TTUMC’s sister church is in Manzanillo, Cuba. Ed Nesman reports:
Pastor Leonardo sent an e-mail message two days ago asking that we join them in prayer for the city of Manzanillo, starting on September 20th until the end of the month. He said that all of the pastors and congregations of the city had joined together to pray for their city during these days.
Manzanillo is a city of slightly over 100,000 population, perhaps the size of Lakeland. It is located in the western part of the southeastern coast of Cuba. It has a seaport area for shipping and a small fishing industry. The surrounding countryside is dedicated to sugar cane and cattle, in addition to food crops. Churchwise, I know that there are Baptists and Assembly of God congregations — perhaps 10 congregations in all, that are joining in prayer. I know that Catholic church is active also. One of their great concerns is the growth of ‘spiritism’ in the area. Spiritism goes back to the time of slavery and has continued to grow over the years. It is seen as a kind of idolatry.
Some of the government restrictions on worship have lessened in recent years, and the churches see that now is a great opportunity to reach people as never before. A month ago, Pastor Leonardo reported that they had 5 additional outreach missions. The other denominations are growing rapidly also. By joining together in prayer and evangelism they want to reach the whole city.
I can see now you are trying to take advantage of the time when Fidel is dead to come up with the same recipe humankind’s been offered for centuries. Cuba has shown to the history and the world that other life is possible under different standards; no god but freternity and social responsibility.
Comment by miguel — May 12, 2008 @ 2:36 pm |
Miguel,
The presence of the Church in Cuba has nothing to do with changing the form of government. When people start following Jesus, they become better citizens no matter what the government of the country is like.
Comment by Ed Jordan — May 12, 2008 @ 3:57 pm |
really…?
when people follows jesus they kill others by millions…because they refuse to follow jesus…c’mon….
Comment by miguel — August 16, 2009 @ 10:09 pm |