06/16/2026
Foster care is not a government problem.
It’s a Church problem.
It’s not just a system issue.
It’s a Gospel issue.
And if we claim to follow Jesus, we don’t get to sit this one out.
Before anyone says, “My church helps,” hear me clearly.
I’m not talking about your church.
I’m talking about the Church.
The Body of Christ.
The people who sing about leaving the ninety-nine.
The people who quote James 1:27.
The people who say they want to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
All of us.
Because these children do not belong to the state.
They belong to God.
And if they belong to God, then their suffering should matter to us.
The Church has always been called to stand in the gap.
To defend the fatherless.
To care for widows.
To welcome the vulnerable.
To run toward brokenness instead of away from it.
But somewhere along the way, we handed that responsibility to the government and convinced ourselves it wasn’t our problem anymore.
We built bigger buildings.
Created better programs.
Perfected Sunday mornings.
While children slept in DSS offices.
While foster families burned out.
While biological families fought impossible battles with little support.
And then we wondered why the system keeps failing.
Not everyone is called to foster.
I know that.
But every Christian is called to care.
Bring a meal.
Buy diapers.
Become a CASA.
Support a foster family.
Mentor a teenager.
Walk alongside a struggling parent.
Babysit.
Pray.
Show up.
Do something.
Because if the Church won’t show up for vulnerable children, who will?
If we won’t inconvenience ourselves, sacrifice, or step into hard places, then what exactly are we doing?
We cannot keep calling ourselves the hands and feet of Jesus while refusing to go where He would go.
And He would go straight to the child.
Straight to the hurting family.
Straight to the broken places.
So yes, this is a call out.
But more than that, it’s a call in.
A call back to the things that matter to God’s heart.
Because these children are worth it.
Because families are worth it.
Because Jesus is worth it.
Let the Church rise.
Let the Church stop pointing at the problem and start becoming part of the answer.
Let the Church show up.
