Botswana
• Conducted our first mission trip to evaluate the needs of AIDS
orphans.
• Established partnership with Shiloh Terrace Baptist church and
a church in Francistown, Botswana to create a ministry to children
orphaned by AIDS.
Bulgaria
• Completed a needs assessment of numerous orphanages and sent
humanitarian aid.
• Developed a partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the
Ministry of Education to begin our work there and to set up a
foundation.
Nairobi
• Provided funding, training and support to the Baptist Children’s
Center orphanage that houses and educates 45 children.
• Began foster care program by supporting 12 children.
• Built two residential buildings and completed new bathroom and
shower facilities.
• Completed one mission trip to Nairobi. This trip involved 17
trip participants and 40 orphans.
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Latvia
• Completed exploratory trip to Latvia and met various government
officials and visited orphanages.
• Sent a container of humanitarian aid to the orphanages.
• Developed strategic plan.
Guatemala
• Completed an exploratory trip visiting numerous orphanages and
began program of humanitarian aid and emergency relief to the
orphanages there.
• Began partnerships with the Evangelical Alliance, Baptist Association,
and Social Welfare Department of Guatemala. The Secretary of Social
Welfare visited Buckner to see our programs here in Dallas.
• Hired program coordinator and began preparation for eight teams
to travel in 2003.
China
• Began relationship with Urumqui and Changji Orphanages
• Beginning foster care partnership in Urumqui.
• Completed Changji orphanage renovations including: renovated
the balcony of the main building; rebuilt the pipes of the heater
system; constructed four pieces of wardrobe; renovated the courtyard;
connected the sewer; and overhauled the circuit and fixed a loudspeaker
in the orphanage. In addition, Tallowood Baptist Church purchased
a computer for Changji.
• Built 10-computer lab in the Urumqui orphanage.
• Completed two mission trips to China. These trips involved 41
trip participants and over 2,000 orphans.
Romania
• Two follow-up staff members visited two orphanages and one day
center on a weekly basis.
• 10 orphans attend church with staff weekly.
• Trained Romanian social worker at Dallas Buckner campus.
• Moved into new office. Provided much needed aid and renovations
to the orphanages and day center.
• Completed three mission trips to Romania. These trips involved
20 trip participants, 4 interns and over 350 orphans.
Vladimir, Russia
• Provided financial support and supervision of 45 children in
foster care,
• In addition to supporting medical care and vocational skills
training for orphan graduates at Tech School 26, added an additional
teacher of independent living skills.
• Repaired roof in Kamishkovo, repaired boilers for hot water
and heat in Lakinsk.
• Have one staff person in Lakinsk who provides mentoring to foster
care children and orphans.
• Renovated Lakinsk orphanage to create a family center for 10
children.
• Completed one trip to Vladimir. Trips involved eight trip participants
and over 400 orphans.
St. Petersburg, Russia
• Buckner Foundation was established and office opened.
• Formed partnership with Ministry of Education, Association for
International Cooperation and St. Petersburg University of Culture
for Orphan Ball for St. Petersburg 300-year anniversary in March
2003.
• Began foster care program; trained parents and publishing foster
care manual in Russian.
• Foster grandmother program initiated at Hospital #15.
• Follow-up team visited six orphanages in St Petersburg weekly
to teach a Christian message. They also traveled to Svir Stroi
in the Leningrad region twice a month. We are adding members to
the team and hope to begin this program in three more orphanages
in January.
• Began supporting a pastor who teaches Bible classes at Svir
Stroi weekly.
• Provided heating for Orphanage #2, and Svir Stroi.
• Renovated bathrooms in Orphanage #32, #60 and began in Svir
Stroi and #40.
• Provided kitchen equipment and beds for Svir Stroi.
• Provided diapers on a monthly basis for AIDS baby home, hospital
and #40.
• Provided formula on a monthly basis for Hospital #15.
• Completed renovations for Boarding School #4, orphanage and
group home in Veritsa.
• Provided Christmas celebration and gifts for orphanages.
• Sponsored 12 orphan graduates from Orphanage #9.
• Provided financial support for busses and drivers for children
at #2 and #40 so they could get to school and provide other urgent
transportation needs.
• Completed seven mission trips to the St. Petersburg area. These
trips involved 129 trip participants, four interns and over 500
orphans.
Moscow, Russia
• Established relationships in Russian Duma, Ministry of Education,
Moscow Mayor’s office, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection,
and with Irina Gorbachev and Yevgeny Primakov.
• Established partnership with the Chamber of Commerce of the
Russian Federation’s “Foundation for Homeless Children in Russia”.
• Organizing Conference and Gala in April 2003 with Ministry of
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