How We Began

We had talked about Foster Care for twenty years before we actually took the steps necessary to become licensed. It always sounded like the right thing to do, but it never seemed like the right time. After moving up to the State of Washington from California we purchased a home on twenty acres that was perfect for working with children that are in foster care.

In 2003 when our last biological child had graduated from high school Nancy informed me that she didn’t like the sounds inside the house. The sounds of children no longer filled the home and she wasn’t handling the empty nest syndrome very well. We had been licensed for six months and had received no calls from social workers concerning placement. Then all of a sudden they started trickling in, but none that actually stayed for any length of time. Then we received what turned out to be our first permanent placement.

This young man was the beginning of a mission for Nancy and myself to work with young men, helping them to make the choices needed to be successful. We believe that God, through the power of the Holy Spirit directs our path working with, and mentoring the lives of those children that have been given us.

Although we had originally asked for girls between the ages of 8 - 12 years, God had different plans. We found out that we fit a niche for teenage boys, and have had the opportunity to also raise some of their siblings. In 2005 we were able to become what is known as a Special Model Foster Home, and have had up to nine children in our home at one time.

Our goals have been to help each young man that has come to live with us, graduate from high school, be men of integrity and be able to go on and either seek out a career, or go on to college. We are honored to have young men leave our home to go on to live successful lives.

Our prayer is to be able to continue doing the work that we feel God has called us to do. There is no greater joy than watching our God work miracles in the lives of these young men. Seeing lives that had no meaning become meaningful, lives that had no hope become hopeful, and lives that were withering away, blossom.