Archive for the 'Going' Category

As soon as I climbed into the van after leaving Zacapa Hogar Temporal in Guatemala, tears began rolling down my face.
My heart was broken by the honesty had just encountered with a gorgeous 6-year-old girl.
Her name was Jennifer, and I had been talking to her while she was playing on the swing set, just after [...]

By Andrew Crowson

The spicy smell of Ethiopia is hard to put a finger on. A mixture of the spices used on the food, the smell of the people, and the omnipresent diesel fumes are the most identifiable elements in the scent that mixed with the soft rays of sunlight to awaken me daily. My hotel [...]

By Analiz González
Buckner International
(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — WCRF Radio conducted its fifth Shoes for Orphan Souls drive from June 15-Aug. 3, collecting more than 1,100 pairs during its July 31 drop-off day at Joe’s Fine Deli and Restaurant.
“It is the most they have ever raised in a single day,” said Rachel Garton, director of Shoes for [...]

By Jenny Pope and Analiz Gonzalez
Buckner International
(DALLAS, Texas) — Shoes for Orphan Souls is usually the first to tread on new soil for Buckner ministries. And whether shoes are used to spread the Gospel directly or indirectly, they always help get a foot in the door.
“Meeting people’s physical needs allows us to share the Gospel,” [...]

By Analiz Gonzalez Schremmer
Buckner International
Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls went from being a Dallas-based shoe drive in 1999, to expanding throughout the country.
Now, 10 years later, Buckner prepares to launch its first-ever international shoe drive.
“We have heard from numerous radio stations from other countries who want to conduct shoe drives to benefit children in their [...]