By Chelsea Quackenbush
Buckner International
BEAUMONT – Fifteen years of foster parenting paid off with a Region V Foster Parents of the Year award for Monica and Ivory Garrett, but that’s not why they do it.
For the Garretts, it’s a calling God placed on their hearts more than a decade ago.
“God mandates us to take care of [...]
By Chelsea Quackenbush
Buckner International
BEAUMONT – Dave “Daddy Dave” Bleakley first met Amelia by chance at a Buckner Children’s Village reunion in Beaumont. Two-week-old Amelia was the youngest alumna and Daddy Dave was the oldest. Buckner staff thought it would make a cool photo, so they placed the tiny girl in his arms.
“What’s her name?” he [...]
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner InternationalNovember is National Adoption Month, and we feel that everyone can celebrate – no matter whether your family is called to adopt or not. If you know an adoptive family, or a soon-to-be adoptive family, there are plenty of ways you can celebrate with them and help them as they transition.
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It was just before the service began one Sunday night when she approached me. A very kind woman with whom we went to church wanted to express her happiness at the news of our unexpected pregnancy. Supposedly biological children were not an option for us and God had already begun building our family through the [...]
Several years ago, I felt led to participate in a FamilyLife-sponsored mission trip to Guatemala where I visited orphanages and my heart was broken for the 100 million orphans in our world.
This led to the beginning of our family’s adoption journey—a journey that would stretch our faith and finances and take us to the very [...]
Buckner Finalizes First Honduran Adoption
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International
DALLAS—If you’ve ever tuned in to 1310AM The Ticket between noon and 3 in the Dallas area, you’ve probably heard the deep, booming voice of Bob Sturm talking sports and playing the straight man to his co-host Dan McDowell’s jokes.
And if you’re a dedicated listener of his [...]
By Chelsea Quackenbush
Buckner International
The first time Sarah and Kevin Dildine met their 4-year-old son Jasper in a Russian orphanage, he sat and played with a toy truck, not making any noises or sound effects like most kids. He rarely spoke.
Now, according to his mother, Jasper dances and bounces everywhere he goes.
“When I watch him, I [...]
Reprinted from the Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 4, 2011
It’s not that Tim and December Barcroft wouldn’t love to be in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. They would be among 150 others nationally to be honored at a gala as part of the Angels in Adoption awards through the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.
It’s just they can’t.
Tim has a [...]
DALLAS, Texas – Four Buckner families were recognized as 2011 Angels in Adoption for their outstanding advocacy for foster care and adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) in Washington, D.C. at an awards ceremony and gala Oct. 5.
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Hope for Orphans Institute is hosting a conference Sept. 16 and 17 at the Hope Center in Plano, Texas, on special needs and at-risk adoptions, adoption disruption and pre/post adoption support for families and children.
This conference is designed to equip and help orphan ministry leaders, families, pastors, counselors, social workers and advocates to better serve the increasing [...]
