By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International
Half of the population of Sierra Leone lives on less than $1 a day. In this country, people do what they can to scrape by.
Traders and vendors line the country’s roads, selling everything from produce to phone cards, drinking water and batteries. Women work as farmers, hairdressers, soap makers and traders, [...]
Aug 11, 2011
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By Jenny Pope
Buckner International
DALLAS – Buckner International is taking new steps to strengthen its medical services in community programs worldwide by recruiting doctors, nurses, dentists and volunteers to serve, said Buckner Manager of Health Services Cynthia Casperson.
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Buckner Missions is urgently seeking people who feel led to participate in fall and winter mission trips to Ethiopia, Kenya, the Dominican Republic and Peru. The Ethiopia and Dominican Republic trips are shoe distribution trips, and Kenya and Peru are Christmas-themed trips.
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See how God used our Project Go! volunteers this summer as they served in Peru, Guatemala, Kenya, Honduras, Russia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and the U.S./Mexico border.
Peru: Love takes many forms
Before this trip, Victoria, Katie, and I knew the urgency of the great commission and took the command to love orphans seriously. It’s why we signed [...]
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!
Click on the first photo to start the slideshow.
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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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Jul 20, 2011
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On June 3, Buckner sent a shipment of disaster relief aid to Convoy of Hope’s warehouse in Springfield, Missouri for distribution to tornado victims in Joplin.
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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
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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