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‘A window into their world’: Beaumont couple helps children from hard places heal
By Chelsea QuackenbushPhotography by Lauren Hollon SturdyThe modest exterior of the Rice home in Beaumont, Texas, masks the chaos that whirls inside at the dawn of each...
Tailoring team blesses foster children through handicrafts
Belinda Gibson (left) and Clarice Miller have made more than 180 pillowcases for Buckner foster children in Southeast Texas.By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Foster kids’...
What to expect with Project GO!
Editor's Note: This post was written by Anne Marie Harris, a 2012 Project GO! volunteer who served in Kenya. She originally published the post on her blog.It's...
Q&A: What’s so great about volunteering?
Lana Albers (far left) has been volunteering at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid for six months with a group from her church.
Creative church campout collects shoes for kids
A Sawyer, Kan., church gave their annual campout a new spin last fall with a shoe- and feet-themed weekend.The theme came to Beth Fisher after reading a...
‘I see God at work’ : Retirement, hospice chaplains nurture faith amid aging, end-of-life issues
Pastoral care is an integral part of Buckner senior living communities. Chaplains are an anchor in a world where many feel they are “depreciating” in value. We...
Texas Rangers Winter Caravan stops at Buckner afterschool center in Amarillo
By Chelsea QuackenbushAMARILLO, Texas – Members of the Texas Rangers baseball team stopped at the Bruce Ford Community Center in Amarillo Jan. 30 as a part of...
Evelyn Lord: Breaking the glass ceiling
image caption Story by Lauren Hollon Sturdy Photography by Chelsea Quackenbush Evelyn Lord is the kind of woman smart little girls want to...
A wing and a prayer: Michigan couple adopts last Buckner Russian orphan
By Scott CollinsPhotography by Russ DildayHUDSONVILLE, Mich. – John Nauta raises his fist and slams it onto the kitchen table, shaking the table and sending a dull...
‘I’m Safe’
Family Place offers opportunity … and sometimes shelter from abuseVeronica Castillo has lived at Buckner Family Place in Midland for nearly two years. While she is earning...