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Shoe trip veteran recounts favorite mission trip moments
By Lauren Hollon SturdySonja Fowler is a mission trip expert. At 74 years old, she has 10 international trips under her belt since 2004, and has taken...
Get to know two of the first Peruvian foster families
The Chavez familyThirteen year old Briana has lived with her foster family for six years. Her birth mom and her foster mom, Violeta Chavez, had been friends...
Fighting for family: Blessings come in threes for foster-to-adopt family
Story by Chelsea Quackenbush Photography by Lauren Hollon SturdyMicah and Sarah Brown get weird looks when they’re out in public with their kids but luckily, they handle...
Do Family Transition Programs really make a lasting difference?
Buckner Family Transition Programs are residential programs for single-parent families who are seeking education and self-sufficiency. Families live in an apartment or duplex on a Buckner campus...
Contagious confidence: Family Place graduate fulfills her calling at Buckner Parkway Place
By John Hall Photography by Lauren Hollon Sturdy HOUSTON – Working with a patient at Parkway Place, Melody Costello speaks into a person, not to them. She’s...
There’s still time to apply for Project Go! 2014
There's still time to turn in your application and prepare for a life-changing summer of serving orphans, vulnerable children and families in Buckner ministries in the U.S....
Volunteers needed in Texas and internationally!
Do you want to make a difference in your community, but don't know how to start? Do you have time to give and skills to share? If...
Baptist Retirement Community breaks ground on $22 million renovation project
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Leaders from Baptist Memorial Ministries and Buckner International broke ground Tuesday, Jan. 28 to begin construction on the $22 million renovation project at...
Greater Dallas Movement Day: Looking for pioneers
By John HallDALLAS – The 19th century wood cabin built by Dallas founder John Neely Bryan stands in the heart of downtown Dallas as a symbol of...
Exit interview: Amarillo mom reflects on Family Place’s influence
Story and photo by Russ DildayIt’s a surprisingly mild day for Amarillo in early September. The windows are open in Sandy Carrasco’s apartment at Buckner Family Place,...