Thoughts from Beth Guckenberger:
pureNRG, a music group from Word Entertainment was our guest this past month in Monterrey.
They partnered with the James Fund and Payless Shoes in a marketing co-venture that resulted in thousands of donated shoes for orphans around the world. Hundreds of those were sent to Mexico with b2b and we were able to do a giant footwashing event that placed new shoes on literally hundreds of children in one of our squatters’ villages. The three members of the group served alongside their James fund counterparts and record executives and reached out to two of our childrens homes during work days and then all of the homes one afternoon for a giant concert. We began the concert with various children’s homes performing for each other and then culminated in a long set of pureNRG songs and their testimonies. The children loved the concert, singing and dancing and enjoying the time altogether. What a treat to labor beside our James Fund friends and Word Entertainment who has brought gifted artists like Mark Schultz and pureNRG to speak out with their voices for the children we serve. It was a fantastic week and we are all new and loyal fans of this great band!
Thoughts from Becca Gantz:
Has anyone heard of the Christian music group pureNRG?
pureNRG’s mission is to entertain, educate and promote Christian values for young people by using wholesome, uplifting lyrics, along with music and dance, in order to provide a positive role model. pureNRG has been a favorite on Radio Disney and has a top selling album out on Fervent Records. They recently toured with MercyMe, BarlowGirl and Skillet. Their mission is to entertain, educate and promote Christian values for young people by using wholesome, uplifting lyrics, along with music and dance, in order to provide a positive role model.
The members of the band, JORDAN, CAROLYNE, AND CAROLINE, were just here on a mission trip with Back2Back. We had such a blast with them! They are super fun, energetic, and eager to serve.
One of the nights they were here, they put on a mini concert for ALL the casa hogars (children’s homes) we serve here in Monterrey. Instead of it being just a concert from them, all the homes had something prepared as a little present to them. The Douglas girls performed a tambourine routine and the rest of the homes sang a couple of songs.
I am pretty sure it was all of the children’s homes first time to see anything remotely like a concert. There were a lot of kids, LOTS OF SMILING FACES, lots of food for dinner, and most of all LOTS OF FUN.
I also had the privilege of debriefing them one night after serving at the children’s homes. These three teenagers blew my mind. Their focus is completely devoted to God and there was no doubt in my mind that God has specifically chosen them, to share the Gospel in such a unique and fun way, for a reason.
Carolyne and Caroline from pureNRG with children from one of the children's homes we serve
With Jordan, Caroline and Carolyne from pureNRG
Hear from the members of PureNRG on their experience in Mexico here, here, and here!