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PERSPECTIVES ON BUCKNER What we value President and CEO Albert L. Reyes
IN OTHER WORDS Turning 20 Scott Collins
BUCKNER JOURNAL What’s going on at Buckner International
• $6 million campaign raising funds for new Buckner campus in Longview • Buckner Family Place Midland celebrates newly expanded facilities • Buckner expands Peñitas Family Hope Center • JoAnn Cole to lead expanded Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services • A growing family • Prior orphan gives back through charitable trust
A publication of Buckner International Volume 40, Number 1 • Winter 2015
PRESIDENT & CEO, BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL Albert L. Reyes
PRESIDENT, BUCKNER FOUNDATION David M. Slover
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Scott Collins
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS Russ Dilday
EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR John Hall
MANAGING EDITOR Aimee Freston
ART DIRECTOR Alan Paul
GRAPHIC ARTIST Luis Pérez
ELECTRONIC EDITOR Lauren Hollon Sturdy
CONTRIBUTORS Lauri Ann Hanson
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From shoes to family Faces of hope Alone no more On top of paradise Seeds of hope Ribbons and joy Body and soul Hope in a jail cell A lifetime of adventure
Buckner Snapshot: Phyllis and Myrtle
Last Look | Parting Shot Becoming a family
ON THE COVER: Samrawit Fesha has been living by herself since she was 11 years old after both her parents died. With the support and encouragement of Buckner Ethiopia, she is able to hope for a better future.
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NEWSMEDIA PRODUCTION TJ Maher
WEB/MULTIMEDIA MANAGER Bradley Vinson
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