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Buckner Family Hope Center holds first VBS in West Dallas

All week, the Buckner Family Hope Center has ministered to 30 children at the Globe Life Training Center at the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy in West...
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Family Hope Center and Family Pathways at Reed Road in Houston celebrate the Fourth of July

Families served by the Buckner Family Hope Center and Buckner Family Pathways at Reed Road in Houston came together to celebrate the Fourth of July with Buckner...
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Lubbock mom finds way to college through Buckner Family Pathways

Breanae Campbell’s life was at a crossroads. She could continue eking by financially in Midland as she raised her infant son. Or she could leave him to be...
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Albert Reyes named new board member for the Christian Alliance for Orphans

This week, the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) celebrated the addition of Buckner International President/CEO Albert Reyes to its board.  “We are thrilled that Dr. Reyes’ immense experience,...
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Faith Focus: Hope for our world

While the author of Lamentations remains nameless, strong evidence points to the prophet Jeremiah as the author. Regardless of who penned it, Lamentations pictures a man of...
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Friday photo: Robinson Chirinos plays baseball with children Buckner serves

It was a summer to remember for children involved in Buckner programs when they took the field and met Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos at a baseball clinic...
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Embracing community: How tragedy brought one family a community to rely on

The first time Librada Cortez Martinez stepped into the Buckner Family Hope Center in Oaxaca, Mexico, she thought only about her children.  Librada had seen the impact...
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Celebrate freedom!

Today is Independence Day, the day we celebrate freedom in this nation. How are you celebrating?   Are you gathering with friends and family for a cookout?...
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Gifts from Rebuild Texas, others help rebuild Children’s Village campus

After six months of being displaced due to Hurricane Harvey, Buckner foster families, foster children and staff have returned “home” to Buckner Children’s Village. The Rebuild Texas...
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Faith Focus: Inward renewal

When I moved to Waco in 2008, one of the more distinctive landmarks in downtown Waco was the pair of large rusting grain silos near the “grease...
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