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Your Perspective
 On Being Willing Impact, transform, bless, inspire. I was prepared to live out those words when I first walked into the Buckner-run Vickery Wellness Center three years ago. I just didn’t realize that I would be the recipient of them.  The Feet of Our Maker We stepped out of the truck and took several steps back in time to a village in Bantu, Ethiopia. That’s when we saw the children. I stood in awe. They were beautiful.
 A Blessed Journey of HealingI am not even sure where to start our story, so I thought I might begin with the happy ending. On December 22, 2005, we went to the hospital in Sherman, Texas, to meet our future daughter and her birth family for the first time.  Blessed to Bless Others My mother received her first pair of shoes when she was 14. She reminded me of this while we sat in my parked car reading the latest issue of Buckner Today.  Yolani’s Little StepTwelve-year-old Yolani couldn't speak or move without someone doing it for her. But a mission team witnessed an amazing feat.  Calming an Anxious Heart Many prayers and preparations went into the six months leading up to the 2008 camp for the children at the orphanage in Zau deCampie, Romania. Just before the kids arrived, my heart felt anxious.  A Night with the OrphansI was very excited about going back to Huehuetenango on Monday, so when we pulled into the orphanage I was pumped.  Building a New Home for a
New Generation in Peru The Red Dot team returned home from Peru with our hearts touched by the precious children we encountered in Cusco.  A Simple Request from a
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Homeless Woman There were about eight people living in the tent. It had been a week since Hurricane Dolly, so they’d been sleeping under the elements and living off of the food they’d received from the Red Cross.  How a Girl Named Maggie Changed My LifeIt is late Friday afternoon in Guatemala City and our church's mission group is in a van headed toward the Buckner Girls Transitional Home.  Nine Years in KenyaI am Carsten Werner from Germany and I worked in Kenya as a missionary for nine years with my wife Silke. In 1998 we founded a charitable organization called “Seed of Hope” with the main objective to start children’s homes in Kenya for orphans and abandoned children. More Your Perspective Stories The Doll A Small Gift of Affection Password to my Heart Looking into our Future Sunshine in Russia Loaves and Fishes? |
Have you ever been on a Buckner Mission trip? Volunteered with Buckner locally? Are you a foster or adoptive parent? We want to hear your stories! |
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