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How a plastic bag changed the life of a South Texas teen
It’s amazing how something like a plastic shopping bag can have such an impact on someone’s life. When Marilin Garcia, now 18, was in kindergarten, her mother...
Camp Buckner Foster Family Camp: A week of firsts for foster children, families
Buckner foster and adoptive families know that family is about more than biological connections. It’s about people who love and care about each other. In July, more...
VIDEO: How Natasha found hope
Natasha Potts remembers clearly how a simple pair of black boots brought so much hope into her life at 12 years old. She lived in a Russian...
Faith Focus: A father to the fatherless
Dressed in a white T-shirt and bright orange sneakers, Bishop Putney stands out in more ways than one. While the other five boys glue pieces of wood...
Friday photo: Windcatchers and new shoes
Children at the Buckner Family Hope Center in Jocotenango, Guatemala, received new shoes this week from a missions group delivering shoes. The team also led VBS and...
It’s a boys world
Dressed in a white T-shirt and bright orange sneakers, Bishop Putney stands out in more ways than one. While the other five boys glue pieces of wood...
Reyes elected vice president of North American Baptist Fellowship
Buckner President and CEO Albert L. Reyes was recently elected vice president of the North American Baptist Fellowship. Reyes will serve as one of the leaders of...
Faith Focus: The difficulty of introspection
A couple years ago, a pair of disc jockeys interviewed actor/comedian Bill Murray and the conversation turned to more serious subjects. Murray went with it. He was...
Friday photo: Put on love
"Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any...
‘To God be the glory’
After going on a mission trip to Peru last summer and Guatemala the year before that, I felt God say it was time to journey to the...