Dear, Friend

I am writing to you on behalf of the Spanish American International Chaplain Association of Florida (SAICA) now in Alabama.  SAICA is a non-profit organization, nondenominational, developed by Bishop Dr. Enrique Hernandez six years ago with the mission of promoting the training and professional certification of women and men in the pastoral care field and professional counseling.

As of July 18, 2011, our organization is registered in Alabama (501c3).  In Alabama, our mission is to ensure that every Hispanic or individuals in need that come to us for help receives assistance.  We are also committed to educate and help the new Hispanic immigrants to adjust to the new culture.

We are asking for your help because we have been confronted with a real need which we were not expecting this year. We all know that Christmas is a time of joy.  Sadly, many of these families with children that live in our community are living in fear and are suffering. We are aware that some children do not qualify to receive toys from organizations like Toys for Tots because of their or their parent’s immigration status.

Families are too afraid to reach out for help to places like Christmas Charities and Salvation Army.  We would like to have a Christmas Fiesta for these families and provide them with gift certificates, food, and at least one toy for each child.  We would like to have this festivity no later than December 24, 2011. Our goal is to serve as many families as possible. We are also in the need of a building where we can have a food pantry and a place to have this festivity. We would greatly appreciate a donation that comes from your heart.  Your donation is tax-deductible since we are a tax-exempt organization.

Thank you for considering our request. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me.  May God continue to bless you, your family, business, and or ministry.

Sincerely,

Rosa M. Toussaint-Ortiz

Community Services Chaplain/SAICA Alabama Superintendent

rosa@huntsvilletucasa.com

Al final de un día como el de ayer, decidí leer la biblia antes de acostarme, y para mi sorpresa la biblia se abrió sola al tomarla en mis manos y mis ojos se enfocaron en estos versos (Lucas 6:27-35). En realidad se me hizo fuerte el tener que aceptar esta verdad, pero es la realidad de los que queremos seguir el ejemplo de Jesucristo. Tenemos que perdonar es su mandato. Y me llega a la memoria cuando Jesús dijo perdonadlos porque no saben lo que hacen.

 Ellos no saben lo que hacen porque se han dejado controlar por el maligno. La palabra de Dios dice, Porque nuestra lucha no es contra *seres humanos, sino contra poderes, contra autoridades, contra potestades que dominan este mundo de tinieblas, contra fuerzas espirituales malignas en las regiones celestiales. Efesios 6:12

Tengo confianza que si sigo los principios de Dios como José  (Génesis 46) al final podremos decir “lo que ellos hicieron para hacernos mal resulto en algo muy bueno”. Sigo creyendo en Romanos 8:28.

Amando al enemigo

²⁷ »Pero a ustedes que me escuchan les digo: Amen a sus enemigos, hagan bien a quienes los odian,²⁸ bendigan a quienes los maldicen, oren por quienes los maltratan.²⁹ Si alguien te pega en una mejilla, vuélvele también la otra. Si alguien te quita la *camisa, no le impidas que se lleve también la capa.³⁰ Dale a todo el que te pida, y si alguien se lleva lo que es tuyo, no se lo reclames.³¹ Traten a los demás tal y como quieren que ellos los traten a ustedes.
³² »¿Qué mérito tienen ustedes al amar a quienes los aman? Aun los *pecadores lo hacen así.³³ ¿Y qué mérito tienen ustedes al hacer bien a quienes les hacen bien? Aun los pecadores actúan así.³⁴ ¿Y qué mérito tienen ustedes al dar prestado a quienes pueden corresponderles? Aun los pecadores se prestan entre sí, esperando recibir el mismo trato.³⁵ Ustedes, por el contrario, amen a sus enemigos, háganles bien y denles prestado sin esperar nada a cambio. Así tendrán una gran recompensa y serán hijos del Altísimo, porque él es bondadoso con los ingratos y malvados.³⁶ Sean compasivos, así como su Padre es compasivo.

Usted está en peligro de perder la custodia de sus hijos.  Si usted tiene hijos y la policía lo detiene y lo encarcela y usted no tiene un documento por lo menos notariado explicando quien se va hacer responsable de sus niños el departamento de protección para los niños DHR tomara la custodia.

