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Wake-up Call
On Saturday I saw poverty. They didn't warn us. Saturday morning after a much needed deep sleep after a busy day of travel, we woke up and...
Resolve to Do Something in 2010
A new decade is upon us, and there are more orphans and vulnerable children in need than ever before. Resolve to do something in 2010 to make...
Guatemalan Orphan Finds Home
By Analiz G. Schremmer(DALLAS, Texas)—More than two years after the adoption process started, Juan Pablo finally came home with his family.On December 9, the 7-year-old bounded into...
Lost and Found
By Cheryl WilsonAs told to Jenny PopeWhen I was 17, I got pregnant and dropped out of high school. And to make things worse, I married him....
Buckner Retirement Services, Baptist Memorials Ministries Affiliate
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Leaders of Dallas-based Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. and Baptist Memorials Ministries in San Angelo signed an affiliation agreement today at the Baptist Memorials...
Mavs Forward Gives Dallas Families a Thanksgiving to Remember
By Analiz G. SchremmerDALLAS—Dallas Mavericks forward James Singleton teamed up with Kroger on Nov. 22 to provide Thanksgiving dinner for Buckner foster families and others in need...
The Superheroes of Guatemala City
By Rachael BrownA few blocks away from the Buckner Office in Guatemala City is a house with a plastic grass yard, a living room with tile floors...
Family Grows by Two through Foster Care and Adoption
CARTHAGE, Texas – Jim and Linda Kimberly were sitting on the porch on Easter Sunday, watching their youngest son Jared play with his cousins, when they felt...
National Adoption Month Highlights Children in Need of Families
November is National Adoption Month and it is Buckner’s goal to help each and every child in the Texas find a loving family. That’s why Buckner is...
Community Transformation Centers: A New Model for Hope Worldwide
By Jenny PopeSometimes the needs are immediate. Children are removed from their home or found wandering the streets – they need a safe place to live; a...