Hola-Hello in Spanish! Latinos/Hispanic culture has been around me since I grew-up in St.Paul. In fact, there is area (west of downtown) called the "West Side", where the latino/hispanic culture is very evident! My name Sal(vador) means "savior" in Spanish, which my ancestors (great-grandparent in my father side) came from the European country of Spain! I've been called "Chavez" by fellow Latinos/Hispanics because of my Spanish name!
I've been mistakenly called Latino/Hispanic due to my dark brown skin and name itself with/without people knowing how I look. When I was attending college-UMM, I had a hispanic friend who would joke with me that I should join the United Latinos instead of the Asian Student Association because of my latino background. We look at the definition of latino in this book (?), which named all the latino countries of the world-yes, Philippines was included!
Anyways, I belong to a bigger family, which is the family in Christ when I joined in 1999. That is the reason for making this website, to let ever latino, hispanic, or anyone else that they are all created by one God!
We can all belong to the same family in the same house of God when we accept Jesus to be numero uno en nuestro vida!
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I love Mexican Food
I worked at Taco Bell during high school and the summer months of college, which I grew to love food close to Mexican food. I finally tasted "real" Mexican food when I went on a mission trip with folks from my church to Sonora, Mexico. A family friend of mine told me his recipie of his "famous enchiladas", which I wanted to keep for future references:
Jeff Mangan's Enchiladas
Mixed this all up in one pot and boil!
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Myths of Hispanics
"All Hispanic Men abuse their wives"
New study documents domestic violence by race, income in R.I.
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I got a call from a friend from my church about her neighbor (Juan and Doris-wife's name?) involved in a famly "accident" (3 year old fell down the stairs and the father, who is a Hispanic from California getting "accussed" of causing the accident; thus their 1 year old was taken to custody from them through the county) last Thursday. The 3 year old (David?) is getting buried today and the family and relatives (all the way from California-father's side) are in town (Morris, MN) for the funeral and to support Dan/Juan. They are trying to ask for some type of "hispanic" legal services social/spiritual support-have any connections for this area (Morris, MN)?
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"Padre nuestro que est�s en los cielos
Santificado sea tu Nombre
Venga tu reino
H�gase tu voluntad
En la tierra como en el cielo
Danos hoy el pan de este d�a
y perdona nuestras deudas
como nosotros perdonamos nuestros deudores
y no nos dejes caer en al tentacion
sino que l�branos del malo.
Amen/As� sea
-Lord's Prayer in Espanol
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Cesar Chavez Drive has replaced Cougar Drive in 2004 in commemoration of this well known and respected Latino activist.
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Volunteers Needed! Please contact any of the following churches...Morris Community Church, Assumption Catholic Church, First Lutheran, Hosanna and Faith Lutheran.
Charges expected in death of child Sept. 7 in Morris
Stepfather charged in death of 2-year-old in Morris
KSAX Wed. Sept 20th 2006
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MORRIS, Minn. (AP) - A 25-year-old Morris man was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday in the death of his 2-year-old stepson.
Morris man is charged with killing stepson, 2
Stepfather charged in death of 2-year-old in Morris
Updated: 09/20/2006 08:22:37 PM (KSAX)
Morris man makes second court appearance on murder charge
Morris Sun Tribune
UPDATE...
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Jorge, Alex, and Gerardo ask for tickets to ISA's Fashion Show/Supper in 1997
2 Green Peppers (diced)
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16 oz Mozarella Shredded Cheese
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2 lbs small sizes of diced Chicken
An Excellent Free Recipie for Enchiladas
Chicken Enchiladas, from Mexican Recipie Index
"The study found that white and Hispanic women were less likely to make a domestic violence report to police as neighborhoods became less impoverished and levels of poverty dropped. However, �black women were as likely to contact police to report domestic violence in poor as in more-affluent neighborhoods,� said lead author Deborah Pearlman, assistant professor of community health.
