The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
What makes a family with three biological children adopt six times? A heart to obey God.
Twenty-five years ago, Kari Stewart and her husband, Jeff, said yes to the Lord and adopted a little girl from China. Not long after, they adopted a little girl from Korea. Along the way God gave them a heart for hard to place African-American children. Their third yes led them to a Haitian-Jamaican little boy from Florida.
When their son expressed a desire for a sibling who looked like him, the Stewart’s took that as a sign to adopt again. This time God led them to an African-American little girl in TN. Shortly after her adoption, Kari and her husband learned Haiti, a country near and dear to their hearts, opened to larger family adoption. They put their yes on the table again and adopted a little boy from Haiti.
The Stewart’s had adopted five children—three internationally and two domestically. But God was not finished yet. Kari began to hear the Lord whisper to her heart about adopting a child with Down Syndrome. This time she resisted telling Him she simply could not do it. God in turn told her she was right. She couldn’t. Be He could. The Stewart’s adopted a little girl with Down Syndrome from Hong Kong six months later.
Kari Stewart shares her family’s adoption journey, and what she learned along the way, on this week’s episode of our Orphans No More podcast. Find the podcast HERE. You can also contact Kari with questions at karalot9@gmail.com. Click Adoption or Foster Care for more information on those topics right on our website.
Episode 327 - Never Give Up Hope with Adoptive Mom Jodi Thomas
Episode 326 - ’What You Do Matters’ with Former Foster Youth Now Foster Mom, Helen Richardson
Episode 325 - Love Your Neighbor with Foster Mom Jennifer Ohaneson
Episode 324 - Finding Faith & Family Through Foster Care with Tori Hope Petersen
Episode 323 - A Love Stretched Life with Foster Mom Jillana Goble
Episode 322 - Perseverance and Endurance for the Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Episode 321 - Trauma Competent Adoption with Camie Schuiteman
Episode 320 - The Adoption, Foster Care & Kinship Journey
Episode 319 - Adoption Journey - Grief in the Passenger Seat
Episode 318 - Hearts With a Purpose with Adoptive Mom Darlene Larson
Episode 317 - Ukraine Orphan Hosting & Adoption with Jill Krenzer
Episode 316 - Trials & Triumphs of Parenting Teens with FASD
Episode 315 - Serving Orphans in Ukraine with Adoptive Mom Kim De Blecourt
Episode 314 - Supporting Adoptive Families with Kelly Raudenbush of Sparrow Fund
Episode 313 - FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model with Suzanne Emery
Episode 312 - Shattered No More with Former Foster Youth Trent Taylor & Adoptive Mom Pam Taylor
Episode 311 - FASD Facts with Sandra Flach
Episode 310 - Foster Care Survival Tips with Adoptive Mom Claudia Fletcher
Episode 309 - More FASD Facts From the Front Lines with Sandra Flach
Episode 308 - FASD Facts From the Front Lines with Sandra Flach
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