Scott Collins

The journey to hope
Let’s start this story at the end.
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Breaking generational cycles
Brooklyn Cole was there as a pre-teen sister when her little brother Anthony was born. She even cut his umbilical cord. More than 10 years later,...

Swallowed up by life
Not long after we were married, my wife and I purchased a tent from a co-worker. We loved it so much we soon bought a pop-up camper, which we loved...

Global reach
It took 10 years for the name to change, but only one trip to change Buckner.
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Paying it backward and forward
Rishun Beasley spends her days looking for something she’s already found. It’s a search that drives her every morning and one she knows will...

What justice looks like depends on where you're standing
Scott Collins, senior vice president of communications for Buckner International, originally wrote this column for the Baptist Standard as part of a...

Family reunions
Kaari Vasquez was drawn to the home as soon as she saw a picture of it. Maybe it was a fluke or a coincidence the house was on Kari Ann Drive, but...

How long, O Lord?
Are you a journey or a destination person? Good things take time, but our human nature is to ask, "How long?" Or "Are we there yet?"

Have you ever asked God, 'Where were you?'
A couple years ago, at an event announcing that the world-renowned Cooper Clinic would serve Ventana by Buckner, I heard Dr. Kenneth Cooper say the...

Buckner International trustees issue 'Call for Love, Justice and Racial Reconciliation': Statement unanimously approved by board
Saying “we repudiate racism, injustice and racial inequality,” trustees of Buckner International unanimously approved a statement they titled...

Artistic Freedom
The room is smaller than your closet. Three men work quietly as their hands slowly and carefully pull apart banana leaves, gently tearing each leaf...

Buckner leading the way for adoption in Kenya
Pauline Njonge remembers the embarrassment her mother felt the first time Pauline visited with her own daughter, Samantha. It’s a painful memory...

Through the fire: Kenyan orphan finds hope through Buckner International
Samwel Meraba has a slight scar on the left side of his head. It’s a constant reminder of the fire he escaped as a small boy – a fire that took...