We take immense pride in introducing our nine newest TFI Advocates, each eager to share their reasons for stepping into this meaningful role:
Holly GnuseNovember 16, 2023
Unable to verbalize all they felt at that moment, they cried. They knew leaving the agency car meant they weren’t going back to be with Mom today. A 40-minute drive back to our home—not their…
Holly GnuseApril 20, 2023
We get it. Sometimes, you don't know what to say to a foster parent. But are there things you should and shouldn't say? We think so.
Holly GnuseJuly 11, 2022
Though we have much more information than in the first days, there are still gaps. There are questions that are challenging to answer—honest, curious questions that have incomplete answers.
Holly GnuseFebruary 28, 2022
Emma Roberson is that friend who asks good questions—the friend who is gracious, humble, and curious. She cares deeply for the local church, and having stepped into foster care as a foster parent with her…
Holly GnuseNovember 4, 2021
Emily Smithhart is passionate about connecting churches and agencies in this work of foster care ministry. Emily was first introduced to foster care as a teen when she would babysit for a family that fostered.…
Holly GnuseOctober 29, 2021
Tess Dykstra exudes love for Jesus and people. Those closest to her know her for her honesty, hospitality, grace, and forgiveness. She is the real deal—someone who is continually seeking ways to learn and grow.…
Holly GnuseOctober 26, 2021
Meet our newest TFI Advocates! Tod and Gretchen Sawyer were drawn to foster care more than ten years ago. They opened their home as a foster family, and over the span of 10 years, they…
Holly GnuseOctober 26, 2021
We’ve passed the two-year mark in our foster care case: two years of navigating goal changes and uncertainty. As foster parents, we’ve attached, released, prepared to say goodbye, and stayed when goodbye didn’t come. We…
Holly GnuseJuly 19, 2021
