country. And it’s happening much faster than anyone expected. The His- panic population in the United States is growing more quickly and more dramatically than demographers had estimated. For Hispanics, being count- ed is a mixed bag. They gain numbers and prominence, but they also have to contend with resistance and hostility from those who feel threatened. Every 10 years, there is the possibility of a backlash.”
“The exploding Hispanic pres- ence in the United States should be viewed as one of the greatest oppor- tunities God has given for the increase and health of his Son’s Church in this country,” said Rev. Jim Tolle, Pastor of The Church On The Way in Los Ange- les, CA.
For some Americans, changing de- mographics is cause for alarm. Rev. Mauricio Elizondo, Sr. Pastor of Wal- nut Park Assembly of God in Garland, TX, said, “Don’t be afraid of our voice. The Hispanic voice of 50 million, is all the same – the politicians, the doctors, the school teachers, the students, the pastors, the mothers, the families – people from city hall and from the uni- versity and from the back yard – one voice in love and compassion standing together for righteousness and justice. The message of the Hispanic commu- nity is about becoming ‘one’ and cry- ing out, bringing America back to its core values that this great country was founded on. We are going to be the reconciling voices for the people who have been impoverished, the voices for the unborn, and the voices for people who have been marginalized. It is our time to rise up and shine–50 million voices shouting together for the sake of our Lord, for the sake of Humanity and for the sake of America, bringing our country back to revival.” The four states with the country’s
largest Hispanic population — Cali- fornia, Florida, New York and Texas —
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will account for 143 electoral votes for the next 10 years. That’s more than half of the electoral votes a candidate needs to be elected president. “It is a commu- nity that can no longer be ignored. The Hispanic community will rise up and shout for righteousness and justice,” concluded Rev. Rodriguez.
The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is the Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals
unifying, serving and representing the Hispanic Born Again Community via 30,454 member churches and 16 mil- lion constituents by reconciling the vertical and horizontal of the Christian message through the 7 Directives of Life, Family, Great Commission, Stew- ardship, Justice, Education and Youth. Source:
Leadership Conference and Hispanic PRWire
National Hispanic Christian
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