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I am blessed to be an uncle five times over. One of my nephews is from Russia, and learning more about his experience led me to discover this book, a memoir written by an alumnus of the Russian orphanage system. As a veteran of social services work for the past ...
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Buckner Missions is currently seeking volunteers to travel to Honduras August 5-9 on the annual mother-daughter mission trip. Mother-daughter mission trips offer a chance to bond over shared experiences in an environment like no other. Barb McDonald and her daughter, Annie, went on the tri ...
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If you are reading this blog, more than likely you are already passionate about impacting the lives of orphans and vulnerable children. You may be an adoptive or foster care parent, a recent mission trip participant or a church staff member. But, how do you engage more people to make ...
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No one likes to think about child abuse. But by understanding the types of abuse and some of the possible indicators, everyone can become more informed by learning how to recognize the signs of abuse and what to do about it. Physical Abuse is one type of abuse that results ...
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Since the time our country began, there has been a growing epidemic. It wasn’t until the late 1800’s before this issue started to be addressed and not until the 1900’s before laws were implemented. What is this epidemic that seems to grow every year? Child abuse and neglect. In the ...
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By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International It was a hot, dirty, sweaty and paint-splattered spring break for churches and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship volunteers in the Rio Grande Valley. This marks the ninth year for KidsHeart, a partnership between Buckner International, Cooperativ ...
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By Albert Reyes President, Buckner International If you’ve ever been sick – and who hasn’t? – you can appreciate being healthy. That’s something Americans take very seriously. How seriously? According to the most recent reports, Americans spend more than $2.5 trillion each year o ...
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By Chelsea Quackenbush Buckner International Stanley lost both of his parents to HIV by time he was 6. The young Kenyan boy then lived with his aunt, who could barely afford to feed him and take care of him. She had a heart condition but tried to support Stanley by ...
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By Chelsea Quackenbush Janelle Hudgins knew something was wrong with her 88-year-old mother Leoda Newsome last summer when she lost her memory overnight last August. Newsome was dehydrated and forgetting to take her medication. She says all she remembers of the ordeal is being really scare ...
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By Chelsea Quackenbush Thirteen-year-old Jackson Glenn’s first time out of the country was not a luxurious vacation to the Caribbean with his family or a class trip to Europe. Rather, he went with his father, a dentist in Grand Prairie, Texas, to serve the people of Ethiopia on a medical ...