally never had anything provided for him, only taken, until he got one big break at age 15 when he had never had shoes. He only ate every few days. He'd never slept in a bed or ridden in a car. But with one man's help he went to school, attended universities and immigrated to America where today he fosters and adopts children. What I want you to hear however is this is a story relevant to us all because this boy endured such tremendous hardship and difficulty that his escape provides a uniquely stark depiction of the emotional overcoming we all must do if we want to be at peace with the world around us. My guest, Peter Mutabazi was that kid. Today at 48 he's an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children. Peter is a single father of an adopted white son and foster dad to many. Peter has worked for World Vision and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and has appeared on BBC and the TODAY show. He currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina where he fosters children and flips homes and has over 200k followers on Instagram at fosterdadflipper. Peter tells his story and lessons in his new book, “Now I am Known” and while I shamelessly promote every guests book, this one is dear to me. He walks through a life of difficulty that will shock you, but ends each chapter with the lessons learned and grace he's found that will equip and convict you to alter your circumstances or perspective and likely both. Right now Peter is striving to be a full-time, single dad to many kids. If you have an organization, he's a powerful speaker. Visit Nowiamknownfoundation.org and consider booking him to speak, and helping in his efforts. Right now his growing family needs a new van, a babysitter, and they raise money to provide support for new foster families and kids aging out of foster care. Nowiamknownfoundation.org. The Self-Help(ful) podcast is brought to you by Ziglar, your premier source for equipping coaches to help leaders and top performers excel professionally and personally. Visit Ziglar.com and let them inspire your true coaching performance.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson host Peter Mutabazi, author of Now I am Known. Peter continues his story as an African street kid and how God met him in his agony, transforming his identity. Show Notes and Resources Listen to Peter Mutabazi's Podcast, Fosterdad Flipper The FamilyLife Christmas Gift Guide, Receive Up to 60% Off Resources Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

After a childhood of abuse, Peter Mutabazi ran away from home to survive by theft on the streets of Kampala, Uganda. Then one day, someone asked his name. Today on FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson hear his story. Show Notes and Resources Listen to Peter Mutabazi's Podcast, Fosterdad Flipper Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Brant interviews Peter Mutabazi, author of the book “Now I Am Known” Find out more about his book here: https://nowiamknown.com/

Peter Mutabazi is an entrepreneur, an international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a corporation that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children. A single father of one white son and foster dad to many, Peter is a former street kid who has worked for World Vision and the International Committee of the Red Cross and has appeared on media outlets such as the BBC and the TODAY show. A passionate and popular speaker, he currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. I am so delighted to welcome Peter back to the show. He recently released his first book, Now I Am Known. When I heard he wrote a book about his experience of not being known and literally not having a name as a child living on the streets of Uganda through his present-day reality of having fostered 27 children, I knew I wanted him to come back for another conversation.  Listen in to hear Peter share: The current makeup of his family includes an adopted son, 3 foster children, and 2 dogs How his experience growing up as a street kid in Uganda informed his life and his commitment to helping other children who have traumatic pasts How one stranger seeing him through a different lens changed his life entirely and how he has used that experience to see others through a different lens How to meet your kids where they are at vs where you want them to be His advice to those living in survival mode His really important mission with his book, Now I Am Known All the ways we belong to each other - as he supports foster kids, bio parents, and asks his community to step up and support him and other foster kids Links mentioned: [Time Sensitive] Become a member of The Shameless Mom Academy: shamelessmom.com/academy www.NowIAmKnown.com Peter on YouTube Peter on Instagram Peter on Facebook Peter on TikTok Sponsor info and promo codes: Please find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/ Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

Welcome Peter Mutabazi to the Whole View! This week, Stacy and Peter discuss his background in foster care, both as child from an abusive home, growing up on the streets of Uganda, and relying on the kindness of strangers, to a foster dad, paying that kindness forward to other children in need. He shares his experience dealing with trauma, healing, and his amazing work in the foster system. Listen now for an inspiring and emotion-packed conversation. Find Peter: https://nowiamknown.com/ Instagram @fosterdadflipper Facebook @fosterdadflipper YouTube Now I am Known Twitter @FosterDadFlippr Links to any products and articles discussed in the episode here on Monday! Don't forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com!  If you haven't yet unlocked our bonus content, checkout Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and how Stacy and her guests really feel about the topics they discuss. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions!  We also want to give a big thank you to this week's sponsors! ButcherBox.com/WHOLEVIEW | 2 lbs of ground beef free in every order for the life of your membership Felixgrayglasses.com/WHOLEVIEW Indeed.com/wholeview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices