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Sharing our blessings

By Paul Clark “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” Psalm 139:14...
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Reporter-Telegram highlights new Buckner Midland leader

Jordan Parnell, new executive director for Buckner in Midland, was featured in the Midland Reporter-Telegram. Parnell earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of...
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Project Go volunteer: ‘I was made for one purpose’

Hannah Hagar served with Project Go for five weeks in the Rio Grande Valley in 2013 with a small team of young people from her church, Memorial...
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Beaumont couple celebrates 70th wedding anniversary

Agnes Northrup will never forget meeting her husband, Vernon, at the naval base in Long Beach, Calif., 71 years ago. He was a brand new chaplain and...
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Pouring out God’s love

“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Romans 5:5...
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A Project Go-er’s top six tips for a great mission trip experience

It might sound cliché, but serving in Guatemala through Project Go changed my life. I was able to serve in a capacity I never thought was possible...
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Freedom in the Lord

By Shea Svendson “But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away… where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians...
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Lost and found: Baby Sara’s joyful return home

As a caseworker for Semillas de Esperanza, Dina Tomás logs a lot of hours the old-fashioned way: on foot. Due to incomplete files, a backlog of cases...
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