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S2: E2: Speece Foster Care Story | Documentary

May 04, 2021 • Sam and Mary Beth McLure and Speece Family • Season 2 • Episode 2

Publish Date: April 29, 2021

Show Notes: Today Sam and Mary Beth McLure are featuring a documentary and article about Lincoln and Melinda Speece. The Speeces are a faithful, humble, small-town pastor’s family, with three of their own biological kids. They opened their hearts and homes to Foster care when their kids were teenagers, and one day they were introduced to precious baby Haiden. Haiden won their hearts and through prayer and a long waiting period, the Speeces finally adopted Haiden. It’s an encouraging and inspiring story about ordinary faithfulness and changing the course of history in a child.

Show Highlights:

1:05 – Highlight clip from Season 1, Episode 4 about the Speeces video documentary.

(Listen to the Entire Episode on Foster Care Adoption here)

https://theadoptionfirm.buzzsprout.com/1501771/7299316-foster-care-adoption

2:17 – How did the Speeces meet Haiden?

3:46 – What did the Speeces biological kids – who were in their teen years think of adoption through foster care?

5:34 – What it was like to wait more than 3 years for Haiden’s adoption.

7:08 – How did the Speeces handle the fears?

8:38 – What was the court process like?

10:45 – What is it like adding a baby to your family when your getting close to being empty-nesters?

12:51 – Is foster care adoption worth it to you?

16:00 – Article from Ross Hodges / Aquilla Report about the Speece Family.

Link to Speece Family Adoption Video: https://youtu.be/siiFImazhu0

More Audio: TALF S1, Episode 1 featuring special guests, Ross and Joanna Hodges

https://theadoptionfirm.buzzsprout.com/1501771/8380996-s2-e1-special-guests-ross-and-joanna-hodges

Article: Ordinary Faithfulness is the Next Right Thing

Written by W. Ross Hodges | Thursday, April 29, 2021

(Read/Narrated by Sam McLure on this podcast)

A profile of PCA Pastor, Lincoln Speece, and his family’s foster-care-to-adoption journey in Hayneville, Alabama.

https://www.theaquilareport.com/ordinary-faithfulness-is-the-next-right-thing/