Russ Dilday
Spring break surge
Members of Texas churches built homes for four families in the Rio Grande Valley during last week’s spring break. The families are served locally...
A less painful walk
Jimena Reyes made the long, uncomfortable walk from her home on the outskirts of Jocotenango, Guatemala, to the Buckner Family Hope Center™ with...
Life is good: Celebrating National Sanctity of Life Day
My younger brother Doug and I were on our twice-weekly phone call last night, and the subject of dad’s death came up. Mainly because my little...
A life of generosity
Tom Stop sat at his desk in his office in Longview, Texas, reflecting on a lifetime spent in business and accounting. It's a brief conversation. The...
Celebrating the 'powerful presence' of JoAnn Cole
The Buckner family mourned the loss of JoAnn Cole during an online Service of Remembrance for her yesterday. JoAnn died Nov. 7 from complications...
Foster care: A beautiful thing
Years ago, Daisy Ledet, a public school educator, kept seeing a sign on the side of a local bus. Although it was a sign appealing to prospective...
Growing a family
The Thomas family lives on the edge of a northern panhandle town called Gruver, Texas. Across the road to the north, you can see all the way to the...
When caterpillars become butterflies
Anjali and Adan Santiago sit in the cool kitchen of their new home, sipping coffee and playing with their daughter, Anya, 2. Adan is a mechanic who...
Riding the roller coaster
There’s a sense of energy when you walk through Faith and Gerald Varlack’s front door. It’s more than a house; it’s an experience.
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Stories of life
Chaplain John Bender has spent most of his career as a pastor and church educator in churches in Tennessee and Texas. But in 2016 when the door...
Stories of hope in real time
Typically, when we share the stories of Buckner, we tell stories of success: People who, through their own initiative, the help of Buckner staff and...
Celebrating Buckner family coaching participants
Drive-through pizza party celebrates family coaching participants of the Buckner Family Hope Center at Bachman Lake.
'What do these stones mean?'
"I can't wait for 2020 to be over."
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Buckner hits 300-ton mark in domestic, international aid
Buckner has distributed or shipped more than 300 tons of humanitarian aid this year domestically and in the six countries Buckner serves. It's a mark...
A tongue-twisting celebration: independence, interdependence, dependence
Almost 30 years ago, I was riding through Wyoming with John Thomason, the founding executive director of the Wyoming Southern Baptist Convention....
Team George: Lifetime member
Early on a hot August morning in 2018, a local farmer was driving down Hwy 73 near Port Arthur when he spotted cars in front of him swerving to avoid...
Buckner responds to worsening crisis in Peru
With more than 67,000 reported cases last week and almost 2,000 deaths, the COVID-19 crisis continues to worsen in Peru. And Buckner Peru continues...
Buckner joins Latin American 'Movement' to minister to families during pandemic
Buckner International has joined the Latin American Baptist Union and several other Christian organizations and denominations to minister to families...
Coronavirus: Buckner Peru uses resources, advocacy to help desperate families
Buckner Peru marshalled its resources this week to help two communities desperate for aid in the wake of shortages brought on by the COVID-19...
Chaplains adopt creative ways to share hope in shadow of the coronavirus
The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
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Finish well
"Remember this?" asked my brother.
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Following night of terror, Buckner families uncertain about future
Like many families who endured the effects of an EF3 tornado that hit North Dallas Sunday night, the family of Martha Vega huddled together as the...
Faith Focus: The God who renews
As contradictory as it may seem, I like older, traditional things – fixer-upper homes, history museums, classic roast coffee – but I tend to also...
Faith Focus: Find your strength, forget your fear
The Prophet Daniel found himself in a desperate situation (Daniel 2): Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had experienced a recurring dream that...
Beaumont Foundation presents second half of $136,500 donation providing new clothes for children in foster care
On July 16 the Beaumont Foundation of America delivered the second installment of its 2019 donation totaling $136,500. Since 2007, BFA has contributed...
Hey Metroplex! Join Texas Rangers Nomar Mazara to collect shoes Aug. 17
Texas Rangers player Nomar Mazara is hosting a one-day shoe drive with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®. The Dominican Republic-born player is...
Faith Focus: Can you beat the odds?
Success is hard to find, particularly when you’re striking out on your own. That’s why Buckner has increased efforts to help families take that...
Home grown: Buckner Family Hope Centers focus on keeping families together through opportunity
It’s late September and the immigration debate on both sides of the Mexico/United States border has started to reheat prior to the U.S. mid-term...
Mexico teenager receives first bed
By all accounts, 18-year-old Azucena Lopez is a happy girl. Always quick to smile, she makes friends easily. When she plays her recorder in her...
Friday photo: Buckner Mexico celebrates 10th Anniversary
Albert Reyes, president and CEO of Buckner International, praised Buckner Mexico for its 10 years of service to vulnerable children and their...
Friday photo: GreenRidge at Buckner Villas cuts ribbon on $29 million expansion
Buckner Villas, one of Austin’s largest providers of senior living, hosted a ribbon cutting today on a $29 million expansion of its GreenRidge...
Loving with 'Jesus in my heart'
Meet Maria Lucila Valentino de Cabezas: Animated. Bubbly. Expressive. Energetic. Devout. Joyous.
“God has given me the gift of being joyful,”...
Hope is just out the front door
In Pamplona, Peru, Alicia Bravo Salinas leans over the giant aluminum cooking pot simmering on her stove, stirring the ingredients slowly before...
Teen entrepreneurs honored, share successes at luncheon
Teen entrepreneurs presented the outcomes of the businesses they developed and implemented this summer at a luncheon Aug. 8 at the Houston Hilton...
One in a million
Last year, Buckner gift officer Rhandi Bobo volunteered three times at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid in Dallas to sort, prepare and pack...
Buckner provides children in Aldine, Conroe with school supplies
The Buckner Family Hope Center at Houston/Aldine and the Buckner Foster Care and Adoption and Family Pathways programs in Conroe recently provided...
Houston community selects Family Hope Center at Aldine as a Halliburton Hometown Hero
The Buckner Family Hope Center at Aldine was recently honored as a 2017 Halliburton Hometown Hero. Through the Halliburton Hometown Hero Program,...
Buckner receives funds from Touchdown Houston: Like it on social media!
According to Touchdown Houston, “Super Bowl LI may have been the greatest Super Bowl of all time, but the collaboration with the 78 nonprofits that...
Friday photo: Family Hope Center ‘empowers’ Aldine teens for job readiness
The Bucker Family Hope Center at Aldine recently celebrated its spring class of graduates of “Empower 2 Employ,” a self-paced, nine-to-12-month...
Buckner Family Hope Center at Aldine celebrates 27 years
A group of supporters, community residents, leaders and members of the Buckner family celebrated the Buckner Family Hope Center at Aldine as it...
Buckner joins ministry partners to change future of Houston
Concrete, steel, brick and glass are rising up out of a 48-acre pasture just south of the Astrodome in Houston. But this is not just another...
Friday photo: Family event
Presley Osborn, a nursing student at Baylor University’s Louise Harrington School of Nursing, takes a blood pressure reading from a local mother...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Supporters
It’s no secret the Buckner Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine supports its community, but does the community support the center? Absolutely, said...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Children
Brandy Marsh is self-motivated to succeed. The McArthur High School senior loves music and friends -- and business. She has completed three cycles at...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Families
Sharon Kayode would do anything for her sons, Raimone and Raimi, but the best thing she could have done was push them into Family Hope Center...