Blog
Stories & insights
Filter
Faith Focus: Can I really change the world?
Two sentences adorn many of Buckner International’s promotional pieces: Transform lives, change the world. They succinctly sum up what Buckner does around the globe as multitudes of...
Friday photo: Permanency
"I think the biggest change for me (since being adopted) is that I can go to sleep at night and know that I’m waking up in the...
7 reasons you should do something different with your summer
Project Go is a month-long summer volunteer program for college students and young adults to travel to a foreign country, immerse themselves in the culture and serve...
BREAKING: Shoes reach Iraqis under siege
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following account came straight from a humanitarian aid worker in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, who distributed shoes on Sept. 26, 2015 on behalf...
Faith Focus: #PotterItForward
Eighteen years ago, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was published, sparking a phenomenon that changed the lives of young people worldwide. Suddenly, a generation spoke of...
Friday Photo: Kurdistan shoe delivery
Through a partner organization, Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls® was able to serve Yazidi refugee children in Iraq who have fled their homes because of terrorist attacks...
Buckner Family Place, My Father’s House Lubbock become Buckner Family Pathways
Buckner Family Place ministries across the state and My Father’s House Lubbock have been renamed Buckner Family Pathways to reflect consistency among the efforts to empower single-parent...
Faith Focus: The problem with to-do lists
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants...
Friday photo: Building Community
Aramark employees volunteered through Buckner as part of its Building Community Day. They sorted shoes donated through Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls®, helped organize clothes and food...
A sweet legacy
Susana Guevara, program coordinator for Buckner Family Place in Amarillo, was praying for a baker. She wanted to bless the residents at Family Place with a special...