Irresistible Portraits: Missions Fundraisers for NKUMC

As we mentioned in a previous blog post, the fundraiser that Karen photographed last Sunday benefited missions for North Kannapolis United Methodist Church. After doing some research, Buddy found Juntos Servimos - Together We Serve, a non-profit 501(c)(3) in Matamoros, Mexico. Their mission: Serving people in need in Mexico by eliminating barriers to physical and spiritual wholeness, one community at a time!

Juntos Servimos has established a community of volunteers, Casa Bugambilia, dedicated to serving the residents of the colonias in the areas of medical care and education. Casa Bugambilia provides:

• Shelter and medical care for the ill and abandoned to allow those persons medical treatment with dignity and reunification with their family and home community when possible.
• Treatment for those presently untreated for diabetes, a disease that disproportionately impacts the colonias.
• Education support, both in the classroom and financially, to provide the children of the colonias the surest path to escape poverty.
• Construction and renovation of shelter to provide a healthy physical environment for living, healing and study.
• Shelter and care for children with special needs who have been abandoned by their families or whose families lack the physical, emotional or financial resources to care for them.

Here's a documentary video by Hampton Works about Case Bugambilia.

In other words, thank you to all who participated in the fundraiser on Sunday. We raised a total of $1,500 towards the trip to Matamoros!

Check out some of the fundraiser images on our facebook fan page.