Dear Weary Foster Parent

Posted on September 17, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*You undoubtably started out this journey full of hope and excitement for the difference you could make in the world of foster care. Naturally you had your own ides of how this would look. It may have been that you expected to see Read More →

I Want Jesus

Posted on June 19, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*One of my 5 little ones has high anxiety, making bedtime of particular struggle. Many times she will come out of bed after she has been all tucked in for the night looking for some reassurance. Often in those moments she will Read More →

5 Questions with Treasurer Extraordinaire Greg

Posted on June 1, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*1) What is your Full Name? Gregory Alan Edlund 2) What is your family like? Wife is Julie. She was my high school sweetheart, and we’ll have been married 18 years this September. Outside my salvation in Christ, she is the greatest Read More →

It will Always be Worth It

Posted on May 19, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*I am grateful to be a part of a growing movement of churches and Christians engaging in the foster care movement. I am thrilled that Christ followers are taking up the mandate given in scripture such as we read in James 1:27. Read More →

My Daddy Can Fix It

Posted on May 7, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*Recently while attending our bi-monthly playgroup, my 3yr old daughter found a broken toy and brought it to me saying “It’s broken my Daddy can fit it”. This is certainly not the first time I’ve heard her say this. She has been Read More →

What you can do

Posted on January 21, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*At OneHope27, inc. we believe The Church is the hope of the Foster Care crisis. Through promoting awareness, recruiting and supporting foster parents, organizing service projects and special events we will equip the Christian community to impact the foster care system with Read More →

Step out in faith

Posted on January 3, 2014 by 1HopeMKE

+-*The Following post comes to us via our Vice President Kevin Ganiere. He is a great leader with a big heart who is making a daily difference in the world of foster care. Happy New Year! As you reminisce over the past Read More →

The season of giving

Posted on December 16, 2013 by 1HopeMKE

+-*Christmas time is here, and if you ask me, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the Christmas trees, and cards, the music, bundling the kids so much they can barely move, making hot chocolate and taking a Read More →

5 questions with Meredith

Posted on November 15, 2013 by 1HopeMKE

+-*1) What do you want to tell us about your family? We recently expanded to a family of five so right now our family life is filled with lots of laughter, tears, diaper changes, trying to get the toddler to keep his pants on and Read More →

Care for “the least of these”

Posted on November 6, 2013 by 1HopeMKE

+-*My family is extremely blessed to attend a church with a heart for foster care and adoption. This concept of caring for “the least of these” has been taught and modeled by our leadership as many on the pastoral staff have fostered/adopted. Read More →