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Fort Worth: Look no further than Broadway

Buckner and Broadway partner to provide services to the community, homeless By Chelsea Quackenbush FORT WORTH – Broadway Baptist Church’s relationship with Buckner International spans back longer...
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Family Place Graduate Recounts Life’s Blessings

By Lauren Hollon SturdyPhotography by Russ DildayDeLesa Morrison always had goals. She just wasn’t sure how to reach them.The second of seven siblings, DeLesa often felt more...
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Full House: Family of eight fills home with love

By Chelsea QuackenbushPhotography by Scott CollinsIn the Rio Grande Valley, when it’s hot, it’s really hot.And when it’s cold, it’s really cold.Just ask the Urbano family. The...
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Buckner International to host ‘Barefoot in the Park’ featuring Dove-Award Nominated Band MIKESCHAIR

Christian band MIKESCHAIR will perform at Barefoot in the Park July 28th, along with solo artist Dara Maclean and illusionist Jared Hall.

Free Concert...
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‘The child that’s going to change our lives forever’ — An adoptive family’s first-person perspective

In November 2001, John and Susie Kaufman and their son, Luke, welcomed the family’s newest member, Harrison, into their lives through adoption. Now, after 10 years, the...
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‘Pure Joy’ – Adoptive family of four Russian children recounts the laughs and the tears

By Chelsea QuackenbushPhotography by Russ DildayOn an unseasonably warm Valentine’s Day evening, the Potts family gathers at their grandparents’ home in a Dallas suburb, not to share...
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First Person: God’s Call Through a Child

I used to go through life and wonder: “What am I supposed to be doing? How can I further God’s kingdom? How do I share the best...
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Journey of the Heart: An Adult Adoptee’s Story

By S. Valerie GardnerI know who I am. I am a Korean-American. I was born in South Korea, but I was raised in Dallas, Texas. You see,...
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Buckner partners with local agencies to send mobile medical clinic to Kenya

By Chelsea QuackenbushBuckner InternationalDALLAS – Buckner partnered with Christian Alliance for Humanitarian Aid, Baylor Hospital’s Faith in Action mission and the Texas Baptist Men to restore a...
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Bringing Hope through Humanitarian Aid

Tears welled up in Juan’s eyes. Standing on the front porch of the new home a group of Buckner volunteers had built for his family in the...
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