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Do you know your favorite things?  I do.  Over the last several months I have met some people that bless me and encourage me big time.  Take a look at the picture on this devotion.  Those four men encourage me big time.  One of them I have known for a few years.  The other three I have just men.


Joshua 1:6-7  NLT  

“Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them.  Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do.


These guys are leading sports ministry across the country of Cuba, and their work is having great impact.  To listen to what God is doing through their leaderships amazes and encourages me.


One of the guys has a testimony that caught me off guard when I met him back in May.  Like the relationship between Paul and Timothy, he is a Timothy and is taking the place of the Paul that has led him for several years.  His way is clear, and he is gifted for this work.


Two of the other men I also met in May.  I also met their wives.  They live a long way from Havana and have been working as volunteers before becoming staff of FCA in Cuba.  They have shown themselves faithful, and the ministry they are leading in their towns is leading people to know Christ and to live for him.


The other fellow I met in 2019 when I was with a group that served the sports students at his church.  I was encouraged then.  Now I have spent even more time with him and his wife.


What do these men have in common?  They have lots.  But two things stick out.  First, they are gifted leaders working with sports ministry with a passion to lead people to know Jesus.  Second, they are my friends.  Those things encourage me big time.


Pray for the sports ministry leaders in Cuba.  Alex and his team (Alex isn’t in this picture) are making great strides to grow this ministry and lead coaches and athletes to know and pursue God.


Pray for the country of Cuba and all the needs that they have have.  Ask God to use the sports ministry leaders to meet needs and win the right to talk about Jesus.


Pray for the ministry that is ahead for these men as well for those of us who will be assisting them in so many ways.


I am excited about the trip I just got back from.  I am excited about the future!


Isaiah 43:19  NLT  

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness.  I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.

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