Our journey towards becoming a host family started as many of our God journey’s begin - ignoring the call. Thinking of every excuse: “There isn’t that big of a need”, “Someone else will step up”, "We are far too busy to add this to our plate”, “Maybe when our kids are...

We had been serving with Safe Families for a couple of years but were on a short respite as I had just found out my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. We took a call anyway...Mom had just given birth and we were the perfect match for her little one. I said a...

We're not perfect. We are not rich. We're not remarkable. We don't have a giant home. We don't even have a guest room. We don't have a van. But we do know that when there is a need, God will provide. We might just have a couple of loaves and fish, but when we put what...

When The Phone Rang On November 1st, I got a call from Safe Families for our first hosting. It was in that moment that it became real to me. Prior to that moment it was nothing more than a “someday soon” in my mind. Now it was real. He had a name and a story - one...

How do you care for 3 when 1 is in the hospital? A testimonial from a mother who needed help in her time of need.  As a single mother of 3, I was in a tight spot. My youngest daughter was in need of medical testing for a week at the children's hospital for the...