Here's an absolute, must share story sent
in from Clint. Please take a moment to read and share! He's making a difference
right where he's at!
Hello...
My name is Clint. I'm a husband and dad.
I've been married to my wife, Amanda, for 7 years. All growing up Amanda wanted
to foster and when we were married we QUICKLY began that journey as a calling
on our lives. Caleb, our 7 year old, was our very first foster child. He was 8
months old and nearly beaten to death by his bio mother. Two weeks after we took
Caleb in we found out we were pregnant with, Houston, our 6 year old. We just thought we
were done then as we got to adopt Caleb out of the foster system. Caleb's bio
mother had a second son from a different father and DHS called us to see if we
would take him in as a foster child. We thought about it for about an hour and
let them know we would. Greyson, the brother of Caleb, is now adopted as well.
God just kept challenging us and it was very clear that this truly was our
calling to care for the orphans and father the fatherless.
Next up was Georgia and her story, as you know,
is very heart breaking. Georgia
was found and came to us through DHS at the age of 5. When she was found she
only weighed 19 pounds and the mother admitted to authorities she had locked Georgia
in the closet for two years. According to Oklahoma City Police records, she was
kept separate from her other siblings because the mother didn’t like the little
girl because she “looked like her father.” She was starved nearly to death, covered
in hair to regulate her body temperature. The responding officer wrote, “You
could see the bones at her joints.” At five years old her language, police
described as “uttered words” was more animal than human. She was on the verge
of death. What's even more sad about her story is that she was in the system at
2 years old because she was found in a abandoned home and after a long fight
the judge let her go back home to her bio mother. It's been two years since
then. We became her parents and officially adopted her in June! She has come so
far.
After Georgia we have taken 3 more
children in that are still currently foster children and we're hoping they turn
into an adoption. I was raised in church and all growing up was wondering what
my "calling" was and now honestly I have truly found it! It is not
always easy and, to be honest, it's very difficult; but I would not change it
for the world. I'm not a perfect father at all, but I love God, my wife, and my
kids and love hanging out with them and going through this adventure together.
Make a difference right where you are and
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