Deputy Meets Little Girl with No One to Call Family—and She Couldn’t Leave Her Alone

A South Carolina deputy changed a young girl’s life forever after meeting her during a regular work shift.

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God created each of us with a purpose. We don’t need to try hard to find our true calling in life. God reveals it to us at just the right time. Deputy Britanie Bratcher found her purpose when she responded to a call for help in 2023.

A Call That Became a Calling

In 2023, Britanie Bratcher was working a case in South Carolina when she met a little girl who needed a guardian. Most people would have finished their shift and gone home. Bratcher couldn’t do that.

She felt a pull on her heart that she couldn’t ignore. She decided right then to step into a role that went way beyond her badge.

The Long Road to the Adoption

The path wasn’t easy. There were legal hurdles and plenty of paperwork. Bratcher didn’t give up during the hard months of waiting. She stayed patient and focused on the goal of providing a “forever home” where this child would never have to worry again.

On January 12, 2026, the wait finally ended. The adoption was finalized in a courtroom filled with smiles and emotional moments.

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Verse of the Day

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”

Ephesians 6:12-13

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