Archive for April, 2009

(DALLAS, Texas) – Buckner International and the Center for Informed Faith have announced a strategic alliance combining efforts of the two organizations to promote CIF’s mission of equipping Christians while enabling Buckner to expand its global work on behalf of children and families.
Under the agreement, Buckner and the CIF will develop curriculum for local churches, [...]

By Jenny Pope
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(DALLAS, Texas) – In celebration of more than 130 years of serving orphans, at-risk children and families, Buckner International honored its top volunteers and donors at its annual R.C. Buckner Founder’s Day dinner on April 24 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
Award recipients for [...]

Shoes for Orphan Souls Help Children Step Back Into the Classroom
By Analiz González Schremmer
Buckner International
(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — Without shoes, Mexican children can’t go to school.
 
Harvest Field Ministries knows that. That’s why they partner with Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls.
For the past four years, Harvest Field Ministries has distributed Shoes for Orphan Souls to [...]

(DALLAS, Texas) – Samaritan’s Feet, a Christian shoe collection and distribution ministry, gave Shoes for Orphan Souls 6,000 pairs of new shoes from its Indianapolis warehouse April 16.
Matt Asato, Buckner humanitarian aid manager, said the shipment came after he and Bruce Bodman, director of International Missions and Projects for Samaritan’s Feet, “looked at a potential [...]

(LUBBOCK, Texas) — Tommy Speed has returned to Lubbock as the new administrator for Buckner Children and Family Services.
Speed formerly served as the director/team leader for Buckner Children’s Home before moving to New Mexico to spearhead development of church and community ministry for Buckner last summer. Prior to that, Speed served as the executive director [...]

By HUMBERTO MARTINEZ
Beaumont Enterprise
April 14, 2009
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Not everyone can say they’ll be living the last years of their life with the same people who cared for them in their childhood.
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(BEAUMONT, Texas) — Laura May will serve as the new administrator for Buckner Children and Family Services in Southeast Texas beginning May 1.
“I have been serving with Buckner for 19 years and it has been more fulfilling than I could have ever imagined,” May said. “It is an honor and a blessing to serve Christ [...]

Which pair will it be? Pink Converse or superhero sneakers? A pair of ‘Big Foot’ athletic shoes or a tiny pair of Crocs?
In anticipation of the two millionth pair of shoes to be donated or collected, Shoes for Orphan Souls is inviting you to participate in the 2 Million Shoe Countdown.
“It’s really exciting that we [...]

You’ve wanted to make a difference for a while now, but weren’t quite sure how to do it. Now is your chance to do something! We’ve made it easy for you to get started with these simple tips below.
1. Sponsor or participate in special events. Buckner hosts a number of local special events in communities [...]

Pulling Village Children out of Hunger
By Analiz González Schremmer
(OAXACA, Mexico) — Some children are too hungry to go to school.

In La Cumbre, a Zapoteco village in Oaxaca, 37 percent of the children drop out of school because of malnutrition and 41 percent of the people can’t read. Buckner hopes to see those numbers change.
In March, [...]