Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast
Turning hearts toward home
U.S. Air Date: July 10, 2008
Caring Passionately for Foster Care Kids

Former Congressman Tom DeLay and his wife, Christine, discuss their efforts to help abused and neglected kids within the foster care system.
- Listen Now
- Find a Station
- Request a broadcast CD
- Daily Radio Digest - Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter!
Web Exclusives
- Audio: "The Chosen One"
Listen to a brief clip from an Adventures in Odyssey episode dealing with foster care, taken from the series "Into the Light."
Today's resources
- Today's Broadcast CD
- Book: Fields of the Fatherless: Discover the Joy of Compassionate Living
- Book: Small Town, Big Miracle: how Love Came to the Least of These
- 6-CD Set: Domestic Adoption and Foster Care
- Booklet and DVD: Launching an Orphans Ministry in Your Church
- 4-CD Set: Adventures in Odyssey #47: Into the Light: 12 Stories on Trusting God, Facing Fear & More!
Related links
- iCareAboutOrphans.org
Learn how you can make a difference in the life of an orphan. - RioBend.org
Visit the Web site for the foster care community discussed on today's broadcast.
Guest Biography
Tom DeLay is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and, as a prominent member of the Republican Party, he served as the House Majority Leader from 2003-2005. He and his wife, Christine, are the founders of the DeLay Foundation for Kids, which addresses a variety of children's issues including education, drug rehabilitation, abuse and homelessness. The DeLays have one daughter and one grandchild.
Upcoming broadcasts
- November 9, 2009:
November Update from Focus on the Family - November 10, 2009:
The Kids Are Gone — Now What? - November 11, 2009:
Pardoned by God's Grace - November 12, 2009:
Frugal Living in a Tough Economy (Part 1 of 2) - November 13, 2009:
Frugal Living in a Tough Economy (Part 2 of 2) - More upcoming broadcasts