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Count your blessings
By Stephen N. Wakefield Our church has something called the prayer blanket ministry. It’s a program where people who experience adversity because of ill health, loss of...
Gone: Kidnapped at birth
By Russ Dilday Margarita Gomez* slowly stirs in a dark room. The aches of yesterday’s childbirth reverberate through her body. Her hands glide up and down the...
15-year-old creates mural for Buckner in Beaumont
A 15-year-old is previewing her art this week -- not at a gallery but at Buckner Childrens' Village where she is doing a mural. Artist Kaylee McGilbery...
Helper of the fatherless
By Lindsay Roberts “But you God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you;...
Ribbons and joy: Helping Dulce find her confidence
By Aimee Freston Dulce Luevanos plucks a ribbon from her colorful stash of supplies and holds it up to show 25 women how to sew several ribbons...
Fear this
By Whitney Landers “I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings; so...
Roy named executive director of Buckner Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine
HOUSTON – Buckner International has appointed Shawna Roy director of its Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine. Roy previously served the Hope Center for nine years and knows the...
New shoes celebrate a new life for Guatemalan mom
JOCOTENENGO, Guatemala – Gratefulness overcomes Rufina Hernandez when she talks about her shoes. They are the second pair of new shoes she’s ever owned, and each...
The hidden treasure
By Maria Orozco “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to...
Strength to do all things
By David Graves “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) Recently, I joined the ranks of those who have tattoos. I...