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Faith Focus: His grace toward us is not in vain

March 23, 1945, changed 19-year-old Donald Morrison’s life—and his eternal life—forever. Just as his commanding officers yelled for their division to get down, the young American soldier...
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Friday photo: A forever family

November is National Adoption Month and Buckner Foster Care and Adoption in Lufkin, Texas, is celebrating three children finding their forever homes through adoption.  Joseph and Kathryn...
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His Bible saved his life

Donald Morrison isn’t supposed to be alive today. On March 23, 1945, the now 91-year-old Buckner Villas resident was left for dead after German troops attacked his...
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We do missions differently. So should you.

Chances are, if you’ve scrolled through your social media feed lately, you’ve run across a video by Christian comedian John Crist. His lighthearted brand of comedy has...
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Fun at the Buckner Family Hope Center Fall Festival

The children in the Buckner Family Hope Center at Houston/Aldine after-school program were “treated to a wonderful fun-filled time during our annual fall festival,” said Shonice Reed, children’s...
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Thankful for an unexpected path

Years ago, Scott and Amber Hawk thought they knew what they wanted: to adopt a child and “complete” their family. But they found they couldn’t ignore the...
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Buckner Foster Care and Adoption in the Rio Grande Valley celebrates first adoption

Buckner Foster Care and Adoption is celebrating National Adoption Month in a way they never have before – in the very first adoption through Buckner in the...
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Phelps named executive director of Parkway Place

Buckner Retirement Services named Susan Phelps as executive director of Parkway Place. Phelps began her tenure with Buckner Retirement in 2003, serving first with Calder Woods in...
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Faith Focus: ‘I was spiritually changed by it all’

Scott and Erin (on right above, pictured with Buckner staff member Melissa Martin) are foster parents through Buckner International who have a 12-year-old biological daughter and a...
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Friday photo: It’s National Adoption Month

Scott and Erin Fowler are foster parents through Buckner International who have a 12-year-old biological daughter and a 15-month-old son who was adopted through foster care. On National...
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