Some of us are going to bring children into our homes; the rest of us are going to find ways to serve and support them!
The vision of Resilient Ministries can be simply put as the following: Revived, Restored, Redeemed, Resilient Kids in every Pennsylvania community and beyond!
We've grown to understand that the biggest part of serving families and children in the foster care community is building up the esteem of the children and parents both mentally and spiritually. Recognizing that overcoming their unique hurdles in life and the challenges it has presented should be empowering within itself.
Resilient Ministries Inc. together in genuine partnership with families, government agencies, church organizations and other communities provides support and services to assist the children and families, foster parents and foster agencies of the state of Pennsylvania.
To build upon strengths and meet identified needs of the families by becoming an extended family and helping the helper.
In 2018, the vision for Resilient Ministries was cast as a compassion ministry when initially established as a church plant. Not only is this an underserved area of ministry but also something that hits very close to home. When Camille Diaz was was an infant, her maternal grandparents were granted Legal Guardianship (Kinship Care) of her due to her mother being unable to care for her children.
Her mother was chronically mentally ill due to having experienced a traumatic event as a child. Camille was fortunate to have been placed in kindship care; however, by the time her younger siblings were born, Camille's Grandparents were too elderly to care for them. Her siblings were removed on more than one occasion due to their mother's health challenges, yet she would Fight in court tirelessly until she would be granted custody again. Unfortunately, four of Camille's siblings aged out in foster care and one was adopted. During the vision casting, Camille stated: "All of us, including our mom, were victim of circumstances and assailants. Although we've all experienced so much pain through all of this, not all has been lost. What the enemy meant for harm, is being used for a lot of good today. - Gensis 50:20 - We are Resilient!"
Not everyone is called to be a foster parent. As a matter of fact, most people won't ever bring a child into their home for any extended period of time. However, one of our goals is to bring awareness and eagerness of the understanding that we can all still have an essential and necessary role to play in the lives of these foster families and the children they are giving themselves over to.