EP #59 - When a Foster Child Ages Out | Rachel Baker | Plain Values

In this episode of the Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with Rachel Baker of the 99+1 Foundation. Rachel grew up in Holmes County but now lives in Oklahoma where she works for a foundation caring for young people who are aging out of the foster care system.

If a child enters the foster system above the age of ten, there is a very low chance of being adopted, and a very high chance of them ending up homeless, in prison, or dead within three years of aging out of the system. The 99+1 Foundation exists to change that story.

The Foundation cares not only for the young aging out, but also for widows who may be in need of a place as well. This creates a beautiful dynamic of the older mentoring the younger.

Neurofeedback is an exercise for the brain that helps calm the central nervous system. Rachel uses Neurofeedback to work with young and old people who have experienced trauma and has helped correct anything from poor sleep to seizures.

Like George Mueller, the ministry often runs on prayer alone. Meals show up out of nowhere when needed. Buildings get renovated. Needs are met. The heart of the Father is not to disregard the broken, but to take what is there and restore it to something beautiful. This is the story of the 99+1 Foundation.

If you want to learn more or support this ministry restoring the Kingdom, go to www.99plus1.foundation.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:48 - Rachel's Backstory

03:29 - Hardships of Aging Out of Foster Care

07:02 - Education Challenges for Foster Youth

10:02 - Unconditional Love and Trauma

11:46 - Neurofeedback and its Huge Benefits

17:00 - 99 Plus 1 Foundation: Restoration and the Father's Heart

22:35 - Coffee Shop Initiative: Job Skills and Community Outreach

24:31 - Trusting God Just Like George Müller Did

26:15 - Don't Forget the Wise Older Generation

27:29 - 99 Plus 1 Today

28:29 - How to Support 99 Plus 1

29:42 - How Can We Pray for You?

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