What happens when children enter the foster care system? An 18-month investigative documentary reveals shocking truths about Child Protective Services (CPS), missing foster children, and the financial incentives driving family separation in America. (RYAN MATTA JUST RELEASED HIS MOST SOBERING DOCUMENTARY ON THIS VERY ISSUE NOVEMBER 2025)THE INVESTIGATION:In this groundbreaking episode, host Gannon—a sex abuse survivor adopted from Bulgaria (1 COUNTRY SOUTH OF ERIKA KIRK'S ROMANIAN ORPHANAGE, SO-CALLED SCANDEL) in 1995—exposes documented failures in the U.S. child welfare system using federal government reports, Inspector General investigations, and Congressional testimony.KEY FINDINGS:• 186,600 children removed from families annually (2022 AFCARS data)• Only 45% of children in foster care ever return home• 110,446 documented missing child episodes from state custody• 34,869 missing children never reported to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (federal law violation)• 19% of missing foster children identified as likely sex trafficking victims• $68.6 billion in federal child welfare funding (2015-2022)• States receive $5,000-$10,000 adoption incentive bonuses per childTHE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE PROBLEM:Federal Title IV-E funding provides unlimited reimbursement for foster care placements while capping family preservation services at just 11% of total funding. Government Accountability Office Report GAO-25-107467 documents how this creates systemic incentives to separate families rather than strengthen them.STATE-BY-STATE DOCUMENTATION:• Georgia: 1,790 children missing 2,500 times (2018-2022), 410 identified as trafficking victims• Florida: 13,011 missing children, 5 deaths, 156 still unaccounted for• California: 10,893 missing, 2,767 never found, average 41 days to locate• Connecticut: One child went missing 100 times; 94% of cases lacked trafficking screeningTHE DEEPER AGENDA:This investigation connects child welfare tracking failures to emerging digital identity systems, genomic surveillance infrastructure, and biometric transaction controls documented in over 1,200 patents. With the EU genomic surveillance system launching March 26, 2026—exactly 7 years after Microsoft patent WO2020060606 for body-activity cryptocurrency—vulnerable children in state custody become prime candidates for enrollment in systems of total population control.WHO SHOULD LISTEN:• Parents concerned about CPS and child protective services• Foster care advocates and reform activists• Child welfare professionals seeking transparency• Anyone researching government accountability• Christians concerned about end-times prophecy and Revelation 13• Investigative journalism and documentary enthusiasts• Adoption and foster families• Legal professionals working in family lawEPISODE FORMAT:This 45-minute documentary-style episode combines personal testimony, federal evidence, biblical perspective, and call to action. Drawing on epic storytelling traditions from the Holy Scriptures of Almighty God and the bloody American Revolution, host Gannon delivers a powerful exposé that every parent in America needs to hear.SOURCES CITED:All statistics verified through:• HHS Office of Inspector General Report A-07-21-06102• Government Accountability Office Report GAO-25-107467• AFCARS Report #30 (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis)• Senate investigations led by Senators Ossoff and Blackburn• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children testimony• Federal court findings and consent decrees• Congressional Finance Committee investigationsABOUT THE HOST:Gannon is a survivor, father, crane operator, Air Force Veteran, former Hollywood actor (Emmy Winning Voice Actor), and investigative researcher behind The Convergence Report (https://theconvergencereport.c...). After his international adoption and abuse within the American system, he spent 18 months documenting patents, federal funding structures, and systemic failures in child welfare. As a Christian and Emmy-winning voice actor (formerly with Honest Trailers), he brings professional storytelling to critical investigative journalism.THE CONVERGENCE REPORT:Full documentation of all 1,200+ patents, federal reports, and investigative findings available at theconvergencereport.com/reportTAKE ACTION:This episode provides specific steps for protecting your family, demanding government accountability, and supporting vulnerable children without feeding the broken system.186,600 children will enter foster care this year. Only 45% will return home. Thousands will disappear. Hundreds will be trafficked. Unless we expose the truth.This is The Watchman's Stand. This is Episode 29. 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