With help from the community, East TN sees an increase in families wanting to be foster parents
There is still a great need for foster families right now, but the community is seeing results after several stepped up to spread the word. Author: Jacinta Render (WBIR) Updated: 12:23 PM EDT July 14, 2021
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. Weeks ago, the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home took to social media asking people to put signs in their yards to recruit foster parents.
“We need more foster homes here in Sevierville. We need more for foster homes in Knoxville,” said Beverly Beard, the Director of Foster Care at SMCH.
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SEVIERVILLE — Upgrades to the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home property on the Parkway side are underway, including the relocation of a road and other improvements to increase access and visibility.
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Saundra Kay Jennings Rose, 79, of Cleveland, received her heavenly reward on Saturday morning, April 24, 2021. Her final race was won and her healing completed following a lengthy illness.
Born on July 6, 1941, in Asheville, N.C., she was the eldest daughter of the Rev. S.E. and Dorothy Jennings. She was a graduate of Huntington High School in West Virginia and Northwest Bible College in Minot, N.D.
As the daughter of a minister, Saundra grew up hearing about the love of God and His plan of salvation for anyone who would believe. At a very young age, her maternal grandmother led her to a personal relationship with the Lord. From that time forward, she knew she wanted to spend her life in full-time ministry in hopes of leading others to the same saving grace. Her desire to do so was affirmed when she married her husband, Delbert Rose, and together they served in ministry for nearly 40 years. The Rose Lecture Hall at Lee University was