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Sabrina’s Story

For a while, Sabrina Sanchez lived in her car with her two little girls and another on the way.“We weren’t eating because I was doing meth,” Sanchez...
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Nichole’s Story

Nichole Watkins and her children lived in a house with drug addicts before they came to My Father’s House.“I heard about My Father’s House when I was...
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Elaine’s Story

When Elaine Howard arrived at My Father’s House, she was broken and looking for repair.“I had an addiction to methamphetamines and had been incarcerated for seven months,”...
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Becky’s story

by Analiz SchremmerBefore coming to My Father’s House, Becky Crowley felt like suicide was the only way out.“After I got a divorce in January, I was completely...
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Family Helped Out from Rock Bottom

  By Jon Mark Beilue Amarillo Globe News                   From left, James and Demontrey Richardson...
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A Free Gift

By Janet GerowAt first I thought the hardest thing was actually going to Vietnam. The trip was originally planned to go to China, and when we were...
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Vietnamese Child Receives 2 Millionth Shoe

By Analiz G. Schremmer(HA NOI, Vietnam) — A pile of more than 240 shoes, booties and slippers were distributed to orphans living on the outskirts of the...
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Baylor, Buckner partnership plants seeds of hope in Kenya

By George Henson, Staff WriterBaptist StandardPublished: August 27, 2009(WACO, Texas) — One family’s desire to honor its heritage has led to a partnership between Buckner International and...
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Buckner to Give Longview Families Holiday Help

– Buckner Children and Family Services wants to help 500 Longview-area children have a merry Christmas through its annual Adopt-a-Family for the Holidays project.(LONGVIEW, Texas)“It’s been a...
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Shoes Hits the 2 Million Mark

After months of anticipation, Shoes for Orphan Souls reached its goal of collecting 2 million shoes during its 10th anniversary year.It’s an accomplishment director Rachel Garton says...
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