Non-profit dedicated to raising awareness of the millions of undocumented children left in the U.S. after their parents were deported or incarcerated.
Supporting DREAMERS. Left in America (LIA) is a nonprofit organization designed to mentor underprivileged children and bring awareness to and help the 300,000 children of undocumented immigrants who have been left in America. Focus includes: - Promotion of the book, "Left In America, The Story of Juan Terrazas" - Support for HIS Girl program and others that work with the children who have been left in America and the children of undocumented immigrants. - Promotion of a documentary and/or news on the subject - Development of additional programs, books, and materials concerning the children that have been left in America and the undocumented immigrant family
Operating as usual
Progress is being made to reunite families separated at our border: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-create-task-force-reunite-families-separated-border/story?id=75619761
President Joe Biden is working to roll back many of former President Donald Trump's restrictive immigration policies.
Juan Terrazas recently had the privilege of being one of the featured guests in this Scholar System webinar focused on practical strategies to stay inspired and motivated during tough times.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/P6N4dcp-mYM
This webinar will focus on motivational stories of grit, resilience, and thriving. Youth, educators, staff, and administrators will find this webinar useful ...
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and commit to serving your community today. ❤️ #mlkjr #nationaldayofservice
Happy 1-year of citizenship to our beloved Juan Terrazas! 🇺🇸
Words cannot express the heartwarming joy we feel seeing Juan A. Terrazas taking his oath of citizenship today. This incredible young man has made strides from being left alone in this country to unselfishly mentoring numerous children in need. We applaud him for his determination and hard work and we're excited to see what he'll accomplish next. Congratulations, Juan! We love you!
Learn more about Juan's powerful story: https://www.hisplanorg.com/programs/left-in-america/meet-juan-terrazas/
Ywam Dallas & our parent organization, HIS Plan hosted their annual Christmas in the City celebration last week. While it may have looked a bit different, it was still tons of fun and served many Dallas families in need this holiday season!
HIS Plan co-hosted for the 10th year the YWAM Dallas Christmas party at The Church at Junius Heights. HIS Plan provided the food and helped provide clothing and Angel Gifts. Along with volunteers from The Church we had a great Christmas Event for the children at YWAM and the neighborhood.
Dallas friends — visit today's YWAM Dallas' outdoor Christmas carnival from 2:00 - 5:00 PM in the Junius Heights Baptist Church parking lot.
Support all HIS Plan does for our local neighbors in need by giving a gift at hisplanorg.com/support
🌟 Today's the day! 🌟
Celebrate Christmas in East Dallas at our Ywam Dallas Christmas carnival! Enjoy fun, family activities, a hot meal, Christmas program, and angel gifts for families in need.
🌲 2:00 - 5:00 PM in the Junius Heights Baptist Church parking lot
🎁 To support all we do for our neighbors, give a gift at hisplanorg.com/support
Words cannot possibly express how incredibly proud we are to announce that our favorite Dreamer, author, speaker, mentor, rapper, husband, father, and friend, Juan A. Terrazas has officially graduated college with his Bachelor's degree in Communications!!! 🎓🎉👏🏻
Here are his uplifting thoughts on his long journey:
"I just turned in my final assignment for my Communication degree. I am 30 years old, and I am just now graduating with a 4-year degree. I used to feel ashamed for not obtaining a degree earlier like my other friends. However, I now know there is no shame in the obstacles I had to overcome to get to where I am today. We all have a race to run, and we are running at a different pace. I had to learn to stay in my lane and not let myself get distracted by another person's success. It doesn't matter how old you are—you have an opportunity to reach your dream if you keep focusing on what you are supposed to do. Don't waste your time comparing yourself to another person because that will prevent you from accomplishing your goals. If you decide to compare yourself to someone, compare yourself to the person you are called to be. My encouragement to you is to never give up because if you do, you will never know exactly what you were made for.
