COPPELL, Texas – Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, has announced its first-ever running event to be held at 8 a.m. Oct. 8 at Andy Brown Park East in Coppell, Texas. The Cici’s Pizza Barefoot Run 5K and 1-mile fun run is open to children and adults, and shoes are considered “optional,” said Rachel Garton, director of Shoes for Orphan Souls. Read More

Sue Edwards is pictured here in the top row, third from the right, with her fellow volunteer captains at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid.

Sue Edwards, a dedicated Shoes for Orphan Souls volunteer and friend of Buckner, passed away last month after a two year battle with cancer. 

She served for more than five years, first volunteering each Saturday packing shoes and, later on, supervising volunteer groups as a volunteer captain until her chemotherapy treatment left her unable to continue volunteering. 

“She truly had a servant’s heart,” said Matt Asato, director of international humanitarian aid for Buckner. “She really set a standard for our future volunteer captains on what a servant’s heart looks like. She always wanted to serve others.” 

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Shoes for Orphan Souls and the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid have dedicated friends and partners in the Missouri-based Convoy of Hope and Missouri Rotary District 6040. So when a destructive tornado ripped through Joplin in May, Buckner wanted to help. Read More

By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International

DUNCANVILLE, Texas —A recent student-led project at Smith Elementary School taught 15 fourth and fifth grade students that they can impact the lives of children around the world.

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   The North Texas community is invited to participate by collecting shoes and dropping them off at designated drop-off locations July 1 – 30, 2011.

DALLAS – The Dallas Patriots, one of the top select baseball clubs in the nation, Premier Baseball Academy and KCBI Radio are looking to hit a home run for needy children this summer by collecting 25,001 pairs of new shoes for orphans and vulnerable children worldwide through Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International. Read More