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Through the Fire: Rebecca Rosengren overcomes her scars
By Scott CollinsPhotography by Russ DildayThe scars you see will never go away. The ones you don’t see already have.Rebecca Rosengren was a tiny toddler 20 years...
Growing Up: Family Surrounds Brooke Turmes
By Scott CollinsPhotography by Russ DildayPlaques, signs and knick knacks adorn Wanda and Victor Turmes’ home in rural Kountze, Texas. Not too many, but enough to remind...
Southeast Texas Programs Receive Generous Gifts from Local Organizations
By Chelsea QuackenbushBuckner InternationalHOUSTON – Buckner programs in Southeast Texas received two generous grants from the Houston Endowment and the Beaumont Foundation to be used for local...
Children Flock to Missions Team in Dominican Republic
Dozens of children were waiting at the Community Transformation Center in the Pedro Brand district of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic when Wilshire Baptist Church volunteers arrived on...
First Graders’ Thoughts on Volunteering with Shoes for Orphan Souls
The five first grade classes at Mockingbird Elementary School in Coppell, Texas, held a school-wide shoe drive at the end of 2011 as a project-based learning experience....
The Heart of Juan Pablo
Editor's Note: Many of our readers will recognize Juan Pablo from previous stories in the Buckner Today magazine and on our website. Some may have even met...
Nearing Home: After 19 years of leading Buckner, Ken Hall still goes back to family
By Scott CollinsBuckner InternationalKen Hall can barely make it through the story. His eyes grow red as tears well up inside them. His voice is choked. There...
Buckner Becomes TOMS Shoes Giving Partner, Launches Distribution in Guatemala
SAN JOSE PINULA, Guatemala — Buckner International held a TOMS Shoes distribution to children at the Buckner Community Transformation Center (CTC) here March 22. It is the...
Long Term Volunteer’s “Report from Kenya”
Jambo! These last few weeks in Kenya have been incredible! Not only have I traveled to Buckner’s western Kenya locations but I have also been on safari...
Buckner Opens Family Pathways Campus, Honors Dallas Philanthropist Annette C. Simmons
DALLAS -- Buckner International opened the Annette C. Simmons Buckner Family Pathways Campus during a 2 p.m. ceremony April 20 on the Buckner Children’s Home campus at...