#EducationChangedMyLIfe #Dreamer #DreamBig #Overcomer #LeftInAmerica #DACAmented #immigrad
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It's been a challenging year for many of us. Take a moment on this beautiful Thanksgiving day to think of all the things you're grateful for and thank God. Remember that even when it doesn't feel like it, HE has a plan for your life. 🙏🏼
Hear 5 DACA recipients share their stories, their hope for the future, and their thoughts on DACA and immigration in part 1 of 3 of this roundtable from Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/biden-dreamers-daca-immigration-1088757/
In part one of a three-part ‘Rolling Stone’ conversation on immigration, Dreamers look to Biden to make DACA permanent, impose a moratorium on all deportations, and more
"The best of our nation is exemplified by our nation's veterans who embody what it means to put service above self. Who have sacrificed their own personal interests out of a greater love for our people and our country."-Tulsi Gabbard
Encouraging post-Election Day words for us all from Andrew Forrest, Pastor of Munger Place Church:
IF TODAY WERE THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE
https://www.andrewforrest.org/blog/category/Current+Events?fbclid=IwAR2PE4nUeCLNwGBmnuZ92iv3qqxmnfPNNoH1itCy-YOyUE-8DiYC8MZyQtA
#election2020
A personal blog about everything. (But always about The One Big Thing.)
These essential workers risk their lives and the lives of their families every day to help us survive the pandemic. Many are DACA recipients with an uncertain future.
http://ow.ly/5nac50C35aO
‘I’ve got this deportation order hanging over my head,’ says a woman who helped make more than 180,000 masks and 100,000 protective gowns.
This immigrant Dreamer & 1st time college student considers his status a strength and wants to help others in his shoes: https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/a-dreamer-wants-to-help-other-students-in-the-same-shoes/article_6ab4f78a-0c29-11eb-becf-4371c0c4963f.html
🇺🇸 Juan A. Terrazas's journey to his recent U.S. citizenship has been a long and challenging one. Check out our book, Left In America: The Juan Terrazas Story, to hear his story.
Now available on Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/y3gg5avn
🎬 Produced by Stand Together Foundation
#immigration #Dreamers #undocumentedchildren
Left In America's cover photo
The Aguilar sisters are migrant teen workers who support themselves & their family after their parents were deported back to Mexico. They are just 2 of the 400,000 - 500,000 seasonal migratory child laborers in the U.S.
The new Arizona Migrant Education Program from the Arizona Department of Education is working to get children out of the fields and into the classroom.
Thanks to the Today Show & Telemundo 39 for raising awareness of this eye-opening reality.
See the story here:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/fields-classroom-inside-lives-u-s-agriculture-s-youngest-workers-n1240159
#leftinamerica #childlabor #migrantchildren
The Aguilar sisters work in the fields 40 hours a week. They’re also high school students, doing homework when they can. Many nights they go without sleep.
Have you made your gift yet? Please support our parent organization, HIS Plan for North Texas Giving Day today!
https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/hisplanorg
HIS Plan has been making a difference all around Dallas through:
- Mentoring at-risk children & teens
- Improving our community through service projects
- Raising awareness & assisting children who have been left in
America
- Shepherding small missions and ministers
- Bringing Christmas to underprivileged families
TODAY is the day to help us do more this next year. Every gift matters. Thank you.
https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/hisplanorg
#NTxGivingDay
Keep up with Juan Terrazas and gain inspiration from his words of hope and encouragement amid sometimes difficult circumstances. Read his latest blog posts: hisplanorg.com/news
Take a few minutes to read journalist and author, Daniela Pierre-Bravo's personal narrative on how DACA status and the pandemic can play a significant role in mental health and self-esteem: http://ow.ly/1XwH50B7DFt #Dreamers #DACA #mentalhealth
DREAMER HEROES ON THE FRONT LINES
"As a pandemic threatens our public health and economy in unimaginable ways, these Dreamers have stepped up in our time of great need. It's about time we did the same for them."
Read the full article: http://ow.ly/FUbY50AJDCq
Sen. Dick Durbin writes about Dr. Manuel Bernal, a DACA recipient on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic and says that Dreamers like Manuel have lived in immigration purgatory due to Congressional inability to summon the courage to solve this problem.
These have been trying times for many people due to COVID-19. Dallas County provides various resources especially for immigrants in need. Learn more about ways to get help:
https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/immigrant-resources.php
Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Immigrant Resources
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This weekend, Juan A. Terrazas attended the OneRace march in Atlanta, GA. Here are his thoughts:
"The OneRace march yesterday was a reminder of how diverse Heaven will be.
“After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.” - Revelation 7:9
When one part of the body aches, the whole body is affected. I stand with the Black community. If they hurt, I hurt. If you have never experienced the sting of racism or its effects of the system, it will be difficult for you to understand. I ask that you listen and not dismiss the cry of so many. The present is affected by history. My hope and prayer is that the Church rises up to become the beacon of light and hope it was meant to be.
