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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Jul 20, 2011
Filed in Missions, U.S. Ministry
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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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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By Lauren Hollon
Buckner International
Of the many ways life in the United States differs from life in Kenya, few are harder to imagine than spending a fourth of one’s waking hours walking for miles, hauling a bucket, building a fire, boiling water and waiting for it to cool, all for a drink.
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By Chris Cato
Buckner Missions Coordinator
On a recent mission trip to Peru, God used a few college students from Hardin Simmons University to expand His Kingdom.
As the Bible story was being taught one morning, Natalie, Kay and Lauren noticed a little 9-year-old girl who kept scratching her head due to the lice crawling in her hair.
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By Lauren Hollon
Buckner International
Spring break and summer mission trips are coming up, and you might be wondering where the money will come from. Let our 10 fundraising suggestions get your creative juices flowing.
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