Mercedes

Mercedes entered the foster care system at two-years-old and was eventually adopted by her foster mom. Now a mom herself, Mercedes loves goofing around with her middle school son and enjoys listening to people and encouraging them to pursue their dreams. She is an active member of One Community Church where she co-leads the nursery team and is a part of the Missions team. She also has the privilege of leading a small group of women who attend church and serve the community together (and have a ton of fun). She loves taking things apart and fixing them. She is crazy about chocolate, bacon, the color purple, books, singing, writing and all things musical & creative. Mercedes is an IT professional and currently lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

John has been married to Terri since 1988. They have seven children, all of whom were adopted through the Los Angeles County foster care system. John enjoyed a career in Hollywood in film/tv production and as a screenwriter before becoming fully immersed in adoption and foster care ministry, first through his employment at Hope for Orphans, and now through Home Forever. One of the writers of the recent feature movie CAMP, John continues to write, mainly on issues related to adoption and foster care. John is a nationally-recognized speaker on adoption and foster care issues. He and his family (and former church) were featured on CBS’s A Home for the Holidays in December 2012, John and his sons appeared on the Dr. Phil Show in October 2012, and John appeared on the series “Raising Whitley” (Oprah Winfrey Network) in March 2014. John and his family reside in the Richmond, VA area. To see the video of Johnston Moore’s talk at the CAFO National Foster Care Initiative Symposium that was used for this podcast, click here.