Orphanage Partnership in Mexico
Partnership with Casa de Misericordia
Casa de Misericordia is a children's home in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. King Avenue has been in partnership with Casa de Misericordia since 2007 and has sent at least one mission team per year ever since, along with ongoing financial support. On these trips, we serve the children and the Casa staff by eating with them, playing games with the kids, helping with maintenance and construction projects as needed, making a few meals for them, and worshiping with them. The people we send from King Ave experience the love of God in action through how their staff and local volunteers care for the children day in and day out. The children experience the love of God through these people who come to serve them from miles and miles away.
Casa de Misericordia's mission is to provide a loving, safe, God-centered home for abused, neglected, and homeless children in Piedras Negras. Some of these children return to their families when the home situation becomes more stable; others stay until they are able to live on their own or with a distant relative. The children need to know that someone loves them and cares for them. The Casa gives them that love, gives them a safe place to live, and connects them with the local schools. The Casa is funded almost entirely by private donations, from partner churches in Mexico and in the U.S. Our support of the Casa, both through our trips and ongoing financial support, makes a tangible difference in the lives of these children and the adults who care for them.
Contact Gwendolyn DeRosa (gwen@kingave.org) or Pastor Andy (andy@kingave.org) for more information.
