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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...
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...
Event Distributes Train of Donations
By Analiz G. Schremmer(LONGVIEW, Texas) — The line outside First Baptist Longview snaked through the parking lot and out into the streets for hours on Aug. 14....
Rock Concert Brings Shoes for Orphans
(MIDLAND, Texas) -- About 13,000 people attended Rock the Desert, a Christian concert that brought in more than 8,500 Shoes for Orphan Souls. The concert was held...
Sara Frances Gregory Buckner Dies at 99
(DALLAS, Texas) – Sara Frances Gregory Buckner, the last of the Buckner generation who helped establish and operate the ministries of founder R.C. Buckner, passed away Aug....
Buckner, Kids Matter Allied to Provide Children’s Services on Honduran Island
(Roatan, HONDURAS) – Leaders at two Dallas-based international children’s organizations have initiated an alliance to provide services to protect at-risk children on the island of Roatan, just...
Goslin Care Center Provides Spiritual Food
By Ryan BrownBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) – For Val Delacruz and the other volunteers at the Goslin Care Center at Cliff Temple Baptist Church, it looked like another...
Legacy Sports Camp Keeps Buckner Kids Active
By Ryan BrownBuckner International(FRISCO, Texas) – Brittany Woodson, 13, looks forward to her summer at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth every year. But when she thinks...
Update: Angels Fly Home
By Analiz G. SchremmerBefore coming to stay with host families in Dallas, some of the Russian orphans in the Angels from Abroad program had no idea what...
A Safe Place to Grow
By Analiz G. Schremmerand Ryan BrownShe asked for a set of windows and got a new house, instead.“Gloria Fuentes came to me asking for windows for her...