Rebekah Cook shares her experiences of fostering children of incarcerated moms through a ministry called Jonah’s Journey. She emphasizes the importance of establishing a relationship with the biological parents and discusses the unique challenges and rewards of this type of foster care. Rebekah also touches on her struggle with blocked care and how she sought support and healing.
Rebekah is a stay at home mom and former elementary school teacher who is passionate about loving and serving vulnerable moms in her community. She and her husband, Josh, are parents to 7 kids through birth, adoption and foster care. They are also loving their newest roles as grandparents to two little ones!
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#132: Full Circle with former foster youth, Tori Petersen
#131: [Mentor Moment] How do we handle multiple children with differing levels of openness with birth family?
#130: A Birth Mother’s Perspective on Open Adoption and Post-Placement Support with Ashley Mitchell
#129: An Adoptee’s Remarkable Search with Ed Di Gangi
#128: [Mentor Moment] How do we help extended family have respect and compassion for our foster child’s birth family?
#127: Processing Trauma through EMDR with Laura Taylor
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