Take a look at your friend circle. Do you hang around people who mainly look like you, or do you have a diverse group of close friends? I hope we can become the Church Jesus prayed we'd be."
#BeTheChurch #Diversity #Multicultural #TheyWillKnowUsByTheLoveWeHaveForOneAnother #ElFuegoDeDios #KnowMeForWhoIAmNotHowILook #LeftInAmerica #Dreamer #DreamBig
We are overjoyed at today's Supreme Court's decision to uphold DACA! 🎊
One small victory at a time...
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/daca-immigration-supreme-court/index.html
#DACA #DreamActNow
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.
Happy birthday to this incredible man of God we have been privileged to work with. Blessings to you in your 30th year! We're excited to see all He's going to do through you.
Wise words from Juanton on turning 30:
"There was a time in my youth where I wondered if I would make it to be 18 years old. I used to be afraid I wouldn’t make it. I had a difficult youth, but not by choice. However, the choices and people I made helped me realize the value within me.
I was sharing with a friend once, and I brought up the question many of us want an answer to, “Why me? What was so special about me that the Lord would be gracious to me?” She simply replied, “It’s because you said yes to His call on your life.”
Today, I still say yes.
I’ve been hard-pressed, beat down, but not crushed or abandoned. I’ve tasted bad things in life and have learned how to handle things others couldn’t handle. I’ve wiped tears from my eyes. I wasn’t dismantled. Every trial that drew nigh, I was never alone in the battle. I am precious in His sight. I moved on beyond the past and let the Lord heal me. The Cross has the final word and not my adversary,
Today, I turned 30, and I look forward to seeing the Goodness of the Lord throughout my life."
“I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.”
- Psalms 27:13 NKJV
No decision on #DACA today, but here's the latest poll, according to CBS News:
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Spectacular story on our nation's health heroes who would not be here helping to save lives if it weren't for DACA: https://hiplatina.com/immigranthealthheroes-12-stories-we-should-all-share-in-honor-of-national-nurses-week/
Help our parent organization, HIS Plan support small, local Dallas, TX missions who are working tirelessly to help kids with schoolwork and provide food & supplies to families in need.
Donate today at northtexasgivingtuesdaynow.org
#NTxGivingTuesdayNow
To make a recurring gift, visit hisplanorg.com/give
Support HIS Plan's programs, projects or make a general donation to help our work in Dallas, TX.
College can be made more affordable for Dreamers with these scholarships. See if you qualify & apply now: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/by-type/daca-scholarships
DACA students can apply for many scholarships. Here are the top Scholarships for DACA recipients!
What are you reading during your extended spring break? Check out our book, Left In America, the true story of Juan Terrazas: http://ow.ly/ZvkG50zgorC #Dreamers
Please give to our parent organization, HIS Plan. During these times HIS Plan provides gift cards to small missions so that they can provide food and supplies to needy families.
HIS Plan Organization. www.hisplanorg.com
I just gave for #NTxGivingTuesdayNow! Join me and make a difference today!
Happy Easter! Here's some Easter inspiration from Juan A. Terrazas:
"If I’m honest with you, I didn’t know Easter was about Jesus until I was 14 years old. I knew about the story of Jesus dying for us, but I didn’t know it was connected to Easter until I learned it from Dallas Metro.
The message of Christ’s coming to die for my sins changed my life. If God has the power to raise a man from the dead, He has the power to change your situation. Believe that He can change you too. He wants your heart.
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,”
I Corinthians 15:3-4 NKJV
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🇺🇸 Juan A. Terrazas's journey to his recent U.S. citizenship has been a long and challenging one. Check out our book, Left In America: The Juan Terrazas Story, to hear his story. Now available on Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/y3gg5avn 🎬 Produced by Stand Together Foundation #immigration #Dreamers #undocumentedchildren
Happy Easter! Here's some Easter inspiration from Juan A. Terrazas: "If I’m honest with you, I didn’t know Easter was about Jesus until I was 14 years old. I knew about the story of Jesus dying for us, but I didn’t know it was connected to Easter until I learned it from Dallas Metro. The message of Christ’s coming to die for my sins changed my life. If God has the power to raise a man from the dead, He has the power to change your situation. Believe that He can change you too. He wants your heart. “For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,” I Corinthians 15:3-4 NKJV
Hey guys, Juan A. Terrazas here! I would greatly appreciate it if I could get your support: With the spread of the Coronavirus, our first responders are the real heroes and the ones who keep the world moving forward. I have a couple of songs on Spotify and iTunes. When you stream and purchase these songs, everything I make during this crisis will go to organizations who are in the frontlines fighting this pandemic. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/juanton/1499384956 https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xBzwBwc9qUjNqootDDZPS I also have shirts and different products for sale on the link below. Please support! Thank you! https://www.redbubble.com/people/juanton9/works/41348686-live-to-know-him-w-heart-white-text?asc=u #alonetogether #shelterinplace #coronavirus #covid19 #firstresponders
Juan A. Terrazas enjoys telling his story of overcoming adversity to inspire young people. Here's a video of his recent talk to the students at Greater Atlanta Christian School.
