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Stories from the mission field:College student finds her future in Kenya
By Jana BergesonKenya, Africa: aka number one on my bucket list. A trip to Kenya has been in the top three of every Santa letter since I...
Missions: Buckner’s caring hand to ‘the least and lost’
By Chelsea QuackenbushYou plan for months. You hold fundraisers and sell all your stuff. You go to meetings to talk about cultural awareness, new customs and how...
Presidential perspective: Close to Home
Maria* was born the year before Buckner began working in Guatemala. Today, she is an 11-year-old girl who has hope; not just a futuristic hope, as in,...
Aldine YOUTH Community Center Joins Buckner International
[caption id="attachment_5498" align="alignright" width="500" caption="U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), presented the center with a Congressional Certificate of Recognition praising the center's community efforts and acknowleding the...
Hispanic Baptist volunteers distribute shoes, school supplies to Valley children
By Jenny PopeBuckner InternationalMISSION, Texas – Volunteers from the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas placed new shoes on the feet of more than 700 children in the...
Hope shines at 2012 Convencion conference
By John HallBaptist StandardSAN ANTONIO – “Rays of light” are flowing through the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas to impact people for Christ across the state and...
The Turnaround: How Family Place changed one mom’s life for good
Story and photography by Chelsea QuackenbushWith her two small children in tow, a bruised face and a heavy heart, 20-year-old Amber Fowler packed up her few belongings...
Bernardo’s Story
By Lauren Hollon SturdyBuckner InternationalMeeting Bernardo*, you’d never guess what he’s been through.He’s a skinny 16-year-old, at least a head taller than any of the other kids...
Buckner, Wolverines Motorcycle Club Distribute School Supplies to Children
DALLAS - Buckner International, a global Christian ministry, and members of the Christian motorcycle club, The Wolverines, hosted their second annual Back to School Bash to celebrate...
Staples, Buckner Team up to Collect School Supplies for Back-to-School-Bash
By Olivia Dodd Buckner Intern DALLAS - Buckner is proud to be partnering with Staples in its “Staples for Students” campaign to collect school supplies for children...