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Stronger together
Our annual event celebrating the work of our Buckner team members is always a highlight of the year for me. The Gathering, which we celebrated April 7,...
High school best friends volunteer together to make a difference
Best friends since sixth grade, Thanh Phan and Derria Money were determined to find a way to continue to have fun together when they began attending separate...
It’s National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month, and at Buckner International, we appreciate all our volunteers around the world. From packing and distributing shoes to vulnerable children to teaching...
Are you willing to share a part of your life?
Every Sunday afternoon we open our home to anyone who wants to come and celebrate Sabbath with us. It’s a time to share a meal, have communion...
Returning starfish to the ocean
Most of us have heard of the starfish story. An old man is walking along the beach and sees a boy throwing starfish on the sand back...
Four ways to share the Easter story with your children
At Easter, we celebrate how Christ died and was resurrected from the grave to save us, his children, from death as sinners. As adults, we understand the...
Don’t forget where God is
Our world has mastered how to create and force feed distractions and influences. Many of these distractions have pushed our eyes away from the cross, seeking answers...
Today is National Sibling Day
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services reports that more than 6,000 sibling groups in the state of Texas are currently in foster care. Of those,...
Celebrating a legacy of giving with a pair of shoes
At Buckner Parkway Place, a Buckner senior living community in Houston, residents can expect to find delicious dining, community with others, holiday parties and more. But John...
A Kenyan female’s perspective on period poverty – World Health Day
Linet Aguma is the program manager at the Buckner Family Hope Center™ in Kenya. Today on World Health Day, she explains how period poverty is directly affecting girls and...