Foster Care and Foster to Adopt can be extremely difficult but equally rewarding process. While the foster care system shouldn't be viewed as the solution to growing your family, it is something that many prospective parents look to experience. Whether providing vital support to a child for a little while, or becoming their forever family, these are incredibly important stories we all can learn from! We sat down with our good friend, Mitch Lutjens (Newton) to hear his story of parenting through

In the past two years, Jerry and Michelle Ostrander have cared for 11 children through Buckner foster care. They specialize in caring for children in foster care with therapeutic needs. These children are often harder to place with families, putting them at risk of never knowing a loving home. “I love special needs. I love everything about them. They intrigue me. Just the things that they can do. The things that they want to do. They're so innocent” Michelle said. In January 2019, the Ostranders