The following is an excerpt from an article posted by our partner with Faith Bridge: The family who adopted Dmitri and his 5-year-old brother was not prepared to care for them. They were unable to have children when they adopted Dmitri and his brother but soon they had three biological children, two of whom had…

As a long time Mt. Bethel member, I have been blessed to attend many Carols for Christmas performances. It is an event I have always wanted to encourage our Called to Care foster families to attend to kick off the Christmas season. At the same time, I know as a foster mother how potentially difficult…

This Mother’s Day is a different kind of Mother’s Day for me. While I have had the joy of celebrating Mother’s Day with my two biological daughters the past several years, this Mother’s Day is unique because I also have a son for the first time, and this may be the only Mother’s Day I ever…

I don’t know whether it was the children’s delighted squeals when the pilots from Pilots for Kids opened their knapsacks full of stuffed animals and electronics or the animated conversations during the meal that created the most noise, but the Called to Care Ministry celebrated the season in a joyful way. About 80 people representing…

Our favorite time of year – pool party time! It’s a chance to take all of the incredibly awesome craziness of our ministry and fellowship together. On July 17, Called to Care Foster Care Ministry hosted its annual pool party social for foster and adoptive parents and the volunteers who support these families. The Outreach…

Jump, bounce, play. This was the theme for the Mt. Bethel UMC Called to Care Foster Ministry’s Adoption Celebration this year! In February, fifty adults and children in the community gathered together to celebrate three adoptions that have recently been finalized. Champion Kids gym generously donated the use of their facility and staff for the…

She just moved in last Wednesday. She sleeps a lot and doesn’t make much of a fuss. She is our newest foster girl. She was only four days old when our case worker brought her to our house. All she has is a blue bag given to her at the hospital and two boxes of…

I remember May 29, 2014 very clearly. It was the first week of summer, and we were rushing out of the house to a sports camp when I missed a call from our FaithBridge Foster Care consultant.  I listened to her message and heard her say, “I want to talk to you about a referral –…

Many people read the previous blog post about the run-down condition of the playroom in the juvenile court. We had so many ask us what could be done or how they could help. While we feel it’s always good to raise awareness of the plight of children in foster care, one of the best ways…

In July, the Mt. Bethel Called to Care Foster Ministry hosted a pool social at the North Campus for families with foster and adopted children.  As families arrived at the pool, I noticed that there were several people I did not recognize. The pool was open to the community at the same time we were…