�We think that white and Hispanic women may take advantage of or have different options for domestic violence interventions,� Pearlman said. �This may include contacting a private physician, having more direct access to a lawyer or the courts, or relying on social support from family and neighbors.� But this study could not confirm that hypothesis, she said.
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Attitudes toward domestic violence: race and gender issues
"Domestic violence does not discriminate between ethnicities or geographic locations; European-American, African-American, and Hispanic women in urban, rural, and suburban areas all experience abuse from their spouses or boyfriends (Greene, Raitz, & Lindblad, 1989; Lockhart, 1987; US Dept. of Justice, Nov. 1994).
In addition to these shocking estimates, the recent O. J. Simpson murder case has directed the issue of domestic violence to the forefront of the public's attention. Although domestic violence has been addressed extensively by the media and academics since the 1970s, it is the Simpson trial that has highlighted the issues of blame and ethnicity (Kozol, 1995). According to many academics and the popular press, American society traditionally has repressed the issue of domestic violence and ignored the needs of battered women. Meyers (1994) contends that "news coverage of battering is socially distorted [and] rooted in assumptions, myths, and stereotypes that link it to individual and family pathology" (p. 48).
Hispanic and Latina Domestic Violence Resources
"The results indicated that White non-Hispanic adolescents were twice as likely to report sexual assault as compared to Mexican American adolescents. Although rates of sexual assault appeared to differ across ethnicity, ethnicity did not seem to effect the relationship between sexual assault and psychosocial outcomes of victims."
More Domestic Violence Awareness Needed in Hispanic Community
By Greg Abbott
Attorney General of Texas
"It is a common tactic for abusers to isolate their victims, but in the Hispanic community, the victim's isolation may be intensified by a language barrier. In addition, recent immigrants may be far from a family network that could help support them.
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LOCAL
Gracias-
Sal(vador) Monteagudo
P.S. friend of Carlos Gallego
Literacy Project:ESL at Spanish Club-Folks (around 60 migrant workers) from the West Dairy Farm have been invited (started 10/10/04) to come to learn English and teach Spanish with local UMM Students that take part in the weekly 1-hour Spanish Club meetings. All are welcome to join. If interested and want more information, please contact Alyssa, UMM Student or Sal (me at ummalpha@yahoo.com)
*Note: If you cannot make it on Sundays (CANCELLED for now), you are welcome to help Steve over at Community Ed teach ESL to "spare of the moment" students/visitors at the "new" Morris Elementary School on Wednesdays @6p-9pm (to your left right before the main entrance).
"I'm trying to get some individual(s) to help teach ESL (any day of the week after 6p till 10p) to some migrant workers (mostly Mexicans) at the West Dairy Farm (12 miles SW of Morris). I was walking at Willies when one of them asked me and I met with them this past Monday. They would like me to get some who is more fluent (Yo hablo poco espanol)."-Salvador (please e-mail me at ummalpha@yahoo.com if interested)
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Published Saturday, November 18, 2006
"A pancake breakfast fundraiser for Deonna and Eduardo Herrera is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Assumption Catholic Church Fellowship Hall.
The event is intended to help Deonna and Eduardo following the death of their son and brother, David Rutherford, 2, on Sept. 7.
The pancake breakfast is being sponsored by Assumption Church, Faith Lutheran Church, Federated Church, First Lutheran Church, Hosanna Worship Center, Morris Community Church and Morris Evangelical Free Church.
Thrivent Financial has provided funding, and Hosanna Worship Center provided matching funds."
Morris Sun Tribune
Published Wednesday, September 20, 2006
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Morris Police have made an arrest and criminal charges are expected this week in connection with the death of David Rutherford on Sept. 7 in Morris. Rutherford would have been 3 years old on Sept. 26.
The Sun Tribune will not publish the name of the suspect until charges are filed.
Check the Sun Tribune�s Web site -- www.morrissuntribune.com -- for possible updates.
