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Faith Focus: July prayer requests

Summer is one of the busiest times of the year at Buckner. Mission teams are shining hope around the world by distributing new footwear through Buckner Shoes...
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Friday photo: Coming home

"When we got home, they were so happy. We had bumps along the way, but it just felt right. Our kids were home. We needed them with...
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Buckner officials visit Sen. Lankford, discuss stabilizing Latin American families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buckner International President/CEO Albert L. Reyes and Buckner Children and Family Services Vice President Henry Jackson recently met with Sen. James Lankford to discuss...
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Vacation Bible School breaks down walls with messages of hope

Walking into the activities room on the Buckner Children’s Campus, it is impossible not to feel the air of excitement. Across from a homemade mural of drawings,...
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Buckner Family Hope Center helps make life ‘200 percent’ better for single mom

Each Wednesday of the summer, the Buckner Family Hope Center in Longview, Texas, offered free meals for children at her apartment complex. BK Mazone’s children were there...
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Friday photo: Perfect love

"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear." -1 John 4:18
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12 ways to get ready for your short-term mission trip

Today we're sharing some helpful tips to get you ready for your short-term international mission trip! Mission trips are such a wonderful opportunity to see God move...
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Praying Hannah’s prayer for Samuel

"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him." -1 Samuel 1:27  In January 2014, I began praying...
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Faith Focus: Sacrifices for freedom

On May 29, 1944, Joe Griffin and the rest of the 4th Marine Division sailed for Saipan, a Japanese stronghold in the Marianas Islands during World War II....
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Friday photo: An unexpected gift

Ricardo Brambila, director of the Buckner Family Hope Center in Penitas, Texas, gave Luis Medina and his wife, Norma Camara, a new tricycle for their food truck business...
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