We want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Missions Photo Contest on Facebook. We loved looking at your submissions and seeing your mission trips through your eyes!
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By Scott Collins
Buckner International
A delegation of volunteers led by President Albert Reyes joined staff and dignitaries from across Kenya to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Buckner International’s work in the East Africa nation.
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For the poorest men, women and children around the world, life is one continual crisis—a daily struggle for survival. Many of these desperate people lack even the most basics of life, including food.
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By Russ Dilday
Buckner International
In many parts of the world, including Kenya, there is a stigma attached to those living with HIV/AIDS. It cost Rose Odouri of Busia, Kenya, her marriage. Her children were sent to live with her mother. She couldn’t earn a living. Like many with the illness, she was living a half-life.
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By Lauren Hollon
Buckner International
Twenty-two-year-old Natasha Potts flipped through her scrapbook, cleared her throat and began reading aloud nervously.
“I look back on the life I had before and I can’t imagine how it would have turned out if Mom and Dad never adopted us,” she said. “I have dreams that I never would have dreamt of [...]
By Lauren Hollon
Buckner International
Whether you’re a first-time mission trip participant or a seasoned pro, the mother-daughter Guatemala trip won’t leave you unchanged.
“There are so many favorite memories from the trip,” said Kay Hartgraves, a mother who went to Guatemala two years ago. “It’s as if at each place you have a special bonding time with [...]
DALLAS – Buckner International has announced they will suspend all Guatemala mission trips scheduled from mid-August through mid-November due to election dates and a run off scheduled for November 1.
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February 24, 2011
LIMA, Peru—Living in the heart of a home not their own, with parents that aren’t biologically theirs who are ready to offer love, moral values, education and, above all, a future of opportunities, is something that José, 12, and Junior, 11, never imagined until they met the Staub-Gonzales family, who now makes up [...]
Buckner International
Leaving a 19-year-old alone to fend for himself and his four younger brothers on the streets of Mexico City sounds like a recipe for disaster. That’s where Fortunato Hernandez Bosilio was heading until Buckner became a part of his life.
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Buckner International
Most people cannot imagine their children even walking on a trash dump, let alone digging through it for something to eat.
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