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Videos International Staff Interviews
 Geoff Moore Music Video 'Erases' Fears, Opens Hearts Christian music artist Geoff Moore (www.geoffmoore.com) traveled with Buckner to Guatemala and Honduras on a mission trip this spring. Watch a video from his travels played to his song 'Erase.' Moore wrote the lyrics to this song after traveling on a mission trip to Africa.  Valley Volunteers Get Dirty Serving OthersMore than 400 volunteers got dirty serving others this summer during KidsHeart, a collaboration between Buckner International and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to serve some of the poorest countires in the United States. Slideshows  Honduras Photo GalleryBare feet, shaved heads and desperate circumstances abound in Honduran orphanages. Russ Dilday, director of communications, visited many of these orphanages during an exploratory mission trip in February. View his online photo gallery here.  Baseball and OrphansStudents, staff and baseball players from Dallas Baptist University shared their love for Christ and baseball as they traveled to Guatemala City Sept. 31 – Oct. 5 to conduct orphanage ministry by day and compete against the Guatemala National Baseball Team by night.  Africa Mission JournalKen Camp, managing editor of the Baptist Standard, traveled with Buckner President Ken Hall and a team of 13 to Kenya and Ethiopia this Spring. You read about his team’s experiencing ‘True Religion’ Stories  Growing Green in LongviewBuckner Westminster Place, a retirement community in Longview, Texas, opened the innovative GREEN HOUSE® homes this December. Click here to view photos of the latest in retirement living. The Night Before Christmas I didn’t notice Kevion Booty the first time I visited Diamond Creek. He was sitting quietly at a table, reading.  ItsYourMission.com Is HereWith thousands of people traveling each year on short-term mission trips, it was high time Buckner created a central resource for it all. Check out our new missions Web site -- www.itsyourmission.com– for up-to-date trip information, packing guides, country information, personal testimonies and more!  Window to the WorldSix countries. 49 interns. One life-changing summer.  Buckner Responds to Earthquake Victims in Peru Though most of American media has moved on from the devastating 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Peru, the needs remain dire. Buckner International responded quickly to the quake and delivered 800 blankets, shoes, socks, underwear and diapers to the displaced in the provinces of Chinca and Canete, located south of Lima.  Children in Care Give BackThere's a fine line between home and homeless. The haves and the have nots. Children in Beaumont reached across the lines to serve the homeless in their community.
 The Summer for ShoesChurches, Christian radio stations, schools and businesses nationwide are hosting local drives for Shoes for Orphan Souls during the back-to-school season.
Send us Your Story We want to hear from you! Have you been on a mission trip? Are you a foster or adoptive family? Do you have a special memory of a child living in one of Buckner’s residential programs or receiving care through Buckner's ministries? Tell us your story. We might even publish it online or in Buckner Today. Click here for more details and to read the latest first-person stories. Blogs  Your Church Can Affect Children NowSign up for the Buckner Global Children's Offering Visit Dr. Hall's Blog  Go, Be, Do, Buckner Global Missions Conference April 12, 2008Buckner is a Social Service Ministry and Missions Agency! That is, we are on mission to serve children at risk, orphans, and families in Texas, the USA, and beyond. Visit Dr. Reyes' Blog  First Person Video, Blogs from MexicoRead and hear about the families of Mexico — people living in remote rural villages, gothic Christian converts worshipping at an inner-city church, children attending after-school care in the country's dumps, and women incarcerated while awaiting trial. Video and stories available online at itsmymission4kids.blogspot.com.
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