Pocatello Times

Church Resources Help Build Self-Reliance Among Florida’s Latino Community

Mexican consul in Orlando meets with representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ and Catholic Charities to discuss collaboration

Working together with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Catholic Charities, the Mexican consul in Orlando, Florida, hopes to improve education and opportunities for the Latino or Hispanic population in the state — especially women.

On February 7, Mexican Consul in Orlando, Juan Sabines Guerrero, met with Elder Daniel P. Amato, Area Seventy in the Church’s North America Southeast Area, and Deacon Gary Tester from Catholic Charities of Central Florida.

Tester said, “We are blessed to have helped the Latino community, but there is so much more we can do together with our friends from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”

Elder Amato explained, “We just want to serve. We are all God’s children.”

In the meeting, Sabines talked about how faith is the solution for many of the problems that exist in the community.

”Please come this Saturday to teach English, teach our women how to become secure and confident, teach our people to become self-supporting, independent and trustworthy community,” he said.

On Saturday, February 11, an informational meeting and sign-ups were held for EnglishConnect classes at the Mexican Consulate in Orlando. EnglishConnect is a program provided by the Church to help people increase self-reliance and expand opportunities through learning English. Full-time missionaries from the Florida Orlando Mission will teach the classes in Orlando.

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