Buckner brings together the expertise and resources of individuals and organizations to offer a world of hope to orphan children around the world. Currently Buckner has established ministry programs in China, Guatemala, Kenya, Latvia, Romania and Russia. We are developing a program in Peru and we have partnership programs in Bulgaria and Ethiopia. Through BOCI’s Shoes for Orphan Souls shoe drive campaign, more than 1.5 million children in the US and 40 different countries have received new shoes, socks and shoelaces. Through Buckner International Adoption we facilitate international adoptions from China, Guatemala and Russia.

Buckner International is looking for people who will take part in mission trips to deliver shoes to needy children around the world. [more]
What’s in a Name?
Buckner Orphan Care International Maintains Critical Ministries to Orphans as Buckner Children and Family Services 

You may have recently heard that Buckner Orphan Care International has changed it’s name. That partially true. For 11 years, BOCI has served as the international ministries arm of Buckner Baptist Benevolences. [more]






Summer Interns Blog
Each year, Buckner recruits college-aged students to serve as interns in orphanages in five countries: Guatemala, Latvia, Kenya, Romania and Russia. These interns devote an entire month to love and minister to orphans, and for the first time ever, they will share their experiences with you -- through a daily blog.
Click here to learn more about the interns and read the Buckner blog.
Learn more about Buckner International Adoption
FACT: More than 13,000 children in Russia were born to HIV-positive mothers at the end of 2003.
And of this number, more than 10 percent were abandoned to orphanages.
Spiderman shoes
God knows your size and style
Each year, one of the highlights of my fall is delivering shoes in Russia with the Shoes for Orphan Souls mission trip. I love leading teams, and I especially love visiting St. Petersburg because it means I get to see all of the children who have participated in Angels from Abroad, a Buckner-sponsored summer host program where Russian orphans stay with North Texas families for two weeks. These children and their caregivers are very precious to me, and it’s great to deliver presents and hugs to all of them from their Texas host families and soon-to-be forever families.
Reyes to Lead New National Organization for Buckner
DALLAS – Albert Reyes has been named president of a newly revamped Buckner Children and Family Services organization poised to expand ministries throughout the United States and internationally.

Reyes, 47, currently serves as president of Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio, a position he has held since 1999. He assumes his duties at Buckner Jan. 1.

Exxon Mobil Intern Serves Orphans through Buckner
Katherine Cheng of Houston served as the 2006 ExxonMobil summer intern for Buckner Orphan Care International as part of the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs program administered by the Volunteer Center of North Texas. She was one of 75 interns who gained non-profit work experience through the program in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Buckner International Adoption Now Facilitating Adoptions from China to All 50 States
Buckner International Adoption has provided adoption services for Texas families wanting to adopt through China since 1999 and has now opened their services to members of all 50 states.