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Buckner opens new Peru Family Hope Center

LIMA, Peru – Buckner International opened the newest Family Hope Center, Villa Hermosa, in Pamplona, an impoverished neighborhood in the nation's capital. It is the second Hope...
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Labor of love

Story and photos by Aimee Freston For many engaged couples, the days leading up to the wedding are hectic. There are last minute details to arrange and...
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Faith Focus: ‘He was always meant to be our son’

“If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t He do much more for you—you...
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Friday photo: Nairobi, Kenya

This sweet little boy goes to school at the Buckner Family Hope Center in Nairobi, Kenya. Taken June 2015.
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Overcoming the past

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Success is never out of reach

Four single mothers in Dallas have proved that education is never out of reach. They were recognized for their collegiate achievements on Saturday at the Buckner Family...
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LONGVIEW: Nonprofit agency working to change fortunes of children and parents at Longview apartment complex

LONGVIEW, Texas - In an oasis of shade at the Belaire Manor Apartments on Young Street, about 20 children gathered in a circle to sing a song...
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Faith Focus: God’s good gifts

  “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good...
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The language of learning

Story by Elizabeth Arnold Johnny Flowers grins from ear to ear as he proudly poses for a photograph with each of his 15 students. They too wear...
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Home is where the heart is

Story by Aimee Freston Photography by Chelsea White Following the American Civil War, R.C. Buckner was burdened by the devastating need in his country. As he traveled,...
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