Beech Tree News Network

Pray for the children entering foster care today, that they find an appropriate, kind and loving foster family to care for them until their birth families or relatives are able to do so.

Pray for the sibling groups of children entering foster care today, that they will be placed together in one foster home.

Pray for all the foster children in care, that their first foster home is also their last foster home as multiple placements rob children of stability and love which is required to build the self-esteem needed to grow into responsible, caring adults.

Pray that more singles, couples and families, whose hearts are in the right place, become foster parents.

Pray that all children in out of home care will quickly return to a safe home or find an alternative permanent and loving home.

Please pray for God’s intervention with all families, particularly those struggling against alcohol and drug abuse, and mental illness, to enable them to successfully complete programs for recovery.

Please pray that the federal, state and local governments, will see the plight of so many of our children whose families are wrecked by drug and alcohol abuse, and work toward prevention and increasing services for addicts, particularly addicts with children.

Pray that God blesses all the caseworkers and staff who make decisions daily which have a huge impact on the lives of children and families.  Their job is a thankless one, requiring walking a thin line, in that they are continually criticized for being too intrusive, removing children too quickly or for not acting quickly enough, whenever a child is abused.

When a family reunification is unlikely in a reasonable time period, pray that God’s hand guides the judges at termination of parental rights trials to make their decision in the child’s best interest. 
Pray that foster and adoptive families and their children receive the support and understanding of their communities.

Pray for all those children who, are freed for adoption, but have nobody willing to give them a forever home.

Anonymous

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C. Denise Lambrianou is the Program Coordinator for Family Enrichment Center-Adoption Resource Program, which is funded in part by a grant from the Cabinet of Health and Family Services, Department of Protection and Permanency and Wendy’s of Bowling Green.  If you would like information about becoming a foster or adoptive family, or you would like to inquire about a featured child, please call (270) 781-6714 x 3 or (866) 842-9032 x 3.

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About Zack:
Zachary (whose nickname is Zack) was born in 1/96. He is a handsome, athletic teen with boundless energy and enthusiasm for life. He is intelligent and enjoys reading, working puzzles, drawing, and doing art projects - especially art with molding clay. One day, he might be interested in working at Starbucks and creating coffee drinks. Zach enjoys playing team sports, swimming, playing laser tag, and riding go carts. As far as being adopted goes, Zach actually made his own list of what he is looking for in an adoptive family. Here is the list of what Zach would like: A really active family: One with pets; One with kids around his own age to play with – both in the actual home and in the neighborhood; A family that will help him with school; A family who lives out in the country and has a big yard; A family that goes fishing a lot; A family that’s not really rich, but not poor—a family that is in the middle; Personalities that are easy to get along with; No yelling; Parents who will settle their disagreements without Zack being around; No physical discipline; No smoking; Some extra family (extended family) around; A family that takes vacations (keeping in mind that fishing and being really active are important to him). Zack has spent some time thinking about adoption and how he would fit in with a new family. He may feel anxious about switching schools and he wants to take time to visit and get to know a new family. He wants to learn what their rules and expectations are before he gets there. Zach wants to please and he wants to be accepted. He is excited about the opportunity to be adopted and what the future has in store for him.