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Maury Buchanan

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Email: maury@missiondiscovery.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/MauryBuchanan
Maury Buchanan, a youth minister since 1975, was born in Greenwood, Mississippi. Maury became a Christian when he was 19, while working at a radio station in Florence, Alabama. While working in radio in North Alabama, Maury was the play-by-play voice of the University of North Alabama Lions basketball. After many years with Youth For Christ and as a youth minister, Maury led teams of students from his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee to places like the Dominican Republic, and Central America and saw the powerful change in their lives as a result to the trips. Having been influenced in his early life by speakers like Tony Campolo, John Perkins and Millard Fuller, Maury began Mission Discovery to serve the needs of the poor in Mexico. Maury and his wife Ann make their home in Hendersonville, TN and have two children, Rachelle and Benjamin and one grandson, Bailey.

Maury Buchanan's Blogs

Fundraising for Short Term Missions
January 30, 2012

Over 2 million individuals will go on a short term mission trip in 2012. Many of those who go will simply be able to write the check for the trip, but others will be a part of individual and organized fundraising events...

Christian Schools Find Value in Organized Mission Trips
January 25, 2012

New to Mission Discovery trip planning is a new surge of Spring and Summer mission trips for Christian high school groups. I just returned on a trip to Arizona where I spent time with students and staff at a school...

Preparing Your Team for a Summer Mission Trip!
January 13, 2012

So you've made the decision, the church is on-board, and you are ready to take the youth group on an international summer mission trip. Now what?

A one-week mission trip in June or July really starts weeks, even...

Summer Mission Trips 2012-Everything's Possible
January 11, 2012

Meet the Greatest People in the World: First meet Mayra, who saw children in poverty living near her family home in the hills surrounding Antigua. These children had little purpose, and little hope for a future. So...

Today's Video Podcast-Guatemala Mission Trips
December 09, 2011

Today Mission Discovery Michael Kneff and Maury Buchanan sit down for a chat about mission trips in...

The Bisher's Report from Bulembu, Swaziland
December 07, 2011

News from Bulembu, Swaziland: Harry and Bobby Bisher continue to serve the Lord in Bulembu, Swaziland.  January 1, 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of their work there. ...

A Pastor's Perspecitve of Mission Trips
December 05, 2011

A BLOG BY Will Davis-Austin, Texas--I spent 24 hours last week in Nashville with my good friends from Mission Discovery. Mission Discovery is an organization that helps...

"So...What is Mission Discovery," Matt asked..
November 24, 2011

“Mission Discovery.” He read our display logo. “I’ve not heard of you, what do you do?” Last weekend I was at a conference with 3800 youth leaders in Atlanta. At the Mission Discovery booth, Matt, a booth operator with...

What is Mission Discovery?
November 24, 2011

“Mission Discovery.” He read our display logo. “I’ve not heard of you, what...

High School Mission Trips Teach Life Lessons-NYWC Atlanta
November 20, 2011

Today is the last day for the National Youth Workers Convention...

Maury Buchanan's Trips

Bulembu, Swaziland-Africa Mission Trips
On the border that separates South Africa from Sawziland is the community of Bulembu. Once a thriving mining town, Bulembu was abandoned in 2000 along with its hospital and 1200 homes. Kevin Ward, director of Teen...
Eden, Jamaica Mission Trips for Youth, College Age and Adults

Eden is a small village set back in the hills and rainforests of Jamaica. In this tiny town, the Jamaican Christian School for the Deaf ministers to hearing impaired and special needs children whose families could not...

Montego Bay, Jamaica Mission Trips for Senior High, College Age, and Adults

Mission Discovery invites you to serve on a Jamaica mission trip. A short term mission trip can be life changing...

Westmoreland, TN - Home Repair Mission Trip

Westmoreland is a small, proud community of 4,000 people located 45 minutes north of Nashville, TN.  It is a rural town, and residents take pride in their quality of life.  Loke so many places in our nation,...

Port au Prince, Haiti Mission Trips - Disaster Relief

On January 12th, 2010 Haiti was rocked by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The capital city of Port-au-...

Nashville, Tennessee Inner City Mission Trips

Music City USA is a place where hope lives and dies. It's a great place to live, work, and visit, but like all thriving cities, there are people in need.  Away from the glitz and glamour of Music Row, 13% of...

Jamaica - Adult Mission Trips

Eden is a small village set back in the hills and rain forests of Jamaica. In this tiny town, the Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf ministers to hearing impaired and special needs children whose families could not...

Tennessee 3 Day Mission Trips

Westmoreland is a small proud community of 4,000 people 45 minutes north of Nashville, Tennessee. It is a rural town, and residents take pride in their quality of life. But, like so many places in our nation, this...

Pucallpa, Peru Mission Trips

In the Eastern region of Peru, along the bank of the Ucayali River, is the city of Pucallpa. Villagers from the surrounding jungle move to the city in search of better living conditions. The population has steadily...