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Project Go: 9 ways to find your purpose

Want to do something different with your summer and make an eternal impact for God's Kingdom? Look no further than Project Go, a month-long volunteer missions trip...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Humanitarian aid by the numbers

The mission of Buckner International is to transform and strengthen families to keep children safe, both in the U.S. and around the world. A lot of times,...
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Sewing to success

Dinorah De La Rosa sits peacefully at her sewing table. Positioned near the front door so the daylight can illuminate her project, De La Rosa’s sewing table...
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Faith Focus: Can I really change the world?

Two sentences adorn many of Buckner International’s promotional pieces: Transform lives, change the world. They succinctly sum up what Buckner does around the globe as multitudes of...
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7 reasons you should do something different with your summer

Project Go is a month-long summer volunteer program for college students and young adults to travel to a foreign country, immerse themselves in the culture and serve...
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BREAKING: Shoes reach Iraqis under siege

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following account came straight from a humanitarian aid worker in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, who distributed shoes on Sept. 26, 2015 on behalf...
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Faith Focus: #PotterItForward

Eighteen years ago, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was published, sparking a phenomenon that changed the lives of young people worldwide. Suddenly, a generation spoke of...
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Friday Photo: Kurdistan shoe delivery

Through a partner organization, Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® was able to serve Yazidi refugee children in Iraq who have fled their homes because of terrorist attacks...
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Buckner Family Place, My Father’s House Lubbock become Buckner Family Pathways

Buckner Family Place ministries across the state and My Father’s House Lubbock have been renamed Buckner Family Pathways to reflect consistency among the efforts to empower single-parent...
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Faith Focus: The problem with to-do lists

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants...
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