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Missions to Kenya resume
By Aimee Freston Buckner International has resumed mission travel to Kenya after halting it in May 2014 due to security concerns. Several mission opportunities are now available...
Family Place, a miracle-in-waiting
By John Hall Sitting in a shelter with her four young children, Erica Barrios was broken. Eleven years of marriage to a drug and alcohol addict can...
Body and soul: Mission team serves Hondurans through medicine and ministry
A line of people stretched along the seafoam green concrete walls and around the corner, past the coconut palm trees and out of sight. Moms, babies, kids,...
The hidden treasure
By Maria Orozco “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to...
Buckner Villas residents featured on NPR affiliate station KUT 90.5
Roland and Elizabeth Johnson, residents at Buckner Villas in Austin, Texas, were featured in a heartwarming piece on NPR affiliate station KUT 90.5 this past week. Their...
Alone no more: Samrawit’s story in Ethiopia
Samrawit fidgets like the teenager she is when she meets strangers. It’s easy to assume nerves are getting the best of her, but that’s not the case...
Upcoming foster care and adoption meetings
If you've ever wondered whether foster care or adoption was right for you, consider joining us in the coming weeks at one of our Buckner Foster Care...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Lubbock family sacrifices for foster kids
Foster care has become a family legacy for the Conner family in Lubbock, Texas. Rickey Sr. and Hishia Conner have been full-time foster group home parents on...
Strength to do all things
By David Graves “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) Recently, I joined the ranks of those who have tattoos. I...
Buckner senior living couple offers relationship advice after 60 years of marriage
You'd think that after 60 years of marriage, a couple wouldn't have anything new to learn on the subject, but marriage veterans Cliff and JoAnn Payne know...