Rebekah Weigel

Rebekah Weigel is a writer and producer whose work includes the critically acclaimed short film The Butterfly Circus, which became a viral phenomenon, impacting countless lives around the world and winning over 35 film festival awards. She is a foster/adoptive parent who is passionate about reversing the foster care crisis in America. Toward that end, she and her husband, Joshua, have co-written and produced Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (set for release in 2024), which presents the remarkable story of families from a small church in Possum Trot, Texas, who banded together to adopt 77 children from the local foster care system. Rebekah and Joshua have five children.

From Foster Care to Family: How a Small Church is Making a Big Impact

Bishop W. C. Martin shares his remarkable story of leading his small church to adopt 77 children out of the foster care system, alongside the producer who’s turned his story into a movie, Rebekah Weigel. Dr. Sharen Ford encourages and equips families to be a part of the movement Martin and Weigel are starting, to end the foster care crisis.

July 1, 2024