The 14-year-old music prodigy who left his home in Guatemala for Los Angeles

[Judi Lynn]

The 14-year-old music prodigy who left his home in Guatemala for Los Angeles
ChrisAnna Mink
and Vanessa Wilson
on May 21, 2015 @ 6:30 AM


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Marvin Velasco, 14, sings and plays the keyboard at San Juan 3:16 Church in Los Angeles, California. The parish became Marvin's safe haven after
he made a solo journey of more than 2,000 miles from Guatemala to the US last year.

(Charlie Magovern)
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LOS ANGELES — The tiny storefront church is located in a dingy strip mall in Mid-City Los Angeles. A faded poster on the door displays in Spanish the biblical passage John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Above the front window, a vibrant yellow banner announces nightly services, a stark contrast to the neighboring tattoo parlor, Caribbean seafood market and medical marijuana dispensary. Customers buying pot are regaled with Spanish hymns pouring from the small sanctuary of San Juan 3:16.

LOS ANGELES — The tiny storefront church is located in a dingy strip mall in Mid-City Los Angeles. A faded poster on the door displays in Spanish the biblical passage John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Above the front window, a vibrant yellow banner announces nightly services, a stark contrast to the neighboring tattoo parlor, Caribbean seafood market and medical marijuana dispensary. Customers buying pot are regaled with Spanish hymns pouring from the small sanctuary of San Juan 3:16.

More:
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6555527/2015/05/20/14-year-old-musical-prodigy-who-walked-guatemala-himself-and-found-us

[Beakybird]

1. Thanks.

My wife is from Mexico, and she came to the Usa with $10. We enjoyed this story of this boy who appears to be very evolved.

[cstanleytech]

2. This highlights IMO how out of touch the Republicans are because

one of the core things our country was founded around was at giving people a real honest chance but the Republicans would rather try to rally their voting base against the immigrants instead of embracing them.