In the News Buckner Border Ministries: An Experience to Share Soon after the first of the year, our long time friends Tom and Nancy Barnes asked Bill and me if we would like to go with them to South Texas on a Mission trip.  As Tom explained their plans, we immediately knew this was something we needed to do.  Shareable Wearables It’s that time of year again. The eighth annual Shareable Wearable Children’s Clothing Drive is just around the corner. We invite you to clean out your closets and box any new and/or gently used clothing to donate to the drive. KidsHeart A New Meaning KidsHeart brings a lot of new things for the Valley, it might bring new clothes, new shoes, even a new house, but above all it brings new experiences for everybody. Kelly came down to the Valley with some expectations and left with a whole new meaning. Buckner ‘Bear the Burden’ Campaign Seeks Toys for Abused Children in Valley A campaign initiated by Buckner Children and Family Services in the Rio Grande Valley and statewide is seeking to collect brand new stuffed toys for children who have been abused and neglected. Livestock Show It’s that time of year! Sounds of animals in the air, the smell of funnel cake and turkey legs drift on the breeze. Friends and family gather together, working together and having fun together. That time of year that every child in The Rio Grande Children’s Home 4-H Club has been preparing for… waiting for… hoping for. That time is here. Despite Hectic Pace, Blessings of are Great To say that the past few months have been difficult ones for all of us at the Rio Grande Children’s Home and Buckner Children and Family Services is a great understatement. For me, it has been difficult and very exciting at the same time. STAR Program: Border Program Has Multi-national Appeal It is a given that there will be an international flavor for many Buckner programs on the Mexican-American border, but for one Buckner STAR social worker, her job takes on a multi-national meaning. Back on Track: Buckner Ministry Teams With Area Church to Provide Colonia Services Playing in the front yard of their parents’ cinder-block home, Luis, 6, and his 2-year-old brother, Omar, fly down fanciful freeways unhindered in their big blue plastic toy car. The universal little-boy noises of revving engines and tires squealing in acceleration fill their minds’ eye?as well as their mother’s ears. That’s fantasy. Volunteerism: Dallas Volunteers Team With Buckner to Touch Valley Lives When Sam Silva says the young married adults from Park Cities Baptist Church who volunteered to help a poverty-stricken colonia gave their all, he means – literally. Buckner on the Border: A River Runs Through It As needs along the Rio Grande River grow, so does the commitment of Buckner. It is a short walk across the international bridge spanning the Rio Grande River. Here, the border separates two towns with the same name, but the bridge connects them.