Archive for August, 2010

Jenny Pope
Buckner International
HOUSTON – The thermometer read 94 degrees Saturday, Aug. 21 as volunteers at South Main Baptist Church patiently linked together a chain of shoes on the black asphalt parking lot. It took more than three hours to lay the shoes side by side, but in the end they celebrated their accomplishment – more [...]

Brittany Black and Analiz Schremmer
Buckner International
DALLAS — Every orphan longs for a mom and dad. So when 17 Russian orphans said goodbye to their Texas host families on Aug. 16, there were a lot of tears.
“It’s a very difficult day for everyone, but there is a lot of hope, too,” said Beth Brinkmeyer, coordinator for [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By Brittany Black
Buckner International
HALLSVILLE, Texas — At five weeks old, Abraham Vallery had two broken femurs, 27 broken ribs, a fractured skull and bleeding in his brain. Doctors thought he was going to die. He was put into an induced coma and was fed through a feeding tube. 
Now at 27 months, Abraham, known as Abe, [...]

DALLAS — When back-to-school shopping reaches its peak, Shoes for Orphan Souls®, the largest humanitarian aid project of Buckner International, hits its stride. But after 10 years of collecting shoes for orphans around the world, the global non-profit organization needs help more than ever.
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By Claire McGough
“How did you know that I liked cats?” That was one of the first questions Anastasia asked my husband, Chris, and I when we first met her last week. It was such a delight to realize that we already shared a connection, even though we had been living in vastly different worlds — [...]

By Brittany Black
ROCKWALL, Texas — The Angels from Abroad went on a “High Seas” adventure with Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, Texas on Aug. 5 and 6. The two-day Vacation Bible School focused on God’s love through singing, dancing and games that coordinated with stories from the Bible.
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By Analiz G. Schremmer
Buckner International
SAN ANGELO—A gift of 300,000 will change the living experience of 60 residents at Buckner Retirement Services’ Baptist Retirement Community.
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Brittany Black
All that could be heard over the blow dryer was the sound of laughter. The giggles were coming from the four girls in the Angels from Abroad program and their host moms Monday afternoon at Rockwall Salons.

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 Brittany Black
(DALLAS)—The Denson family is riding on a tandem bike for seven.
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