It had been a while, but the Living Stones and the Albers Bible Fellowship Classes from First Baptist Church Richardson returned to Buckner International to sort shoes.  It was good to be back. The big news of the day was… Drum roll please….  We picked up forty-three boxes of shoes (that would be 693 pairs […]

We have missed getting to go to Buckner International this summer.  During the summertime, they have many youth groups volunteer to sort shoes.  So we took the summer off, but Sweet Mother of Pearl – it was so good to be back. For those who do not know, Buckner International sends shoes all around the […]

When the gang from the Living Stones and Albers Men’s Bible Study Fellowship Classes gathered at Buckner International to sort shoes in May, I realized it had been well over a month since Lanabird had shared about Buckner. As we stood in front of this poster for the April group picture, it was a reminder […]

Buckner update:  The first Wednesday of each month is the Living Stones and the Albers Men’s Class day to volunteer at Buckner International.  We sort shoes for Shoes for Orphan Soles. As always, it was a fun day.  We enjoyed being with friends, doing something worthwhile, and then “breaking bread” together at the Circle Grill. […]

Telling you about Buckner is so much fun.  Members of the Living Stones and Albers Men’s Class from First Baptist Church Richardson have a good time, and we feel – no -we know we are doing something worthwhile. In September, we sorted school supplies to go to Peru. When we were volunteering in October, Alex (the […]

Buckner – September 2012 What a joy and blessing it is to volunteer at Buckner International.  (Please visit this site to learn more about Buckner, their programs, and how you can help.) Some of us felt so good about working at the Buckner Humanitarian Aid Center a month or so ago that a small but […]

As Ever-Lovin’ said, ” You know you’re a redneck when – you go the the gas station to buy your shoes.” Some of our favorite restaurants are housed in gas stations, but I have never shopped for shoes at a gas station until now. (Sorry about the West Texas dust on the shoes.  I tried […]