As more churches are forming adoption and foster care ministries, many Christians are becoming aware of what adoption professionals have known for some time: Most of the children in need of permanency are children of color.Â
Whether they are African-American children in the U.S. foster care system, Chinese children abandoned due to the One-Child-Policy, or orphaned [...]
One of the questions faced by families interested in adoption is, âHow do I choose which type of adoption to pursue?â Itâs a great question! And there are MANY options. At Buckner, families have four options:
1. Domestic infant adoption â adopting a newborn from a birth mom facing a crisis pregnancy.
2. Foster to Adopt â accepting placement [...]
By Analiz GonzĂĄlez
Buckner International
(MELISSA, Texas) â In Reyna and Danielâs world, there were no bugs, no guinea pigs and definitely no horses.
What they knew was a strict schedule: bunk beds with several children to a room and night lights that went across the edge of the floor like fire flies in the dark. There were [...]
By Jenny Pope
Buckner International
Four-year-old Kellie Hodson loves to twirl in her pink dress. She makes faces with her big brother Jonathan, shares secrets with her Mom and rides the four-wheeler with her dad whenever she gets the chance.