Juan Carlos Herrera-Serrano was being held in the Kandiyohi County jail in Willmar on $250,000 bail after appearing before Judge Gerald Seibel.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Stevens County District Court, Herrera-Serrano told authorities his stepson, David Rutherford, was injured in a fall Sept. 7, but gave three different versions of how the boy fell. Falling from steps inside, falling from the outside deck steps, and from the second floor steps.
A 911 call had been placed around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 reporting that a child was unconscious and not breathing at Serrano's residence.
When officers arrived, the boy was lying on a bench outside the house on a deck, unresponsive and appeared to be gasping for air.
He died shortly after arriving at a Morris hospital.
The Ramsey County medical examiner said the injuries weren't consistent with a fall and ruled the death a homicide.
The boy was so badly beaten that his liver was nearly severed. Minnesota has had several cases of fatal child abuse this year.
Robert Franklin, Star Tribune
Last update: September 20, 2006 � 11:24 PM
"The 2-year-old boy fell down the stairs, the man said. But a medical examiner said the child bled to death after he was hit so hard in the chest that his liver was almost torn in half.
The boy, David Rutherford, who would have turned 3 next week, died Sept. 7 in Morris, Minn., where his family had moved last month, authorities said.
Juan Carlos Herrera-Serrano, 25, identified in a criminal complaint as David's stepfather, was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder while committing an assault against the boy.
David's death was one of at least a half-dozen children whose deaths have resulted in murder or manslaughter charges in Minnesota this year.
Most of the cases came this summer, and most involved a toddler. The children suffered brain damage, internal injuries or scalding.
Last week, an Isanti County man was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 6-week-old son.
David Rutherford's funeral notice said he was born to Deonna Herrera in South Carolina and, "during his short life, he traveled a lot, calling many places home." His brother, Eduardo, is 1. David had relatives in Northfield, Herman and South St. Paul, Minn., and Florida, South Carolina and California.
The complaint filed Wednesday gave this account:
When police were called to the Herrera-Serrano home they found David lying on a bench on a deck, unresponsive and appearing to gasp for air. He died shortly after arriving at a hospital in Morris, which is about 150 miles west of the Twin Cities.
David's mother wasn't home, and Herrera-Serrano told several versions of David's falling down stairs. However, medical authorities said that his injuries were inconsistent with those versions, that he had bruises on his back and chest.
The Ramsey County medical examiner's office said David bled to death from his liver injury and also had lacerations to his right lung.
Herrera-Serrano was held in lieu of $250,000 bail after a hearing before Stevens County District Judge Gerald Seibel.
Connie Skillingstad, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota, said many cases of child abuse continue family cycles. Often the parents, when they were children, will have witnessed abuse in the family, or have experienced chemical abuse, incarceration, mental illness or lack of emotional support.
As adults, those parents sometimes don't have parenting skills or a support system to help them and don't know how to ask for help, she said.
The criminal complaint in Herrera-Serrano's case does not allege any of those factors.
It does portray him in an emergency room hall, after David was pronounced dead, on his knees, crying and saying, "I'm sorry, baby."
Robert Franklin � 612-673-4543 � rfranklin@startribune.com
"MORRIS, Minn. (AP) - A 25-year-old Morris man was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday in the death of his 2-year-old stepson.
Juan Carlos Herrera-Serrano was being held in the Kandiyohi County jail in Willmar on $250,000 bail after appearing before Judge Gerald Seibel.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Stevens County District Court, Herrera-Serrano told authorities his stepson, David Rutherford, was injured in a fall Sept. 7, but gave three different versions of how the boy fell. Falling from steps inside, falling from the outside deck steps, and from the second floor steps.
A 911 call had been placed around 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 reporting that a child was unconscious and not breathing at Serrano's residence.
When officers arrived, the boy was lying on a bench outside the house on a deck, unresponsive and appeared to be gasping for air.
He died shortly after arriving at a Morris hospital.
The Ramsey County medical examiner said the injuries weren't consistent with a fall and ruled the death a homicide.
