True Confessions Of A Latino

True Confessions of a Latino:

Understanding the Latin Culture

Stuart Salazar, M.Ed.

Regional DirectorACSI Latin america

Who told you Latinos where nice and easy

people?

Cross-Cultural Skills 101(or… everything they taught you about missions

it’s a myth)

Don’t criticize the host culture. You are supposed to respect and honor the local cultural values

Observe, learn and —if possible— adopt the local customs

Don’t impose your “western” cultural values

Don’t mess with the nationals, you came here to serve the international community only

Why did you come to Latin America after all?

God’s call for Latin America

Rom. 9:11 (“for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable”)

The ethnic mixtureNot just a missionary

field but a missionary force

The “sins” of the Latino culture

The “sins” of the Latino culture

The “sins” of the Latino culture

The “sins” of the Latino culture

But… how do we influence the

student’s character?

A new educational proposal

Focus on character

Education to transform

Latino culture

Character?

What do you mean character?

What is character?

Who you arewhen no one is

looking

Worldview

Visión de la realidad Visión de la realidad La perspectiva o lente filosófico en La perspectiva o lente filosófico en

base al cual percibimos y base al cual percibimos y juzgamos todas las cosasjuzgamos todas las cosas

Conjunto de presuposiciones que Conjunto de presuposiciones que sostenemos acerca de lo que es el sostenemos acerca de lo que es el mundomundo

Credo filosófico que, declarado o Credo filosófico que, declarado o no, nuestra mente acepta como no, nuestra mente acepta como verdadero y en base al cual verdadero y en base al cual moldea su carácter y conductamoldea su carácter y conducta

Worldview, Character & Culture

Worldview

Behavior

Character

Culture

There is hope for Latin America!

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