History
How can more children in foster care know the love of Jesus?
Robin & Dave realized they could care for a limited number of children. They asked themselves, "How can more children in foster care know the love of Jesus?"
Through much research and prayer, they realized the need was to train more families with a Biblical foundation and support those families along their journey.
One Heart began in January 2004 because of the vision and passion the Lord gave to Robin and Dave Kruse to reach out to children struggling in the foster care system. The Kruse's became a foster family in 1990 and, over the years, have had the opportunity to adopt five of their foster sons. The adoption and foster care experience has been such a blessing for their 4 biological children as well as their 5 adopted sons that they wanted to let others know how they could be a part of making a difference in the life of a hurting child.
As foster parents for many years, Robin and Dave witnessed firsthand the negative effects moving from one home to another has on a child in the foster care system. This motivated them to start One Heart. They wanted to recruit, train and support more families to nurture these hurting children. Children in the system feel unloved and they struggle with their identity and self-worth. One Heart seeks to give children in state care a home that will provide healing and hope for the future. One Heart Family Ministries, Inc. is a 501c (3) organization. All of One Heart’s services and trainings are offered free of charge and are conducted at the One Heart office located in Parkway Baptist Church in Creve Coeur, MO.