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A friendship 67 years in the making
June Heck and Peggy Terell Tooker graduated from Lubbock High School in 1948. They were just acquaintances, nothing more. But 67 years later, June sat next to...
Friday photo: Building the future
This week, a Woman's Missionary Union of Texas team is finishing the construction of a home through Buckner Domestic Missions for the Morales family who have been participating...
Calder Woods participates in Reminiscence Therapy program
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia is a full-time job not everyone is equipped to perform. And because November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness...
National Adoption Month: Meet the McCarthys
Buckner foster-to-adopt parents David and April McCarthy adopted five boys, including three teens, through foster care who joined their three biological sons to become a band of...
‘I think God put it in my way for a reason’
PEÑITAS, Texas – New to town with few friends, Abigail Garcia didn’t know what she was getting herself into when she followed a classmate’s recommendation to go...
Local art fosters cognitive recollection in San Angelo Alzheimer’s residents
SAN ANGELO, Texas- When treating Alzheimer’s, dementia and general memory impairment, visual stimulation is key. Colors, shapes and textures can lead to impressive cognitive recollection because these...
Faith Focus: Fear or faith?
Halloween is most often associated with things that go bump in the night. When we find ourselves in the darkness of uncertainty, every little noise can make...
Friday photo: First Lady of Guatemala visits Buckner International
The First Lady of Guatemala Patricia Morales visited Buckner International this week to tour the campuses and discuss Buckner’s methods and strategy around engaging the faith community in nine markets across...
The kind of woman little girls want to become
Evelyn Lord is the kind of woman smart little girls want to be when they grow up. She’s had it all: a long and loving marriage, an...
Consumer Team talks with Buckner President Dr. Albert Reyes
Consumer Team host Pete Thomson from 1080 KRLD interviewed Buckner International President Dr. Albert Reyes on Saturday, Oct. 22. The interview highlighted the Buckner ministries, including Shoes for Orphan Souls. “Shoes for Orphan Souls® is how...