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continue to pray for Cuba

 


Today I return to an old theme.  Pray for Cuba.  I have shared it before and will many more times, and with the current situation in that country, prayers and support are needed in greater ways.


Today I get to share why Cuba once again with some great people in our community.  Another of our team is sharing in Branson, Missouri with another group of leaders.  Please pray for these presentations around noon, but even more pray for the ministry, our friends and for what is needed for survival both here and in eternity.  It really is for the gospel and His call on my life and on others.

 

Cuba is on my mind.  That is not a new thing.  It is an every day thing.  I get to return there in the fall.  Another friend arrives today in Cuba.  We choose to support the work with sports ministry and various churches all for the sake of the gospel.

 

Psalm 2:8  NLT 

Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the whole earth as your possession.

 

1 Corinthians 9:22-23  NLT  

… Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. 23 I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.

 

Two powerful verses that share my heart about the work I get to do in Virginia, in Cuba and many other places.  People need to hear about Jesus and have an opportunity for hope.  Hope comes in one person, and those person is Jesus.

 

In February of 2019 I sat across the table at a Havana restaurant, and I heard what God was doing across the country of Cuba.  God had been working there for a long time using some incredible people.  But there was and is a need for more.  More resources.  More workers.  More support. 

 

That is where I come in and have found my heart in fresh and exciting ways.  I love what we are doing at The Community Fellowship and beyond.  I also see what we are doing at church as an extension of the work in Cuba.

 

Would you pray?  Pray for more workers.  Pray for critical resources like fuel, electricity and food.  Pray for needed sports equipment, sports fields, coaches and athletes.  Pray for encouragement, strength and passion for the work.  Pray for those who are called to support those who are doing the work.


Would you consider going on a trip or giving resources?  You can give through our church.  You can give through the FCA website and look for sports ministry in Cuba known as MADEM. 

 

Thank you for praying.  I will not be sharing e-devotions every day over the next 9 days.  There will be some e-devotion minute videos on facebook.  There might be a few e-devotion emails or blog posts.  

 

Matthew 8:36-38  CSB  

When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”

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