12 CHURCHES IN CUBA

Summer 2024

 

Pastor Jacinto Jimenez was waiting for Min. Jose Enrique Ortega (Tenerife, Spain) and I at the airport in Santa Clara, Cuba.  He is a man of prayer, very gentle, and loves his people. He and his wife, Dailin, pastor a congregation in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.  After a three-hour drive, we arrived to his church where the other pastors were waiting for us.  

The heat was unbearable and soon we were surrounded by mosquitoes. Two pastors ended up sick with Dengue because of the mosquitoes. There was no air conditioning or fans. They have less than 8 hours of electricity a day and no one knows when the electricity is going to be available.  

We spent five days together praying, sharing testimonies, and training the leaders.  

The Christians here are under constant pressure and persecution from the communist government. Jacinto was jailed several times and tortured for having a church, but no one could take away his love and dedication to the Lord.

Here in Cuba, a high school teacher makes $10 a month and a doctor makes about $30.  There are no supermarkets or stores available to purchase common needs like soap, shampoo and deodorant.  Even bread is hard to find.  If you have child under 7 years old, you can buy milk, otherwise, you cannot.

Please keep these 12 pastors and their families in your prayers.

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-Pastor Italo Frigoli