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Child Sponsorship is a global program operated by hundreds of organizations around the world. In today’s episode, Chris and Sammy discuss the profound impact of sponsorship programs globally, the way it’s more about relationship shared than money exchanged and an opportunity we all have to be the difference. 

In this episode, Steph Duff joins Chris and Sammy to share her experience as a child sponsor. Steph is the Inspirational Copywriter for Back2Back Ministries and a strong voice advocating for vulnerable children and families around the world. Hear the ways God pushed her out of her comfort zone and into dependence on him, how being a sponsor grew her up and why it's worth it to invest in something that is not about her. 



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Interested in being a child or family sponsor? Find opportunities for sponsorship! 



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Two years ago, at just 24-years old, Megan Henderson said “yes” to God’s call to step into the role of single foster parent. Now a mom to four kids under the age of five, and a staff member at Venture Church in Harrisburg, NC, Megan lives out the church’s mission daily to be a community of people that strive to love loud, risk often, and hope always. 



In this week’s episode, Megan shares the moment she knew she was called to be a foster parent and how she learned to surrender control and let God build her family. 

Hear why she believes fostering is about more than just kids, how her perspective has shifted when it comes to sharing kid’s stories, and the ways her community rallies around her to make this story possible. 



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Learn how to become a foster parent in your state Foster Care State Directory



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Chris & Sammy share a news headline and unpack what it means for both the subjects of the article and those around them. Listen in as they debrief graduations, community, and how each of us can show up for youth right where we are.

In this episode, Chris and Sammy news headlines they’d rather not be news, and how we can still celebrate what’s worthy of celebration. Hear about foster care, why it’s more difficult for older children to find placement and a forever family, and be challenged as our co-hosts remind listeners that we all have the ability to show up for youth in our cities, reminding them they are known & loved. 

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Chris & Sammy are joined by Back2Back Executive Director, Todd Guckenberger! Todd is a husband, father, leader, and visionary. After over 25 years of galvanizing a global staff team, Todd shares the why behind the recent rebrand and why this work continues to be a top priority.

In this episode, Todd shares about a tree house in Monterrey that is expanding with a growing tree, and how that correlates with the organization's rebrand. Todd reflects on his global team and how they challenge him everyday to continue in this fight of pursuing vulnerable children and families. Hear how key phrases helped develop the ministry’s rebrand and what they mean to Todd and the work being done around the world, what he believes Back2Back’s greatest resource is, and how God keeps him, and his team, relentless in the work to ensure every child and family is known & loved. 

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Today, Chris & Sammy give listeners a special sneak peak into something big for Back2Back. We are on the verge of a rebrand! Join them as they share about the idea behind life verses and mission statements, and why they matter both for global organizations like Back2Back and for each of us individually. 

In this episode, hear Chris and Sammy share about life verses they’ve held onto through different seasons and why they believe they are a guardrail for what comes next in our stories. Hear about the beauty they both find in the mission of Back2Back and how those things will still be carried through to this new, rebranded season, while also expanding. To end this quick episode, Sammy and Chris leave listeners with a challenge and encouragement for finding our own brand and mission.Learn more about Back2Back Ministries

Jayne Schooler is a wife, mother, grandmother, advocate, writer, and voice of wisdom on trauma and its effects on our brains, bodies, and relationships. She and her late husband, David, are beloved, trusted experts on trauma-informed care, how homes should be for healing, and how to step into hard stories with foster and adoptive youth. Jayne is the author of multiple books around foster care, adoption, and trauma-informed parenting, and today she joins Chris and Sammy to discuss her newest book, Caring for Kids from Hard Places, which she co-authored with her beloved husband. 

In this episode, Jayne shares when she first began dreaming of becoming a writer and what initially sparked it, who her first book was dedicated to and why, and how 1977 was a  year that would forever change the trajectory of her and David’s lives and mission. Hear how their journey started as gathering information for their own home and children to being information they needed to share with everyone, why she believes if we don’t have hope, we don’t have anything, and why David’s thoughts on two chair universities and curious compassion will continue to be celebrated and live on.



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