Secure The Church And Foster Care: God's Call To A Growing Epidemic Constructed By John DeGarmo Paperback
of practical examples of how to support foster families and foster children without necessarily becoming a foster parent, Several contributing anecdotes per chapter written by individuals who are living it out, With roughly,children and growing in America's foster care system, the new mission field for the church is clear, The Church and Foster Care shows how to simply engage in lifegiving ministry to an underserved community, From reallife situations, foster care parent, educator, and advocate Dr, John DeGarmo lays out why God is calling the church to become involved, Sharing from the decades of support he received from his local church, this book is filled with practical and manageable suggestions on how to meet practical needs while planting seeds of faith.
Excellent job of framing the problem and promoting the church solution, Born in, Dr. John DeGarmo has worn many hats throughout his life, Singing and dancing while touring around the world in the international super group, Up With People, serving as a D, J. at four different radio stations on two different continents, working in the professional wrestling industry, teaching English and Drama at the high school level, and working as a media specialist at two different schools, Dr.
DeGarmo has had a variety of experiences, Dr. John has appeared on several TV programs, including CNN HLN, Good Morning America, ABC Freeform, and NBC, FOX, CBS, PBS stations, He writes regularly for many magazines, and is a regular contributor to several publications, both in the United States and over seas, Dr. DeGarmo and his wife Born in, Dr, John DeGarmo has worn many hats throughout his life, Singing and dancing while touring around the world in the international super group, Up With People, serving as a D, J. at four different radio stations on two different continents, working in the professional wrestling industry, teaching English and Drama at the high school level, and working
as a media specialist at two different schools, Dr.
DeGarmo has had a variety of experiences, Dr. John has appeared on several TV programs, including CNN HLN, Good Morning America, ABC Freeform, and NBC, FOX, CBS, PBS stations, He writes regularly for many magazines, and is a regular contributor to several publications, both in the United States and over seas, Dr. DeGarmo and his wife are the recipients of the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award, and the Up With People Every Day Hero Award, The two also were honored with their city's Citizens of the Year Award, He is the director of The Foster Care Institute, and acts as a consultant to foster care agencies and legal agencies across the USA, Dr. John is a dynamic speaker and informative trainer on the foster care system, and travels extensively across the globe, meeting with foster parents, child welfare workers, churches, schools, and organizations.
Dr. DeGarmo is married to Dr, Kelly DeGarmo, who hails from Australia, and the two of them have six children, both biological and adoptive, Dr. DeGarmo and his wife are also currently foster parents to three siblings, bringing their household to nine children, Dr. DeGarmo has been a foster parent for dozens of children for over a decade now, He has a passion for foster children, and is driven to bring education and insight into general society about all things foster care, sitelink.