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It is June 11, 2024, and Marcus, his foster mom, and four foster siblings are experiencing heaven on earth at a Christian water sports camp, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/rising-from-the-ashes-how-to-turn-your-pain-into-beauty\/\">Skiin&#8217; With The Galilean<\/a> (SWTG).  Twenty-five years ago, United Airlines captain Todd Garrett created SWTG to help foster and special-needs children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWTG-2023-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Foster boy finds peace\" class=\"wp-image-14740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWTG-2023-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWTG-2023-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWTG-2023.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Foster and special-needs kids find peace and joy at SWTG\/Steve Blaising\/Lake Athens, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After taking the kids and caretakers out on a beautiful lake in beautiful boats, SWTG volunteers bring everyone in for lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the camp pastor, I invite anyone to talk and pray about troubles privately after a brief devotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shirley, Marcus and Ava&#8217;s foster mom, approaches me in tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-peace-begins-in-prayer\">Peace begins in prayer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s going on, Shirley?&#8221; I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;My husband, Tony, died four weeks ago. 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