156. A Different Perspective on Foster Care (with Jamie Finn)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many sides to foster care that people don’t see or understand. Today with Jamie Finn we talk about the good and bad sides of foster care. We talk about viewing foster care from a gospel centered perspective.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If your heart is calling out to be involved and help with your community, Jamie provides ways for you to be able to support. She also shares that if you don’t feel like foster care is the right place for you, there are other ways of helping out through your church and community.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Either route you want to explore, one of the best ways to determine if it is for you and your  family is intentional proximity. Start with your church, look at organizations in your community. A little support can go a long way. Jamie explains that you have to get out of the savior mindset and understand that these kids do have families and with their current situation they just need some help.</span></p> <p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:34] - Welcome to another episode of</span> <a href="http://crystalpaine.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Crystal Paine Show</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. I am honored to have Jamie Finn in the studio today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:37] - Before we get started, I’d love for you to just take a minute to introduce yourself to my audience.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:13] - I really appreciate that you don’t sugar coat things. You share the beautiful and the brutal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:35] - Do you feel like you have had a shift in your viewpoint of what foster care is?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[07:54] - I hear from many people, “well we’re interested in foster care but we’re afraid of how it will affect our family.” Have you ever had those feelings?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:39] -