Snippets: Foster Child Brings Light During a Dark Time

Several years ago, my oldest daughter, Kristina went to Guatemala on a mission trip. We received a phone call from the Guatemala hospital explaining her condition. She had a seizure.

What could we do? Our 16-year-old daughter was hospitalized in a foreign country. Was their health care sufficient? We had no clue, so we waited.

During that wait, we received a call from the Social Services. "Would you like to foster a nine-year-old foster child?"

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We were given a few hours to decide. We're facing a crisis with our daughter. Did we need someone else to care for? Can we do this?

We said yes and prepared to receive Ryan. We found him, gentle and loving. In fact, we grew very close. In the time, he stayed in our home, Ryan became part of our family.

Back to Guatemala: We found out later that day, Kristina was given medicine. Again we were concerned. It would be several days later when our fear subsided. She reentered the United States. Since that times she's never had another episode like that.

Those days were dark, but a little foster boy brightened our lives and gave us hope. We cried when he left several months later.

Ryan taught us to go into our pain because on the other side of it is deep love. Love that only happens after hurt.

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Randy Tramp

Amazon Review:

It's a military thriller with a heart. Commander Mark Steele has an exciting job in Special Forces. Though it's dangerous, he knows his work is critically important. But that job separates him from his wife and child. When an injury brings him home, his wife is glad to have him back. But other issues cause struggles within the family, leading to distrust and hurt. Steele takes dangerous risks in his new work. The thriller plot thickens, as he seeks to save a life. But can he save his family?

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