Esto quiere decir que para sacarlos de ese sistema va a ser bien difícil. Imagínese usted en la cárcel y el Departamento de Servicios humanos con sus hijos.

Evite causarle más dolor y confusión a sus hijos preparando hoy mismo sus documentos de custodia temporera para sus hijos.  Hoy tiene tiempo de decidir quién o quiénes son las personas a quien usted le confía el cuidado de sus hijos si usted por alguna razón no puede cuidar de ellos.

Yo me comuniqué con el Departamento de Servicios Humanos, también llamado DHR, (Organización de la protección de niños en Alabama) para que nos ayudaran a preparar un buen documento para asegurarnos de que sus niños saldrían pronto si por alguna razón ellos tomaran la custodia pero me ignoraron y no me ayudaron.

Como esto es tan delicado hemos consultado con abogados pero el costo es muy alto. La Sra. Rebecca Newman quien es una gerente de empresa y notario público (no un abogado),  ha preparado unos documentos donde usted puede autorizar a las personas que usted piense está más capacitada para cuidar y proteger a sus hijos. Este servicio envuelve un costo muy bajo. Una vez más si usted no tiene el dinero para recibir los servicios de un abogado el ministerio Centro de ayuda de Huntsville le sugiere que prepare su documento con la Sra. Rebecca Newman, llame al 256 270 9402 para que haga una cita.

Dirección: 4008 Triana Boulevard, Huntsville AL, 35805

Si usted prefiere y puede pagar a un abogado le podemos ayudar con el referido.

Si usted tiene casa, carro, y otras pertenencias ella también puede ayudarlo a preparar el documento para asignar a aquellos que van a ser responsable por estos en caso de que usted se ausente.

Por favor no deje para mañana lo que puede hacer hoy.

Huntsville International Help Center (Ministry)

Rosa M. Toussaint-Ortiz

Community Services Chaplain/Advocate

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Maria Emma Torres was born in Huntsville, AL on July 18, 1994. Her parents, Pablo and Maria Torres, are originally from Puerto Rico; therefore, her family travels to Puerto Rico about every summer to visit relatives. She has three brothers: Pablo, 18; Gabriel, 12; and Daniel, 10. Moreover, she is blessed to have two wonderful parents who are always eager to help her in any way humanly possible.

After taking several online and college courses, Maria Torres was able to get ahead and graduate one year early from East Limestone High School at 16 years of age with one semester of college courses already completed. She says that she is blessed to have been able to skip her junior year because she was able to graduate with her older brother, Pablo. She thanks Mr. Dennis Black and Mr. Bill White, her principals, for supporting her throughout her high school years, Mrs. Laura Haggenmaker, her mathematics teacher and First Priority sponsor, for being an amazing teacher and wonderful role model, and Mrs. Kelly Ford, her chemistry and physics teacher, for motivating her to study hard and inspiring her to always reach past her full potential. She also thanks Mrs. Jennifer Janzen for giving her the opportunity to be named East Limestone’s High School Marching Band Drum Major for three years. She thanks Mrs. Jennifer Gresham, her varsity cross-country coach, for training her to compete at the state level for the past two years.

She is an avid runner; she runs three miles with her daddy every day. She has taken dance classes for over twelve years (ballet and acrobatics). Additionally, she has played piano for eleven years, flute for six, and trumpet for two. She enjoys cooking with Mom and Dad. She also really loves going to the movies with her brothers on the weekends. She says that she enjoys her part-time job at Hobbs Jewelers because Steve and Kendra Hobbs are the nicest and most considerate employers one could ever ask for.

Last year, she placed 2^nd in the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair thanks to Mrs. Jennifer Pollock, her science teacher, who motivated her to work hard and come up with a unique experiment. She also participated in NASA’s international moon buggy race last year. This year, she placed 5^th out of over 800 students in the North Alabama Chemistry Contest hosted by UNA. She was sophomore class president, and she is a member of the National Honor Society, First Priority, Sr. Beta, Physics Team, Sr. Scholar’s Bowl, Student Council, Spanish Club, Honors Science, and Honors English. She has been on the A Honor Roll since the first grade. She has placed in several writing contests throughout high school, and she has had perfect attendance since the ninth grade. She volunteers with the Department of Human Services, and she has been accepted into Huntsville Hospital’s Summer Youth Auxiliary Program in which she will volunteer every weekend this summer.

