Archive for the 'Volunteering' Category

By Jenny Pope
Buckner International
(DALLAS, Texas) – Dallas Independent School District staff and personnel put the American proverb to practice May 9 when they gathered to ‘Walk in Mile in My Shoes’ and collect new athletic shoes for Dallas students and orphans around the world.
Staff collected 170 pairs of new shoes and 53 pairs of socks [...]

By Analiz González
Buckner International
(DALLAS, Texas) — A tornado that tore through an R.G. Barry Corporation shoe distribution center in San Angelo, Texas, brought the biggest Shoes for Orphan Souls donation ever to arrive at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid in Dallas.
The shoes came to Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls when Alan Wilson, with [...]

By Vanessa Mosharaf
Buckner International
Buckner still needs volunteers to travel on upcoming Shoes for Orphan Souls trips or they may be cancelled, said George McCain, director of Buckner Missions.
“Hundreds of children may suffer because of it,” he said. Dozens of volunteers are still needed in order to make the trips to China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Honduras, Mexico, [...]

By Jenny Pope
Buckner International
(DALLAS, Texas) — Christian music performing artist Michael W. Smith visited the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid on Wednesday, Dec. 3 to take a tour of the Shoes for Orphans Souls warehouse and to surprise volunteers with an unplugged performance. The visit was hosted by GodTube and Buckner International.
“This is a great [...]

By Scott Collins
Buckner International
(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — Rachel Garton has heard every pun imaginable during her 18 months as director of Buckner International’s Shoes for Orphan Souls ministry.
They range from, “putting the best foot forward,” to “if the shoe fits, wear it.” She’s even been called the “Queen of Sole.”
There’s no question in the minds [...]