Easter weekend is here, so let's remember the true meaning of it. Hunting for plastic eggs filled with candy may be fun, but it doesn't compare to the true meaning of the holiday. Jesus came, lived the life we couldn't live, died the death we should have died and rosed from the grave through the power of God. Because He lives, we live. We have a Living Hope! I am thankful for Dallas Metro for teaching me the true meaning of Easter. - Juan A. Terrazas
"On December 2, 2017, I received a devastating phone call. My little sister Alma was in a car accident. She suffered a traumatic brain injury that put her in ICU. We didn't know what the future held, but we decided to stand firm in the Lord. The journey during her hospital days was not easy, but a year and a half later, Alma has made a full recovery, got married, and now has her first child. I stand amazed. Keep faith in the Lord. Because He lives, we have a living HOPE." - Juan A. Terrazas Alma Hernandez #HopeIsAlive #Dreamer #DreamBig
Juan A. Terrazas has exciting things in the works that he'll be sharing in upcoming blogs & videos, & he'd also love to hear from YOU. If you have a topic or question that you'd like to discuss, or just need some inspiration, DM us or comment below. http://ow.ly/Upjh30o0lun . . . . . . #Dreamers #Christian #DACA #wordsofwisdom #newblogpost #undocumented #getschooled #
Video produced by Stand Together as they bring my life story to life. Check it out, and purchase my book at https://goo.gl/cr9BDJ To support children like me and provide further opportunities to share my story, please donate to HIS Plan for North Texas Giving Day on Sept. 20: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/hisplanorg
Juan A. Terrazas is making an impact on the youth community, inspiring DREAMers and at-risk youth around the country. Your gift to HIS Plan for North Texas Giving Day helps fund his travel expenses and book distribution so his story of overcoming adversity can be heard. Schedule your gift today: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/hisplanorg #ntxgivingday #Dreamers #undocumented #dreambig #dreamersanddoers #highereducation #dreamactnow #immigrad #charitablegift #fundraising #rolemodel #successstory
What's Juan A. Terrazas up to these days? He's been busy shooting a short documentary about his life story on which the book, Left in America is based. Here's a sneak preview. Stay tuned for details. To purchase the book, click the SHOP link to the left.
Left in America & @hisplanorg are proud to support the incredible efforts of @getschooled ‘s #wearethedream campaign. We’re working together to help expand educational opportunities for undocumented students! @frenchmontana
This undocumented student's dream came true when she got a full college scholarship: Story via Fusion
Watch this thank you message from Juan A. Terrazas and stay tuned to our Youtube for video of his Eastfield College and Richland College talks. Interested in having Juan deliver his motivational message at your school or organization? Contact us for details.
Juan A. Terrazas sent us this reminder video from Atlanta to invite everyone to come hear his story on rising above your circumstances next Tuesday, October 25 at Eastfield College: https://www.facebook.com/events/1767632693503170/
#Repost @ywamdallas with @repostapp ・・・ Juan Terrazas encouraging the students and visitors @elcentrocollege. Check out @leftinamerica. Juan is very special to @ywamdallas because like him, many of the children we invest in have similar stories. "Where you come from does not determine where you will go." - JT
Left in America (LIA) is a program supported by the nonprofit organization, HIS Plan, designed to mentor underprivileged children and bring awareness to and help the 300,000 children of undocumented immigrants who have been left in America. Focus includes: - Promotion of the book, "Left In America, The Story of Juan Terrazas" - Support of public speaking appearances by Juan Terrazas - Promotion of a documentary and/or news on the subject - Development of additional programs, books, and materials concerning the children that have been left in America and the undocumented immigrant family
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