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An Unexpected Thank You from Baghdad
By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) — Ray Perkins, 92, isn’t one to get involved in a lot of activities at the Buckner Retirement Village where he lives.Alicia...
Sanctity of Life Sunday Reminds us, ‘Life is Good’
By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) — Almost everyone can agree that society has an idolized group: the young, the wealthy, the powerful, and the beautiful. But God...
Why I Chose Life
By Lindsey RattanMy freshman year in high school, I wrote an essay regarding adoption and the affect adoption can have on a child. The essay covered the...
New Hope for Orphans
By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(ALDEA EL CARMEN, Honduras) — There is hope in the eyes of the orphans. It isn’t always clear where it comes from. But it’s...
Dallas Homeless Receive New Shoes, Socks from Buckner
By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) — The number of homeless is growing as the economy falls, so the president of Operation Care was glad to bring Shoes...
Buckner Distributes Shoes at Kickapoo Reservation
(EAGLE PASS, Texas) — Buckner distributed more than 200 children’s shoes to members of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Dec. 11. The Buckner Mexico Border Missions...
Gingerbread Charity Competition Announces Winners
Proceeds to Benefit Buckner Children and Family Services of Southeast Texas(BEAUMONT, Texas) — Bidders are trying to vie for the best Gingerbread house at the McFaddin-Ward House...
Michael W. Smith Visits Shoes for Orphan Souls Warehouse
By Jenny PopeBuckner InternationalClick here to view video from Dallas Morning News.(DALLAS, Texas) — Christian music performing artist Michael W. Smith visited the Buckner Center for Humanitarian...
A Family is Born through International Adoption
By Jenny PopeBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) — The crowd waited patiently at the international arrivals gate, holding signs and posters, whispering to each other and frequently shifting left...
Ethiopia School Builds Better Citizens
By Jenny PopeBuckner International(BANTU, Ethiopia) — The orphans of Bantu may not have a lot by western standards. They live in mud and grass houses with grandparents...