Connecting Passion with Knowledge

Posted on September 12, 2024

Copy of On the Move 8211 Banner Size 23

Veronica and Rafael (names changed for security purposes) live in the eastern side of Cuba where they are part of an isolated rural church family. While they had spent years within the church, reading their Bibles, and working in the secular workforce as professionals, they longed for tools to equip them to serve more effectively as church leaders. 

“We need to be prepared, we’ve never taken a class. We’ve been part of the church for a long time, but we have no training,” the two shared.

One of their pastors serves as an instructor in the Global Action Foundations program. He noticed their influence in their church community and their sincerity in their love for God. “The Lord wants to use you!” he encouraged them. Taking his encouragement to heart, they enrolled in the Global Action program and began deepening their understanding of the Bible and ministry practices.

Now having graduated in October of 2023, Global Action’s Director of the Caribbean commented that “before they had only their hands, the desire…, but now they have the tools. They are equipped in principles about the Bible, how to interpret the text, how to prepare a sermon, how to prepare a Bible study, and tools to lead the church.”

Veronica still continues her work as a lawyer in Cuba, and both are actively leading their church in a remote one-road village. As Director Yuniel Cruz observes: “This is not a road anyone wants to drive. Its rough terrain through a desert. The people are farmers, there is no other church anywhere nearby. There is no economic thriving. But this is how they are reaching our people. They are professionals in the secular world, but they embrace God’s calling.”

29
Rafael and Veronica celebrate their milestone accomplishment of completing the 9-month Foundations course with Global Action.
30
Buildings in remote parts of Cuba are constructed using traditional techniques and materials from Royal Palm trees. Thatched leaves create the roof and palm wood provides structure, such as in this house church.
24
While we thank God for the projected 385 Global Action graduates in Cuba this year, hundreds more are on waitlists for the opportunity to be equipped.
23
Despite a government hostile to church planting, the body of Christ in Cuba is growing by about 385,000 new believers per year. These new followers of Christ each desperately need leaders equipped in the Word of God.
Back To Blog