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Published Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Juan Carlos Herrera-Serrano made his second appearance in Stevens County District Court on Monday on second-degree murder charges.
Herrera-Serrano, 25, is charged in connection with the death of his 2-year-old stepson, David Rutherford, at their Morris residence.
Herrera-Serrano is being held in the Kandiyohi County jail in Willmar on $250,000 bail.
Herrera-Serrano in court
Herrera-Serrano told authorities his stepson was injured in a fall Sept. 7, but the criminal complaint against him stated that he gave three different versions of how the boy fell.
Herrera-Serrano told authorities the boy was injured in a fall, but medical examiner findings dispute that the injuries were consistent with a fall.
On Monday, Herrera-Serrano was represented by attorney Jeff Kuhn, but Kuhn stated that another attorney would eventually take over as the lead attorney on the case.
Herrera-Serrano waived a reading of the charges and Kuhn stated that he would not demand a speedy trial, although Herrera-Serrano can request a speedy trial later in the proceedings.
Attorneys also confirmed that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has a hold placed on Herrera-Serrano.
Stevens County Attorney Charles Glasrud said he and Deb Peterson from the Minnesota Attorney General�s office would be co-counsel on the case.
Judge Peter Hoff stated that a scheduling conference be held in about two weeks and that an omnibus hearing be scheduled after the conference.
Herrera-Serrano allegedly told law enforcement that the boy fell from steps inside. But Herrera-Serrano also stated that the boy fell from the outside deck steps, and from the second floor steps, according to the court complaint.
Law enforcement was called at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 7, reporting that a child was unconscious and not breathing at Herrera-Serrano�s residence.
Law enforcement found the boy on a bench on a deck outside the house. The boy did not respond and appeared to be gasping for air. He died shortly after arriving at Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, according to the complaint.
The Ramsey County medical examiner stated the injuries weren�t consistent with a fall and ruled the death a homicide.
The case is being investigated by Morris Police, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Stevens County Attorney's Office and the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
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David Rutherford
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Saying he was depressed because of a lack of work and worried about how he would take care of his family, Juan Carlos Herrera-Serrano admitted Tuesday that he became upset enough to assault and eventually kill his two-year-old stepson.
Herrera-Serrano, 25, pled guilty to second-degree unintentional murder Tuesday in Stevens County District Court. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $1,000 in restitution and fees.
Herrera-Serrano�s jury trial was to begin Tuesday, but Stevens County Attorney Charles Glasrud said a tentative deal was worked out with Herrera-Serrano and his attorney, Sergio Andrade, on Friday.
The deal culminated in Herrera-Serrano�s confession to killing his 2-year-old stepson, David Rutherford, at their Morris residence on Sept. 7, 2006.
Stevens County District Court Judge Gerald Seibel said the charge carried a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.
Herrera-Serrano initially told authorities his stepson was injured in a fall, but the criminal complaint against him stated that he gave three different versions of how the boy fell.
Herrera-Serrano told authorities the boy was injured in a fall, but medical examiner findings dispute that the injuries were consistent with a fall.
Herrera-Serrano answered a series of questions, through interpreters, from the prosecution team of Glasrud and Assistant Attorney General Matt Frank, and from Seibel.
Through questioning, Herrera-Serrano admitted he became upset and struck Rutherford with his knee in the living room of their home.
Herrera-Serrano allegedly told law enforcement that the boy fell from steps inside. But Herrera-Serrano also stated that the boy fell from the outside deck steps, and from the second floor steps, according to the court complaint.
Law enforcement was called at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 7, reporting that a child was unconscious and not breathing at Herrera-Serrano�s residence.
Law enforcement found the boy on a bench on a deck outside the house. The boy did not respond and appeared to be gasping for air. He died shortly after arriving at Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, according to the complaint.
The Ramsey County medical examiner stated the injuries weren�t consistent with a fall and ruled the death a homicide.
