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We are excited to announce the launch of the free Buckner Today app for Apple and Android mobile devices. You love reading about how Buckner shines hope...
Mission team builds homes, hope in Rio Grande Valley
Tenth annual KidsHeart trip an ‘astounding’ successBy Chelsea QuackenbushPhotography by Mike McLean and Chelsea QuackenbushPENITAS, Texas – Members of First Baptist Church of Lufkin took homebuilding to...
Letting go to gain a family | Host families urgently needed for Colombian orphans
Editor's Note: Dallas-area families are still urgently needed to host seven Colombian orphans who will be visiting the United States in December. Visit http://www.angelsfromabroad.com/ to learn more.By...
Beaumont foster care program receives generous grant for respite services
By Chelsea QuackenbushBEAUMONT, Texas – Buckner Children and Family Services received a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for Southeast Texas to be used for foster care services.The...
Hearts of gratitude
Story and photography by Chelsea QuackenbushIf there’s one thing Wendi Hay wants her four daughters to learn about their time at Buckner Family Place in Houston, it’s...
Stories from the mission field: Understanding love
Four years ago, during spring break of my senior year of high school, I went to Zacapa, Guatemala, on a mission trip and worked primarily in an...
Foster group home works miracles in violent Juarez
By Russ DildayJUAREZ, Mexico - Ismael Meza remembers when Marta* came to Buckner Mexico’s Amigo Fiel foster group home two years ago. Meza, who directs the home...
60 Years of Gardening Keep Buckner Senior Living Resident Healthy
85-year-old Eddie Buddemeyer enjoys his days out in the garden at Parkway Place. “I tell everyone that the two best things in life are finding true love...
‘Being Jesus with Skin On’
South Dallas family gets home makeover By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Photography by Lauren Hollon Sturdy, Chelsea Quackenbush and Johnny Flowers “I live in a mansion now,”...
Contagious hope
Story by Shawn SpurrierPhotography by Lauren Hollon SturdyThe sound of laughter coming from her grandchildren in the next room evokes obvious joy as Annie Williams shows her...