Additionally, she was chosen by NASA to work this summer as a paid intern through the INSPIRE program. Subsequently, she plans to attend the University of Alabama in Huntsville on a Full Tuition Presidential Scholarship and hopes to major in chemical engineering and then pursue Medical School. She was also awarded the Wendy D. Thompson, Leroy Simms, and NAACP scholarships. She is proud to be Hispanic!

She believes that through Christ, all things are possible.

By: Anonymous

By JACQUELINE GAMEZ

Special to the Press-Register

As an immigrant from Mexico, I fear Alabama legislators’ proposed immigration legislation will hurt the economy, will endanger innocent people and is unconstitutional.

There are millions of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Why? Because the United States is unquestionably the best country in the world and offers hope for a better life.

People frequently say, “Illegals need to go to the back of the line, and come in the front door.” But the truth is, for most immigrants, there is no line and there is no door. The reason is there is no federal visa for unskilled labor.

There are four things the Alabama Legislature should consider as it tries to solve the problem of illegal immigration:

— The proposed Alabama law will adversely impact the state’s economy.

Sen. Scott Beason, the bill’s sponsor, says it will create jobs for Alabamians. But I ask: If immigrants leave, who will clean your house and yard? Who will pick your fruit and vegetables, and who will Alabama businesses rely on to do their unskilled and low-paying jobs?

President George W. Bush, when announcing his plans for a three-year work visa for immigrant workers, said: “Allowing undocumented workers to work legally would benefit all Americans and would satisfy the need of employers for workers willing to take low-wage, low-skilled jobs unwanted by many Americans.”

Currently immigrant labor is used on farms, in chicken production, construction, landscaping, house and hospital cleaning.

And I ask: When was the last time that you went to a restaurant and did not see a Mexican working?

— The proposed law is likely to be declared unconstitutional.

The proposed Alabama legislation is similar to that of Arizona, which has been declared unconstitutional by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court said that Congress has given the federal government sole authority to enforce immigration laws, and that Arizona’s law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The federal court blocked the provision requiring police to question people’s immigration status, saying that the Arizona statute “is an unlawful entry into the foreign policy of the United States.”

Another provision of the proposed Alabama law is purely punitive, designed to embarrass and humiliate children of immigrants. It would ban them from all extracurricular school activities including the prom, drama, art, the school band and sports.

Why punish children who had no say in where they were born or raised?

— The law would hurt innocent people and endanger Alabama’s business climate.

Allowing immigrants to be stopped and questioned about their legal status by law enforcement opens the door to abuse. While the proposed law is targeted against illegal Hispanics, it could hurt innocent Hispanics.

For example, I am a likely target because of the way I look and speak. Even though I am here legally, police would not know that until they pulled me over and questioned me.

If they can do this to me, they can also do it to you, because if the law passes, it has to apply equally to everyone including the Spanish at BBVA Compass, the Japanese workers at Honda and Toyota, the German workers at Mercedes and the South Koreans at Hyundai.

We should give Alabama the opportunity to become more of an international business community. The proposed law would work against the success Alabama has had in attracting international business investors.

It is so obvious that the proposed law is unconstitutional and will harm innocent people, it makes one wonder whether it is being done to fix the problem or just for political showmanship.

— The problem of illegal workers is a federal issue.

A better solution is for the federal government to penalize businesses that hire illegal workers and to provide a way for immigrants to become legal workers.

Former President George W. Bush pointed out that America became a great power because “we welcomed the talent, the character and the patriotism of immigrant families. We must make our immigration laws more rational and more humane.”

It is for these reasons that we must encourage the Legislature to focus on the real key to Alabama’s future — education — and encourage President Obama and Congress to enact immigration reform.

Then we can really solve the problem of illegal immigration and provide a solution that recognizes the rights of individuals and the needs of American business.

A native of Mexico and legal resident of the United States, Jacqueline Gamez lives with her U.S.-born husband in Birmingham, where she is an office manager and tax preparer for Jackson Hewitt. Her email address is gamez.jacqueline@gmail.com.