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Tiny Alabama Church Makes a Big Impact through Shoes for Orphan Souls
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalMount Pleasant Baptist Church is home to about 50 worshippers on an average Sunday in a tiny community near Monroeville, Alabama (population: 6,862)....
For one mother, hope comes in the form of a corn cart
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International Leticia Tellez is a single mom, practically speaking. Her husband is in jail for an unpaid speeding ticket and without him,...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Supporters
It’s no secret the Buckner Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine supports its community, but does the community support the center? Absolutely, said Armando Walle, Texas State Representative for...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Children
Brandy Marsh is self-motivated to succeed. The McArthur High School senior loves music and friends -- and business. She has completed three cycles at Buckner Family Hope...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Families
Sharon Kayode would do anything for her sons, Raimone and Raimi, but the best thing she could have done was push them into Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine’s...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Empowerment
Josefina Herrero is well-spoken, professional and educated. She considers herself “a very responsible mom,” adding “sometimes maybe too much.” She hold’s a master’s degree in education from...
Family Hope Center Houston/Aldine Series: The Community
Almost 24 years ago, Sylvia Bolling looked around and saw a need. In fact, lots of them. The community where the public school worker was raising her...
Encouraged to Achieve: Rio Grande Valley Family Hope Center Becomes Second Home for Teen
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalGraciela Vazquez will be the first member of her family to attend college. She’s excited by the prospect of living on her own...
Tying a Strong Knot of Hope: The Couples
Photography by Russ Dilday Buckner International This summer the Family Hope Center in the Rio Grande Valley saw its first-ever mass wedding, uniting seven confident, assured, hopeful...
Tying a Strong Knot of Hope
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalSeven brides take turns posing one at a time beneath a red and white ribbon-bedecked arch at the end of the sanctuary’s center...