So he wasn’t all that excited when Kara suggested maybe they should consider becoming foster parents … with the possibility of adoption. I guess you could say he acquiesced. “I had to look at things a little different,” Moss explained. “I had to get to the point where I was willing to try something. As I tried and exercised faith in that, it grew. And continued to grow.” As his faith grew, so did his family. Over the course of eight years, the couple became foster parents to 25 children. They ended up adopting six of them who currently range in age from 3 to 13 years old. Four are siblings who they adopted so the children would not be broken apart. “They didn’t choose this. This wasn’t their fault,” Moss said. “Pushing them aside because of what their parents did to them is not fair.” After fostering 25 children, one couple discovered that change began with them. A MIGHTY CHANGE OF HEART CAREY’S CORNER {carey peña reports} Carey Peña | Contributing Writer “She came in right from the hospital. All she had was her nightgown from the hospital and a bootprint from her stepdad on her face.” When Darin Moss shared this story on my podcast, he physically broke down with tears streaming down his face. It’s heartbreaking to think about the day he and his wife tried to rescue a 5-year-old girl whose young life had been marred by abuse. But her story, though extreme, is not unique. “We all need to get outside of our own little world and find whatever we can do to help,” Moss said. He is living proof. A decade ago, Moss and his wife, Kara, an educator, were busy working and raising one son and three daughters. They have lots of family in Arizona and are part of a devoted church community. Life was somewhat calm. 18 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JULY 2019

Above: When a child reaches their foster home, they’re often sad and confused and need to know that someone cares about them. A Mighty Change of Heart provides personalized duffle bags filled with clothes, toys, books and supplies that will go with them wherever life may lead. Left: Darin Moss (second from right) and his wife Kara founded A Mighty Change of Heart to support the 17,000+ children in Arizona’s foster system. Darin is shown here with his sons. JULY 2019 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 19