But Herrera-Serrano changed his story Tuesday, saying he pled guilty to the murder charge because he was guilty of the crime. He also stated that he, too, believed that people who unintentionally killed a child should serve prison time, although he wished the sentence were shorter.
Deonna Herrera, Rutherford�s mother and the mother of Herrera-Serrano�s biological son, Eduardo, declined an opportunity to address the court Tuesday, Glasrud said.
During Tuesday�s proceedings, Herrera-Serrano cried often and audibly during questioning. Deonna Herrera sat directly behind the defense table and spoke with Herrera-Serrano before proceedings began. She hung her head and also cried when Herrera-Serrano answered questions about his demeanor and how he came to hit Rutherford with his knee.
After answering questions, before sentencing, Herrera-Serrano asked for forgiveness from all involved and that he hoped for another chance to go on with his life because his child needs both parents, Glasrud said.
According to Herrera-Serrano�s testimony Tuesday, he was in the home on West 9th Street with the two boys. He answered no when asked if Rutherford had misbehaved, and he answered that he didn�t know when asked how his knee hit Rutherford.
When first asked if he was upset with Rutherford, Herrera-Serrano answered no, but later, when questioned about what caused him to knee the boy, he said, �I was upset and I hit him.�
When asked what made him upset, Herrera-Serrano said that he didn�t have much work.
�I was worried about how to support my family,� he said. �At times I�d get depressed and I didn�t know what to do.�
Children, from Goodnews UMM|
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*met a mechanic passing business cards of this place at the MN Driver's License Bureau in their new location (Sears across the State Capitol) in downtown St. Paul on Friday, June 29th of 2007
-Latino Ministry's -ESL Classes
"One thing about being an evangelist is that we must be all things to all people in order that we may win different people groups to Christ (1 Corinthians 9:22). When we go to people who are steeped in the post-modern worldview we have to start with the nature of God the one who made the heavens and earth. However, in many of our immigrant communities there are people groups who already fear the God who all made things. One of these people groups are the large amount of Latinos that have been coming here from Mexico, Central America, and South America. I thank God for them and count it a privilege to be able to bring the Gospel to them right here in the USA. It is refreshing to bring the Gospel to them because they still have a fear of God and that is why we together with Latino Churches are reaching out in Latino communities with the Gospel through both kid's programs and adult preaching. Our goal is for first their salvation and then for their discipleship. By working with local Hispanic churches new believers can be added to new Bible studies, Churches that already are established, and new Church bodie"
CENTRO LEGAL (translated)
2610 University Avenue West, Ste. 450
St. Paul, MN 55114
(651) 642-1890
Limited to the Latino community.
May charge a nominal fee.
1650 AM (transmits only 2-6miles radius)
Saul Sauceda, pastor
NATION
"-- 7.7 percent of airmen call themselves "Hispanic/Latino"
*guest at UMM on Friday, April 7th 2006
Entrevista sobre Misiones en India
"Pastor Gustavo Melo siendo entrevistado por el canal de television DayStar en los Estados Unidos"
*I saw this interesting docomuntary/entertaining movie the other night (3/4/05)
Jaci Velasquez - God So Loved-Dios al mundo am�
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Bio, from Wikipedia
"Velasquez grew up an Evangelical attending church and her parents were singers. She is of Mexican, Spanish and French ancestry.[1] When she was ten years old, her parents leased their Houston home and dedicated themselves to touring the United States with their Christian music. It was while on the road that she was discovered by a representative of Myrrh Records."
Tu Misericordia
Miaire.com
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Prison Ministry
*referred by Karen W.
"Cuan Grande Es El"
from the movie "The Passion of Christ"
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Margaux (A&O Member from Chicago, IL) and I pose with the group Salvador (from Austin, TX) at Sonshine Festival 99' in Wilmar, MN
Book References:
Justo L. Gonzalez / Paperback / Abingdon Press / February 1996
Ortiz, Manuel.
Condition: 194p., first printing, wraps.
Format: Paperback / First Edition
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Non-Secular: Missionary
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