For our special Advent episode of Everyday Fostering, our HFG foster parent, Li Ping, shares how God used a respite care to bless her family and teach them the deeper meaning of advent and hospitality. Already with 3 active boys of their own and 1 foster child, they amazingly agreed to take in 2 other siblings for a few weeks! Blessed Christmas ! EVERYDAY FOSTERING - A Special Advent – Rediscovering God’s Heart for Hospitality In Nov, there was an urgent call out in our HFG group for help to care for John and Elizabeth, a pair of siblings aged 8 and 7 respectively, for a few weeks. Many families had already taken in other children and couldn’t help. I must say I initially hesitated offering our home. December was already hectic and noisy enough with four rambunctious boys (aged 7-16), including our own foster son. I was also looking to a bit of a breather after a busy semester in school. Yet, the thought of two precious children needing to spend their Christmas in an institution (i.e....

Respite carers are an important part in our fostering system. We thank God for these wonderful angels who come in to help when foster parents need help for a few hours or days! Here is our 3rd installment of Everyday Fostering from the eyes of our HFG respite carer,  Lee Hwa , who has been such a blessing to foster parents and children! We do pray for more great respite carers like Lee Hwa! < Everyday fostering : Respite Wonders > ""Auntie Lee Hwa, I will be a good boy!” This was one of the sentences little Chris said to me when I first helped  Vivienne Ng  for respite care. Chris was Vivienne’s foster child and was a very playful 4yo boy with ADHD. His behaviours had led to him being “kicked out” of a few childcare centres for some serious mischief. But you see, Chris was a broken child… he was deeply traumatised by his removal from his mother whom he loves deeply. When the day came for me to take him out, I gave him my attention, we played & talked about anyth...